“Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro received about $20,000 in federal loan forgiveness.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 25 Aug 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro criticized the Biden administration’s decision to forgive some student loan debt, then liberal social media accounts falsely claimed he received forgiveness for a $20,000 PPP loan.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 August 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 August 2022, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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