About this episode
Ben Shapiro SMEARED As "Alt-Right Sage" By MAJOR Magazine. The Economist was forced to apologize and retract after they falsely labeled Ben Shapiro, an orthodox jew, as a "pop idol of the alt right." This was such an absurd lie that is generate a massive backlash. But why smear him in the first place? Well the smear did generate massive traffic for the website. This is what we call "ragebait" stories designed to make you angry so you share and click. But there could be a more nefarious reason, to get Ben and others like him banned from various platforms. As Facebook and Youtube discuss and actually take action against certain kinds of content these fake news smears could lead to people lobbying social media to ban people like Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, Dave Rubin, Joe Rogan, or even myself. We even saw Kara Swisher discuss banning Ben in an interview about Youtube. It is important to fight the fake news from the regressive left, feminists, and social justice activists otherwise it ends up on Wikipedia and is then used to justify banning you. Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices