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Type of site | News,opinion, andmedia |
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| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Owner | DailyWire Ventures, LLC |
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| Employees | 115 (full-time)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Bentkey |
| URL | dailywire |
| Launched | September 21, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-09-21) |
| Current status | Active |
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The Daily Wire is an Americanconservativemedia company founded in 2015 by political commentatorBen Shapiro and film directorJeremy Boreing.[2][3] The company is a publisher onFacebook,[4][5][6] and produces podcasts such asThe Ben Shapiro Show.[3] The Daily Wire has also produced various films and video series. Its DailyWire+video on demand platform launched in 2022, and its children's video platformBentkey in 2023. The Daily Wire is based inNashville, Tennessee.
ManyDaily Wire stories repackage journalism from traditional news organizations while adding a conservative slant.[4][7]Fact checkers have said that some stories shared by the Daily Wire are unverified, and that the Daily Wire sometimes misstates facts to advance a partisan view.
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The Daily Wire was conceived byBen Shapiro andJeremy Boreing, who both worked forTruthRevolt, a news website that was formerly funded by theDavid Horowitz Freedom Center.[8] After the duo secured several million dollars inseed funding from billionaire petroleum industry brothersDan and Farris Wilks, the Daily Wire was launched in 2015.[8][9][10] Farris manages DailyWire Ventures, LLC (formerly Forward Publishing, LLC, and later Bentkey Ventures, LLC), which publishes the Daily Wire.[10] Initially, the company was headquartered inLos Angeles,California[11] and supported mostly by advertisements.[1] In September 2020, Shapiro announced that the Daily Wire headquarters would move toNashville,Tennessee.[12][13][14]
The Daily Wire became one of the leading news sites and publishers onFacebook in terms of engagement. In 2018,NewsWhip identified the Daily Wire as "by far" the top right-wing publisher on Facebook.[15] According to NewsWhip, The Daily Wire was the sixth-leading English-language publisher on Facebook in 2019 through the month of March. The site also had the second most articles among Facebook's 10,000 top stories.[16] In 2021, stories published by the Daily Wire received more likes, shares and comments on Facebook than any other news publisher, according to NPR.[4]
In April 2019, Podtrac ranked the Daily Wire'sThe Ben Shapiro Show the second most listened-to podcast in the U.S. for the month of March 2019, behindThe Daily.[17]
In October 2019, the investigative websitePopular Information said that the Daily Wire had violated Facebook's policies by creating 14 anonymous pages promoting its content exclusively to boost engagement.[18][19][20][21] In response, Facebook temporarily demoted a network called Mad World News, which had a financial relationship with the Daily Wire, but issued no penalty to the Daily Wire besides a warning.[22][23]
In June 2020, Shapiro stepped down from his role as editor-in-chief, which he had held since the site's founding, and took on the role of editor emeritus. John Bickley was announced as the site's next editor-in-chief.[2]
In January 2021, Shapiro announced that the Daily Wire was beginning a studio for TV and films that would not promote leftist causes.[24] Its first original movie,Shut In, premiered in 2022.[25]
In September 2021, Shapiro and Boreing announced that the Daily Wire would defy U.S. PresidentJoe Biden'sCOVID-19 vaccine mandate for companies with more than 100 employees.[26] The company later filed a lawsuit, and the issue was eventually brought before theSupreme Court. The Supreme Court declared the mandates unlawful with a 6–3 ruling.[27]
In 2021, the Daily Wire announced a newpublishing imprint, DW Books, that would release books by Shapiro,Candace Owens,Gina Carano, and an officer who fired shots in the police killing ofBreonna Taylor, among others. According toAP News, this "continues a trend of conservatives setting up channels outside of the New York [publishing] houses", after publishing houses canceled several books seen as promoting extremist views, or refused distribution when other imprints picked them up. DW Books planned to release books throughIngram Content Group starting in 2022.[28]
The Daily Wire's annual revenues exceeded $100 million for the first time as of early 2022, and it had 150 employees.[29] In March 2022, the Daily Wire announced plans to invest at least $100 million into children's entertainment content over a three-year period in response toDisney's opposition to Florida'sHouse Bill 1557.[30][31] In June 2022, the Daily Wire launched DailyWire+, avideo on demand platform featuring variousDaily Wire content, including podcasts and video productions.[32] In June 2022, co-founder Jeremy Boreing said the Daily Wire had 890,000 paid subscribers.[33] In November 2022, Boreing stated that they have surpassed 1,000,000 subscribers.[34]
In January 2023, conservative commentatorSteven Crowder revealed on his YouTube channel that he had received aterm sheet from an unnamed conservative media company (later revealed to be the Daily Wire) that included a provision that, if he were to be demonetized or removed from platforms such as YouTube, Facebook or the iTunes Store, his salary would be cut substantially during that period. Crowder took immense issue with that provision, saying that it enforces policies that disproportionately target conservatives and claiming "Big Tech is in bed with Big Con."[35] CEO Jeremy Boreing later responded to Crowder's video, claiming that Crowder had misrepresented the terms of the contract and that the contract would have paid Crowder $50 million over four years. Furthermore, Boreing asserted that the stipulation was necessary to ensure profitability.[36] OtherDaily Wire pundits such as Ben Shapiro,Matt Walsh, and Candace Owens also criticized Crowder for his actions, including secretly recording a phone call he had with Boreing and only releasing parts of the call selectively, including a quote from Boreing saying that up-and-coming conservative commentators need to be "wage slaves for a little bit" while they build their brand.[37][38]
During the 2023Gaza war, the organization faced significant infighting between Ben Shapiro and Candace Owens on theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, with Shapiro generally supporting Israel's actions during the war and U.S. support for Israel, while Owens has criticized Israel's actions and U.S. support for Israel. The dispute was later cited as a factor for Owens leaving the company in March 2024, and beginning a new YouTube channel that she runs independently.[39][40][41][42]
In March 2025, it was reported Jeremy Boreing would step down as co-CEO.[43]
In May 2025, it was announced thatMike Richards would joinThe Daily Wire as president andchief content officer.[44]
In addition to its written content, the site produces severalpodcasts, includingThe Ben Shapiro Show,TheMichael Knowles Show,TheMatt Walsh Show, andTheAndrew Klavan Show.[3]
The reach ofThe Ben Shapiro Show expanded in April 2018 whenWestwood One began syndicating the podcast to radio.[45] In January 2019, Westwood One expanded Shapiro's one-hour podcast-to-radio program, adding a nationally syndicated two-hour live radio show, for three hours of Ben Shapiro programming daily.[46] As of March 2019[update], according to Westwood One,The Ben Shapiro Show is being carried by more than 200 stations, including in nine of the top ten markets.[47]
In 2020, the Daily Wire acquired the entirety ofPragerU's content.[48]
On election day 2020, activist and formerTurning Point USA communications directorCandace Owens announced that she would move toNashville, Tennessee, and join the Daily Wire with her own show,Candace.[49] It premiered March 19, 2021. Its episodes air weekly and are filmed before a live studio audience.[50] Notable guests include former presidentDonald Trump, UFC presidentDana White, and U.S. CongressmanJim Jordan.[citation needed]
In October 2021, the Daily Wire hiredAllison Williams, who had resigned fromESPN because the company mandated that live-event staffers get the vaccine and she had decided against being vaccinated while trying to conceive another child.[51] The Daily Wire advertised the hire as "sports without the woke", with a banner that said "did not comply". Williams said she would explore issues "that may be too taboo for other media outlets".[52] Williams returned to sideline reporting withFox Sports in August 2022.[53] In February 2022 the Daily Wire started a sports show calledCrain & Company.
In March 2022, they started a YouTube channel calledThe Comments SectionwithBrett Cooper. Following Cooper's departure from the company in December 2024, the show's producer, Reagan Rohrbach, who began filling in for Cooper when she was unavailable, took over asThe Comments Section's new host.[54][55]
In 2022, DailyWire+ started airingTheJordan B. Peterson Podcast.[32]
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The Daily Wire has created several documentaries, including theMatt Walsh documentariesWhat Is a Woman?, released on June 1, 2022[56] andAm I Racist?, released on September 13, 2024.Convicting a Murderer is a 2023 American true-crime documentary series narrated and hosted by Candace Owens for the Daily Wire. Two other documentaries are theCandace Owens helm projectThe Greatest Lie Ever Sold and theDr. Jordan Peterson projectLogos and Literacy.
Daily Wire personalities Michael Knowles and Jeremy Boreing have performed a couple songs together, as a band with the name Smokey Mike & The god-king.[57]
In January 2021, the Daily Wire releasedRun Hide Fight, a feature-length drama about a mass school shooting. Its North American release was exclusive toDaily Wire subscribers.[58] In November, the Daily Wire launchedAdam Carolla Truth Yeller, a comedy podcast filmed with a live audience, featuring comedianAdam Carolla.[59][independent source needed]
On February 10, 2022, the Daily Wire's first original film,Shut In, premiered on YouTube. It was directed byD.J. Caruso and starredRainey Qualley, Josh Horowitz, andVincent Gallo in his first film since 2013.[25] After acquiring domestic rights toThe Hyperions, a superhero comedy starringCary Elwes, the company premiered the film for free on YouTube on March 10, 2022. Afterward, it moved to the Daily Wire site for exclusive domestic on-demand viewing.[60][61]
Terror on the Prairie, awestern set inMontana and starringGina Carano, was released to subscribers on June 14, 2022.[62]
On June 29, 2022, the Daily Wire launched thevideo on demand platform DailyWire+ featuring variousDaily Wire podcasts and video productions,[32] and announced an animated preschool series titledChip Chilla, which featured the voice of comedianRob Schneider.[63] On November 3,My Dinner with Trump, acinéma vérité-style documentary featuringDonald Trump with 16 of his closest advisors, released exclusively on the platform.[64]
In November 2022, the Daily Wire announced that it will produce adaptations ofAyn Rand's 1957 novelAtlas Shrugged andStephen R. Lawhead's seriesThe Pendragon Cycle.[65][66]The Pendragon Cycle began filming in September 2023, and is planned for release in 2025. The seven-episode series will be co-directed byJeremy Boreing and will star Tom Sharp and the conservative YouTuberBrett Cooper.[67] On October 16, 2023 – thecentennial anniversary ofWalt Disney foundinghis company – Boreing announced a kids' content service calledBentkey, which launched that day. The service features some of the kids' content they had announced the prior year, includingChip Chilla.[68] Bentkey's first feature-length film was announced to be a live-action adaptation ofSnow White, titledSnow White and the Evil Queen, starring Cooper as the titular character, in response to the 2025DisneySnow White film.[69]
Films
| Title | Genre | U.S. release date | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run Hide Fight | Action thriller | January 14, 2021 | DailyWire+ |
| Shut In | Thriller | February 10, 2022 | |
| The Hyperions | Superherocomedy | March 10, 2022 | |
| What Is a Woman? | Documentary | June 1, 2022 | |
| Terror on the Prairie | Western | June 14, 2022 | |
| The Greatest Lie Ever Sold | Documentary | October 12, 2022 | |
| My Dinner with Trump | Documentary | November 3, 2022 | |
| Lady Ballers | Comedy | December 1, 2023 | |
| Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot | Drama | July 4, 2024 | Theatrical release |
| Am I Racist? | Documentary | September 13, 2024 |
Television series
| Title | Genre | U.S. release date | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| What We Saw | Documentary | June 13, 2019–present | DailyWire+ |
| Adam Carolla Truth Yeller | Comedypodcast | November 25, 2021 – March 24, 2022 | |
| The Enemy Within | Documentary | February 18, 2022[70] | |
| Fauci Unmasked | Documentary | March 16, 2022[71] | |
| Exodus | Documentary | November 22, 2022 – May 3, 2023 | |
| Convicting a Murderer | Documentary | September 8, 2023[72] | |
| Chip Chilla | Animatedseries | October 16, 2023 | Bentkey |
| A Wonderful Day with Mabel Maclay | Live-action children's series | ||
| Gus Plus Us | Puppet | ||
| Kid Explorer | Live-action children's documentary | ||
| Kid Fit Go! | Fitness | ||
| Kid Fit Chef | Cooking | March 16, 2024 | |
| Mr. Birchum | Adult animation | May 12, 2024 | DailyWire+ |
| Parenting | Documentary | 2025 | |
| The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin | Fantasy | 2026 | |
| Atlas Shrugged | Scripted series based on the novel | TBA |
In March 2022, co-CEO Jeremy Boreing opened a line of subscription-based shavingrazors called Jeremy's Razors, openly competing against formerDaily Wire sponsorHarry's Razors.[73][74] In March 2023, Boreing started selling chocolate bars branded as Jeremy's Chocolate afterHershey's chocolate bars hired a trans woman to be a spokesperson forInternational Women's Day.[75]
Fact checkers have said that some stories shared by the Daily Wire are unverified, and that the Daily Wire sometimes misstates facts to advance a partisan view.[76][10][77] According toSnopes, "DailyWire.com has a tendency to share stories that are taken out of context or not verified", including an incorrect report on baby names in the Netherlands,[77] a misdated, exaggerated story that protesters were digging up Confederate graves,[78] a false allegation that Democratic congresspeople had refused to stand for a fallenNavy SEAL's widow,[79] and a report thatHarvard University was segregatingcommencement ceremonies (because black students had planned an optional event).[80] The credibility checkerNewsGuard assessed in 2021 that the Daily Wire "has sometimes misstated facts, including about COVID-19" but "generally maintains basic standards of credibility and transparency – with significant exceptions".[76][better source needed]
Various articles by The Daily Wire have engaged inclimate change denial by making false or misleading claims when they dispute thescientific consensus aboutclimate change.[81][82][83][84][10] In 2017, when scientists writing inClimate Feedback described severalDaily Wire articles as inaccurate or lacking evidence,[81][82][83] The Daily Wire published corrections in two articles, after which the scientists assessed that the updated articles were still misleading.[85][86] In November 2021, a study by theCenter for Countering Digital Hate described the Daily Wire as being among "ten fringe publishers" that together were responsible for nearly 70 percent of Facebook user interactions with content that denied climate change. Facebook said the percentage was overstated and called the study misleading.[87][88]
The "Coronavirus Misinformation Weekly Briefing" by academics of theOxford Internet Institute described the Daily Wire's coverage ofCOVID-19 lockdowns and theWorld Health Organization as examples of "junk health news" narratives in 2020.[89][90]Boston University andForbes have described the website asfar-right.[39][91]
In April 2017, the Daily Wire incorrectly credited theHousing and Urban Development secretary,Ben Carson, with finding over $500 billion in accounting errors made by the Obama administration.FactCheck.org reported that the errors were discovered and published by HUD's independent inspector general before Carson became secretary.[92]
The Daily Wire's news stories regularly rely on accounts by other news organizations, which range from major news outlets such as ABC News and The Washington Post, to websites that NewsGuard has found to have published false and misleading content, such as conservative website PJ Media and the anti- abortion site LifeNews.com.
An October 2019 article headlined "KNOWLES: AOC Travels To Europe To Cry," made false claims about climate change.
The website has also made inaccurate or unsubstantiated claims about climate change.
Scientists who reviewed the Daily Wire article found that it greatly misinterpreted the study by saying that it showed that climate projections have overestimated warming. This is incorrect.
The title of this Daily Wire article inaccurately claims that global temperature has not warmed over the past 19 years—in direct contradiction with observations—and the article provides no evidence in support of this bold claim.
This post at The Daily Wire, which has been widely shared on Facebook, claims that a recent study of variations in Earth's orbit recorded by 90 million-year-old rocks provides evidence against a human cause of current global warming. Scientists who reviewed the post found that it misrepresented the study's implications for modern climate change, as well as the timeframes that the study is relevant to.
The Daily Wire's claims misrepresent the findings of the AIMS report.
Just ten publishers are responsible for nearly 70% of user interactions with content that denies climate change on Facebook, according to a study released Tuesday by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which found that far-right news outlet Breitbart is the leading source of misinformation on the platform.... Following Breitbart and the Western Journal, the rest of the top ten outlets publishing climate change denial content according to the study are Newsmax, Townhall Media, the Media Research Center, the Washington Times, the Federalist Papers, the Daily Wire, Russia Today and the Patriot Post.
