Many other left-leaning Twitter accounts then repeated the claim about Boebert's restaurant accepting PPP funds. Facts First: Boebert's Colorado restaurant, Shooters Grill, did not receive PPP money, : Boebert's Colorado restaurant, Shooters Grill, did not receive PPP money, federal records show . Cohen said the false claim about Boebert's restaurant taking PPP money was made by "my employee," whom he said got Boebert's restaurant "confused" with the Ohio restaurant company. Cohen said he does not run his podcast's Twitter account, only his own personal account, and was "embarrassed" at the error. As is often the case, however, tweets that echoed the initial false claim remained online even after the claim was disproven and the initial tweet was deleted.

Source: CNN July 12, 2021 13:51 UTC