{"id":2326709,"date":"2024-08-19T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-is-candace-owens-starring-in-indoctrination-videos-created-by-hillsdale-college\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T10:49:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:49:49","slug":"fact-check-is-candace-owens-starring-in-indoctrination-videos-created-by-hillsdale-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-is-candace-owens-starring-in-indoctrination-videos-created-by-hillsdale-college\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Is Candace Owens Starring In \u2018Indoctrination Videos\u2019 Created By Hillsdale College?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-is-candace-owens-starring-in-indoctrination-videos-created-by-hillsdale-college%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A viral video\u200d shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-attempts-to-link-bus-ad-about-pediatric-strokes-to-covid-19-vaccines\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Attempts To Link Bus Ad About Pediatric Strokes To COVID-19 Vaccines\">social media claims<\/a> that conservative commentator Candace Owens is\u200d featured in &#8220;indoctrination videos&#8221; produced by Hillsdale College, insinuating that Republicans are funding these videos for use in \u200dpublic schools. However, this assertion\u200c has been deemed false. The\u2063 clip of \u2063Owens comes from an August 14 episode \u200dof her podcast, where she discusses various topics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bay-area-counseling-service-hosts-meet-ups-for-adults-and-minors-to-discuss-gender-and-sexuality\/\" title=\"Bay Area Counseling Service organizes meet-ups for all ages to discuss gender and sexuality.\">including \u200bgender identity<\/a>. Hillsdale College&#8217;s Public Relations department issued a statement\u2064 on August\u2063 16, \u200ddenying the claim and stating that Owens has not made any videos for the college, which is not involved in distributing such content in schools. No\u2063 evidence supporting the viral claim was found.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A viral video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RachelBitecofer\/status\/1824107886001406198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on X<\/a> claims conservative commentator Candace Owens is starring in purported &ldquo;indoctrination videos&rdquo; created by Hillsdale College.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Candace Owens stars in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hillsdale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Hillsdale<\/a>&rsquo;s indoctrination videos Republicans are paying them to show in public schools &#128071; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JsGmQnrnbh\">https:\/\/t.co\/JsGmQnrnbh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rachel Bitecofer &#128509;&#129414;&#127796;&#129381;&#127482;&#127480; (@RachelBitecofer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RachelBitecofer\/status\/1824107886001406198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. The clip of Owens speaking originally stems from an August 14 episode of her podcast &ldquo;Candace.&rdquo; In addition, Hillsdale College&rsquo;s Public Relations department denied the claim via an August 16 statement shared on X.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Owens discussed multiple topics, including gender identity and pedophilia, in her recent podcast episode with former kickboxer and American-British influencer Tristan Tate, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-814865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a>. Owens also spoke with Tate&rsquo;s brother, Andrew Tate, in another episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/andrew-tate-and-candace-owens-push-theory-trump-made-a-deal-with-deep-state-not-the-same-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mediaite<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The X video, viewed over 10,000 times as of writing, claims Owens is starring in purported &ldquo;indoctrination videos&rdquo; created by Hillsdale College. &ldquo;Candace Owens stars in @Hillsdale&rsquo;s indoctrination videos,&rdquo; the video&rsquo;s caption begins, adding, &ldquo;Republicans are paying them to show in public schools.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The video shows a clip of Owens making a remark about Baphomet and pedophilia. The user who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stillgray\/status\/1823913129731825809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">originally shared<\/a> the clip claims Owens&rsquo; comments were directed at Jews.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. The clip of Owens speaking originally stems from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b3UjXEn2SUg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aug. 14 episode<\/a> of her podcast &ldquo;Candace.&rdquo; In the August 14 episode, Owens interviews Tate. Owens&rsquo; comment about Baphomet begins at the video&rsquo;s 31:02 mark.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Hillsdale College&rsquo;s Public Relations department released a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HillsdalePR\/status\/1824438211961069966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> via their verified X account denying the claim on August 16.<\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;This claim is false, <\/span><span>@RachelBitecofer,&rdquo; the online statement begins, tagging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media user<\/a> who made the claim. <\/span><span>Candace Owens has not recorded any videos for <\/span><span>@Hillsdale <\/span>and the college is not working to place such videos in schools,&rdquo; it continues.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This claim is false, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RachelBitecofer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RachelBitecofer<\/a>. Candace Owens has not recorded any videos for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hillsdale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Hillsdale<\/a> and the college is not working to place such videos in schools. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CommunityNotes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CommunityNotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YscbmxAOpN\">https:\/\/t.co\/YscbmxAOpN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hillsdale Public Relations (@HillsdalePR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillsdalePR\/status\/1824438211961069966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No evidence to support the claim can be found via the college&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hillsdale.edu\/news-and-media\/press-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> or its verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100069946968057\/search?q=indoctrination%20videos%20candace%20owens&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjRcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0LTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9IiwicnBfY2hyb25vX3NvcnQ6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcImNocm9ub3NvcnRcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22indoctrination%20videos%20candace%20owens%22%20(from%3AHillsdale)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hillsdalecollege\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>. In addition, Owens <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/1824129487983809015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denied<\/a> her comments about Baphomet and pedophilia were directed at Jews.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t even say Jews. This is just sloppy. I insist you make more of an effort and try not to defend pedophiles and PLEASE don&rsquo;t forget to share the link to the full episode if you&rsquo;re going to continually promote my work. Xx,&rdquo; she wrote in a statement shared to her X account. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/16\/fact-check-harris-tweet-barron-friend-loudon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No, Kamala Harris Did Not Publish A Derogatory Tweet About Barron Trump&rsquo;s Friend Bo Loudon)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Hillsdale College&rsquo;s Public Relations department directed Check Your Fact to the Aug. 16 statement published on X when contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral video circulating on X alleges that conservative commentator Candace Owens is featured in supposed &#8220;indoctrination videos&#8221; produced by Hillsdale College. The tweet from Rachel Bitecofer states, &#8220;Candace Owens stars in @Hillsdale\u2019s indoctrination videos Republicans are paying them to show in public schools,&#8221; accompanied by a link. However, this claim has been deemed false. The footage of Owens originates from an episode of her podcast titled &#8220;Candace,&#8221; which aired on August 14. Furthermore, Hillsdale College&#8217;s Public Relations department refuted the allegation in a statement released on August 16 via their verified X account.<\/p>\n<p>In the podcast episode, Owens discusses various subjects with former kickboxer and influencer Tristan Tate, including gender identity and pedophilia. The video shared on X has garnered over 10,000 views and falsely asserts that Owens is involved in creating indoctrination materials for schools. It features a clip where she makes comments about Baphomet and pedophilia; however, the original poster claims these remarks were aimed at Jews.<\/p>\n<p>The college&#8217;s statement clearly denies any association with Owens or any efforts to distribute such videos in educational institutions: \u201cThis claim is false&#8230; Candace Owens has not recorded any videos for @Hillsdale and the college is not working to place such videos in schools.\u201d Additionally, there is no supporting evidence for this claim found on the college\u2019s website or its official social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Owens herself also clarified that her comments were not directed at Jews: \u201cI didn\u2019t even say Jews&#8230; I insist you make more of an effort&#8230; please don\u2019t forget to share the link to the full episode if you\u2019re going to continually promote my work,\u201d she stated on her X account. A representative from Hillsdale College referred Check Your Fact back to their August 16 statement when asked for further comment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2326710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1395252136-scaled-e1723821326669.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[36140,13420,38545,38544],"class_list":["post-2326709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-candace-owens","tag-fact-check","tag-hillsdale-college","tag-indoctrination-videos"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1395252136-scaled-e1723821326669.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}