There’s a slight problem with this Newsmax list of black conservatives
Right-wing US channel Newsmax is a shrine to conspiracy theories, leading directly to it being sued for spreading voter fraud claims after the 2020 election, as well as sharing dangerous misinformation regarding Covid-19.
However, its latest assault on facts might be the most immediately identifiable fake to date.
This is an actual screenshot from Newsmax. I did not edit this. pic.twitter.com/zTevhmwMAH
— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) April 20, 2022
Ignoring the fact that they can’t spell David, and anti-masker Herman Cain died of Covid in 2020, the inclusion of the white former Breitbart contrarian and serial self-owner Ben Shapiro raised some eyebrows.
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Herman Cain been dead almost 2 years and Ben Shapiro whiter than me. You can't find 4 alive black people? https://t.co/C2cdmdONrm
— Jake (@JakeJohnsonTX) April 20, 2022
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At least leftists can tell the difference between black conservatives and BEN SHAPIRO.
— 🇺🇦is not 🇷🇺 (@DrKC4) April 20, 2022
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1 out of 4 black conservatives appears to be white… pic.twitter.com/XUUCKnxrBn
— Sgt. Oddball📷🛶⛷🚵♂️🌊🇨🇦 (@g_oddball) April 20, 2022
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If I was Candace Owens I’d be mad af. https://t.co/kh0WOwhFaO
— Gem (@Gemthemaverick) April 20, 2022
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Ben Shapiro: renown Black conservative, go to GOP guy for all things Black. How do Black people think? Ask Ben! Such inclusion, it makes one weep.
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 20, 2022
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— Joe DiGiacomo (@JMDiGiacomo) April 20, 2022
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Taking the social construction of race a bit too far imo https://t.co/dc4b6mWcbV
— Adam Rothman (@arothmanhistory) April 20, 2022
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They DO have other Black conservatives… I'm not even a conservative and I know them off the top of my head! https://t.co/ddWSqD1sUH
— Sarah Burris 🇺🇦 (@SarahBurris) April 20, 2022
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Does Ben's wife know of this development?
— Rudely Van Gelder (@here4tehbeer) April 20, 2022
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You just had one job to do, graphics team. Just one job. https://t.co/FvUHcQCPA0
— Herre Mörker (@HerreMorker) April 20, 2022
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I was today years old when I learned that Ben Shapiro was black. https://t.co/xYTbOtTL7a
— IncognegroNeville 🇯🇲🇺🇸 (@FormerlyCBM) April 20, 2022
In case anyone thought there’d been some sort of transfer deal, quite a few people made this point.
As a representative of black twitter, social media regiment 62, Division Shonda, I hereby claim that we as a community DO NOT accept ben shapiro as a member of the black community. Yall can keep him. No thanks, we're good.
— Artemis Lynne (@artemislynne) April 20, 2022
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