Claim: Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro criticized the Biden administration's decision to forgive some student loan debt. Liberal social media accounts then falsely claimed Shapiro had received a loan of about $20,000 that had been forgiven as part of the federal Paycheck Protection Program. Two other people with the same name had received PPP loans.
Fact-check: Commentator Ben Shapiro Didn't Receive $20K in Federal Loan Forgiveness - FactCheck.org
Verdict: conservative commentator ben shapiro criticized the biden administration's decision to forgive some student loan debt. liberal social media accounts then falsely claimed shapiro had received a loan of about $20,000 that had been forgiven as part of the federal paycheck protection program. two other people with the same name had received ppp loans.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2022-08-30T18:55:16