Daily Wire launches; multiple outlets report seed funding from Farris Wilks

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Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing launched The Daily Wire in September 2015. Multiple outlets have reported that Texas billionaire Farris Wilks provided significant seed funding (commonly cited at ~$4.7 million). The company has not publicly released detailed ownership structure; public reporting indicates ongoing Wilks involvement in conservative media funding.

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[1] The rightwing disinformation machine and the billionaires behind it · Feb 10, 2023 Tier 1

[2] How fracking billionaires built a climate denial empire—and bankrolled Ben · Apr 20, 2023 Tier 2

[3] Ben Shapiro describes Daily Wire seed funding (video) · Oct 5, 2018 Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “Daily Wire launches; multiple outlets report seed funding from Farris Wilks.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, September 21, 2015. https://capturecascade.org/event/2015-09-21--daily-wire-founded-wilks-oil-money/