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1. Here is some information you won't read about in Politico Playbook today.
On Jan 5, @benshapiro turned over his "Daily Shapiro Action" email to Ted Cruz.
Cruz used the opportunity to push his bogus allegations that the election was invalid.
On Jan 5, @benshapiro turned over his "Daily Shapiro Action" email to Ted Cruz.
Cruz used the opportunity to push his bogus allegations that the election was invalid.
2. @benshapiro guest-edited Politico Playbook today, which was a coup for him because he likes to posture himself as an "intellectual" who rejects conspiracy theories and misinformation.
But that's not what happens behind the scenes.
And I have receipts.
But that's not what happens behind the scenes.
And I have receipts.
3. In July, I reported how there was "an undisclosed financial relationship between The Daily Wire, the website founded by Ben Shapiro, and Mad World News, a notorious outlet that exploits fear and bigotry for profit." https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
4. Mad World News identifies incendiary stories — that are frequently years old — that prey on racism and fear. It rewrites the stories with no indication that the story is old. This generates a 'new' link that is able to thrive in Facebook's algorithm. https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros
5. For example: For example, http://TadHaps.com published a story on June 19, 2020, with the headline "Family Displays ‘Southern Pride’ Sign, Stranger Confronts Them With Gun."
But that actually happened in 2015
https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros
But that actually happened in 2015
https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros
6. Ben Shapiro's website used this racist, manipulative content to boost its distribution on Facebook by paying Mad World News to post its links.
It stopped after Popular Information's report.
But it shows you what kind of site the Daily Wire is https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
It stopped after Popular Information's report.
But it shows you what kind of site the Daily Wire is https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
7. The Daily Wire also runs a network of Facebook pages that purported to be independent but weren't
These sites now disclose that Daily Wire owns them.
But that was a disclosure that Facebook required after Popular Information exposed the scheme https://popular.info/p/facebook-allows-prominent-right-wing
These sites now disclose that Daily Wire owns them.
But that was a disclosure that Facebook required after Popular Information exposed the scheme https://popular.info/p/facebook-allows-prominent-right-wing
8. The Daily Wire also has a long history of misogyny, bigotry, and misinformation.
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