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Ben Shapiro

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Positions

Co-founder and Editor Emeritus, The Daily Wire

Host, The Ben Shapiro Show

Organizations

The Daily Wire

Young America's Foundation

Last Updated

January 26, 2026

Description

Conservative commentator and Daily Wire co-founder. Has promoted anti-trans rhetoric, spread misinformation, and used debate tactics to mainstream far-right talking points while presenting as 'intellectual conservatism.'

Fascist Characteristics

anti trans rhetoric islamophobic rhetoric far right mainstreaming misinformation promotion

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Evidence

Tweeted 'Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage' - one of many anti-Arab and anti-Muslim statements

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Repeatedly misgenders trans people and campaigns against trans rights, including healthcare for trans youth

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Quebec mosque shooter had Shapiro's Twitter page open on his computer; cited as part of radicalization pipeline

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Spread misinformation about climate change, COVID-19, and elections while presenting as fact-based

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media daily-wire anti-trans islamophobia misinformation