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  • Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Criticize the Work of Artist Georgia O'Keeffe -- Claim Started as Satire

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    Did commentator Ben Shapiro criticize the work of American painter Georgia O'Keeffe for "not looking like anything"? No, that's not true: quotations attributed to Shapiro actually originated in a 2021 article by the self-described satire website The Hard Times, and were re-shared again in March 2025. Similarly, Shapiro never posted a video to YouTube with the title "Ben Shapiro DESTROYS…

    • Mar 31, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Criticize the Work of Artist Georgia O'Keeffe -- Claim Started as Satire Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Purported Ben Shapiro Post About Tracy Chapman At 2024 Grammy Awards Is NOT Real

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    Is an X post purportedly published by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro saying he believed Tracy Chapman stole the spotlight from Luke Combs at the 2024 Grammy Awards show real? No, that's not true: On February 7, 2024, Shapiro publicly debunked the post as fake from his verified X account. Before that, Shapiro had also posted a link to an article…

    • Feb 12, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Purported Ben Shapiro Post About Tracy Chapman At 2024 Grammy Awards Is NOT Real Fake Message
  • Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Remove COVID Vaccine Adverse Event Reports From Its Website

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    Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) remove COVID-19 vaccine adverse event reports from its website? No, that's not true: The national public health agency did not remove COVID vaccine adverse event reports from its website. The CDC and other health agencies regularly monitor and report on vaccine safety, including adverse events, through the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting…

    • Sep 5, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Remove COVID Vaccine Adverse Event Reports From Its Website Still Gathered
  • Fact Check: Ben Shapiro The Commentator Did NOT Receive PPP Loan -- That Was A Different Guy

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    Did political commentator Ben Shapiro receive a Paycheck Protection Program loan (PPP) loan of more than $20,000 that was later forgiven? No, that's not true: Shapiro did not receive such a loan. Rather, an individual with the same name as Shapiro was given the loan for their real estate business and received loan forgiveness. The claim appeared in a tweet…

    • Aug 26, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Ben Shapiro The Commentator Did NOT Receive PPP Loan -- That Was A Different Guy Wrong Shapiro
  • Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Tweet Liberals 'Make Up Anatomical Parts ...'

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    Did conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tweet that liberals "make up anatomical parts like the 'clitoris'"? No, that's not true. A counterfeit Shapiro tweet that claims he doesn't believe part of the female anatomy is part of a series of satirical posts trolling him. The claim appeared as a post (archived here) where it was published on Facebook on November 1,…

    • Nov 1, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Tweet Liberals 'Make Up Anatomical Parts ...' Satire
  • Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Tweet 'Next Joe Biden Is Gonna Tell Me How Long My Pubes Have To Be'

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    Did conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tweet "next Joe Biden is gonna tell me how long my pubes have to be"? No, that's not true. A tweet allegedly by Shapiro that claimed he "doesn't have any pubes yet" is a fake satirical message. The claim appeared as an Instagram post on October 19, 2021. It opens: Next Joe Biden is gonna…

    • Oct 20, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Tweet 'Next Joe Biden Is Gonna Tell Me How Long My Pubes Have To Be' Fake Message
  • Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Tweet About His 'Wife's Bedroom' In Columbus Day Message -- It's A Fake Tweet

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    Did conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tweet that his wife sleeps in her own bedroom in a Columbus Day message? No, that's not true: A tweet allegedly by Shapiro that claimed his daughter "went into my wife's bedroom," is a fake satirical message. The claim appeared in an Instagram post (archived here) on October 14, 2021. It opens: My daughter woke…

    • Oct 14, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Tweet About His 'Wife's Bedroom' In Columbus Day Message -- It's A Fake Tweet Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Tweet About His 'Wife's Bedroom' In Columbus Day Message -- It's A Fake Tweet Fake Tweet
  • Fact Check: The Biden Administration Is NOT Monitoring Private Text Messages To Combat Vaccine Misinformation

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    Did a Politico article suggest the Biden administration monitoring private text messages of Americans to combat vaccine "misinformation"? No, that's misleading. The Politico article stated that "Biden allied groups" are working with SMS carriers to distribute messages attempting to "dispel misinformation about vaccines that is sent over social media and text messages." The article did not state that the administration…

    • Jul 14, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: The Biden Administration Is NOT Monitoring Private Text Messages To Combat Vaccine Misinformation Keeping Out
  • Fact Check: Amy Klobuchar Did NOT Decline To Prosecute Cop at Center Of George Floyd Death

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    Did Amy Klobuchar decline to prosecute Derek Chauvin, the cop at the center of George Floyd's death? No, that's not true: Klobuchar was not involved in the prosecutorial decisions in the October 2006 police shooting of Wayne Reyes, which happened just weeks before her election to the U.S. Senate. She had already been out of the job as Hennepin, Minnesota,…

    • May 29, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Amy Klobuchar Did NOT Decline To Prosecute Cop at Center Of George Floyd Death Not Amy's Case
  • Fake News: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Say 'The Only Crime I Ever Committed Was Stealing The Hearts Of The American People'

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    Did Hillary Clinton ever say 'The Only Crime I Ever Committed Was Stealing The Hearts Of The American People'? No, that's not true: the quote was made up by a Christian-themed satire website but went massively viral after several right-wing and conservatives Facebook pages published links to the story with many people not realizing it was not actually real. The…

    • Nov 12, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Say 'The Only Crime I Ever Committed Was Stealing The Hearts Of The American People'
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