Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-25 03:55:11 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6F38BB8189E7518ACEB712A7D7265E5D58F4FB1A1F55D2918C355A6508F1193D
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Ben Shapiro didn’t tweet this about Sydney Sweeney. A spokesperson for The Daily Wire, which Ben Shapiro co-founded, said he didn’t make the statement. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/apr/03/instagram-posts/ben-shapiro-didnt-post-this-about-sydney-sweeney/#:~:text=A%20spokesperson%20for%20The%20Daily%20Wire%2C%20which%20Shapiro%20co%2Dfounded%2C%20told%20PolitiFact%20Shapiro%20didn%E2%80%99t%20make%20the%20statement%20that%20appears%20in%20the%20Instagram%20post Ben Shapiro’s Twitter account also has no tweets about Sydney Sweeney. https://x.com/search?q=sydney+sweeney+%28from%3Abenshapiro%29&src=typed_query&f=live https://checkyourfact.com/2024/04/05/fact-check-ben-shapiro-comparing-sister-sydney-sweeney/#:~:text=This%20is%20not%20a%20genuine%20post%2C%20however.%C2%A0A%20search%20of%20Shapiro%E2%80%99s%20X%20account%20shows%20no%20posts%20about%20Sweeney.%20Likewise%2C%20there%20are%20no%20credible%20news%20reports%20about%20Shapiro%20making%20the%20post https://headtopics.com/us/ben-shapiro-didn-t-post-this-about-sydney-sweeney-50336501
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