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Ben Shapiro Spreads False Information

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Confidence: High Checked on March 26, 2026

Summary

The purported X post by Ben Shapiro criticizing Tracy Chapman’s 2024 Grammy performance is fabricated, and the claim that Shapiro received a $20,000 PPP loan that was forgiven is also false. Both assertions have been debunked by reputable fact‑checking organizations.

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  • Ben Shapiro Archives - FactCheck.org

    Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro criticized the Biden administration’s decision to forgive some student loan debt. Liberal social media accounts then falsely claimed Shapiro had received a loan of about $20,000 that had been forgiven as part of the federal Paycheck Protection Program.

politifact.com
  • Latest Fact-checks on Ben Shapiro

    PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.

  • PolitiFact | Ben Shapiro

    Ben Shapiro is a conservative political commentator and columnist who founded The Daily Wire. ... "There is no evidence Biden’s spending produced one job.

journalism.columbia.edu
  • Ben Shapiro | Columbia Journalism School

    Ben Shapiro is a documentary maker working in radio, podcasts, and film and television. His radio projects have aired regularly on NPR, and on American Public Radio, the BBC and CBC. For 20 years he has been editor and producer at Radio Diaries, the award-winning first-person audio series heard ...

en.wikipedia.org
  • Ben Shapiro - Wikipedia

    Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American conservative political commentator, media host, and attorney. He writes columns for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine, and is editor emeritus for The Daily Wire, which he co-founded in 2015.

wesleyluther.org
  • Debunking Shapiro – Wesley-Luther

    What we do have evidence for is there is a very low rate of regret among individuals who have gender-affirming surgeries. You may at this point be wondering why Shapiro seems to go out of his way to cherry-pick some “facts” that are outdated or that misrepresent scientific and medical consensus.

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