Conservative firebrand Ben Shapiro went on a Twitter rampage Wednesday after “The Economist” labeled him as “alt-right” in a review of his new book, “The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great.”
In a tweet that’s since been deleted, but was posted as a screen grab, “The Economist” headlined its review “Inside the mind of Ben Shapiro, the alt-right sage without the rage”:
An updated tweet reads, “Inside the mind of Ben Shapiro, a radical conservative.”
“This article has been changed. A previous version mistakenly described Mr Shapiro as an ‘alt-right sage’ and ‘a pop idol of the alt right,'” their editor’s note in “The Economist” piece stated. “In fact, he has been strongly critical of the alt-right movement. We apologise.”
When the story was initially published, Shapiro called the headline a “vile lie” and argued that he was the number one target of online alt-right hate in 2016. He also pointed out his new book contains strong criticisms of the alt-right movement.
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