Fact Check: Did Newsmax Include Ben Shapiro in a Graphic on Black Conservatives? Yes. By Alec Dent Apr 21, 2022 25 Viral social media posts show a screenshot of a Newsmax segment that purportedly included Ben Shapiro as an example of a black conservative. This is an actual screenshot from Newsmax. I did not edit this. pic.twitter.com/zTevhmwMAH Keep reading with a free account Create a free Dispatch account to keep reading Get Started ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT? SIGN IN Worth Your Time Mar 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Hitting Rewind on ‘Woke’ Jonah Goldberg Mar 17, 2023March 16, 2023 Florida’s E-Verify Push, Explained Harvest Prude Mar 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Stirewaltisms: Erin Go Biden Chris Stirewalt Mar 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Whipping Boy Nick Catoggio About Alec Dent Alec Dent is the culture editor and a staff writer for The Dispatch. He is a graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC Chapel Hill, and previously oversaw The Dispatch's fact checking team. More from Alec Dent Conversations (25) Comments (25) Join The Dispatch to participate in the comments. Sort by: Newest to Oldest Most Popular Oldest to Newest Ackemma1 11 months ago more replies No Clarence Thomas? His wife may be a bit loony, but that seems like it would be a feature not a bug, for Newsmax. Collapse Seth B 11 months ago more replies Editorial check on Fact Check: "Greg Kelly argued the narrative of systemic racism was disrupted by the existence of black Americans." Surely the end of that sentence should read "...the existence of *conservative* black Americans." Collapse David Chen 11 months ago more replies Did I miss the race draft? Ben Shapiro got drafted by Blacks? Damn. Thought we Asians had a lock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z3wUD3AZg4 Collapse Ted 11 months ago more replies One of the best Chapelle bits ever. Collapse Seth B 11 months ago more replies Classic Chapelle - with baby Bill Burr! Collapse KB0679 11 months ago more replies Talk about a dumpster fire....geesh. But all that aside, was he seriously attempting to make the point that the mere existence of Black conservatives invalidates the notion of systemic racism? I don't think the good sheriff and the good doctor are the ones you want making that counterpart regardless of whoever it is they may be debating on the other side. And the anchor may not know it, but there are plenty of Black conservatives who affirm the existence of systemic racism. And last point: Black conservatives aren't at all rare or hard to come by. Black Republicans? That's a different matter. Collapse Ben Connelly 11 months ago more replies Wow… Collapse Daniel 11 months ago more replies I desperately hope "Renowned Black Conservative Ben Shapiro" becomes a meme. Collapse Michelle C 11 months ago more replies Omg this is the best fact check EVER! Bahahaha! Collapse Show Jay Janney the 🚪! 11 months ago more replies Ben Shapiro is almost as pale as my oldest son, who we nicknamed Caspar, because he's also a friendly ghost. Collapse Scarlette Tarte 11 months ago more replies Just another step on the road to fascism. They know what they are doing. Collapse Oilithrigh 11 months ago more replies Greg Kelly. Okay. C'mon...let's not lend even the vaguest shadow of credence to Greg Kelly, please. Collapse Load More 1 2 3 Next »
Ackemma1 11 months ago more replies No Clarence Thomas? His wife may be a bit loony, but that seems like it would be a feature not a bug, for Newsmax. Collapse
Seth B 11 months ago more replies Editorial check on Fact Check: "Greg Kelly argued the narrative of systemic racism was disrupted by the existence of black Americans." Surely the end of that sentence should read "...the existence of *conservative* black Americans." Collapse
David Chen 11 months ago more replies Did I miss the race draft? Ben Shapiro got drafted by Blacks? Damn. Thought we Asians had a lock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z3wUD3AZg4 Collapse
KB0679 11 months ago more replies Talk about a dumpster fire....geesh. But all that aside, was he seriously attempting to make the point that the mere existence of Black conservatives invalidates the notion of systemic racism? I don't think the good sheriff and the good doctor are the ones you want making that counterpart regardless of whoever it is they may be debating on the other side. And the anchor may not know it, but there are plenty of Black conservatives who affirm the existence of systemic racism. And last point: Black conservatives aren't at all rare or hard to come by. Black Republicans? That's a different matter. Collapse
Daniel 11 months ago more replies I desperately hope "Renowned Black Conservative Ben Shapiro" becomes a meme. Collapse
Show Jay Janney the 🚪! 11 months ago more replies Ben Shapiro is almost as pale as my oldest son, who we nicknamed Caspar, because he's also a friendly ghost. Collapse
Scarlette Tarte 11 months ago more replies Just another step on the road to fascism. They know what they are doing. Collapse
Oilithrigh 11 months ago more replies Greg Kelly. Okay. C'mon...let's not lend even the vaguest shadow of credence to Greg Kelly, please. Collapse