Candace Owens accused of groping women, being lesbian
Candace Owens faces unverified social media allegations about her sexuality and conduct, prompting divided reactions Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Candace Owens is facing renewed scrutiny online after a social media user made a series of unverified claims about her past online activity, sexuality and marriage.

The allegations, posted on X by user @EsoShaggy, centre on several purported dating profiles that the user claims can be linked to Owens through usernames, email addresses, locations and other online information.

However, the claims have not been independently verified, and there is no confirmed evidence establishing that the accounts in question were created or controlled by Owens.

X User Makes Claims About Candace Owens

In a series of posts, @EsoShaggy claimed that several old dating profiles could be connected to Owens through usernames, email addresses and other details.

The user pointed to references including 'Candamo429' and 'Cdot429', arguing that they correspond with information associated with Owens, including her birthday and her time at the University of Rhode Island.

@EsoShaggy also highlighted an alleged login to one of the accounts in January 2022, several years after Owens married British businessman George Farmer and had welcomed her first child. The user interpreted the material as evidence of alleged past same-sex dating activity and used it to raise questions about Owens' marriage.

The ownership of the accounts, the authenticity of the underlying data and the meaning of the alleged login activity have not been independently established. IBTimes UK has not independently authenticated the alleged dating profiles, account records, email addresses or login information cited in the posts.

Importantly, interactions between women or old dating-profile information, even if authentic, would not by themselves establish a person's current sexual orientation or prove that they were unfaithful to a partner. The claims circulating online therefore remain allegations rather than independently established facts.

Social Media Reactions Vary

The claims have prompted mixed reactions on social media. Some users questioned the source of the alleged leaked information, how it had been authenticated and why original metadata or independently verifiable archives had not been provided.

Others dismissed the posts as an attempt to discredit Owens, while some argued that the material warranted further scrutiny even if it did not establish the conclusions being drawn from it.

Several users also questioned the relevance of old online activity, arguing that a person's views or relationships may change over time and that old profiles would not necessarily reflect their present-day identity.

Candace Owens' Sexuality Becomes Subject of Online Speculation

The latest claims have also prompted further online speculation about Owens' sexuality.

In one online discussion, users debated whether Owens gave the impression of being attracted to women, with some commenters agreeing with the speculation while others rejected it and criticised attempts to determine a person's sexuality based on appearance or behaviour.

Owens has publicly discussed same-sex relationships in critical terms. During a July 2024 interview with Don Lemon, she was asked about same-sex marriage and responded, 'It's a sin', while saying she did not believe marriage could be between two men.

In January 2024, Owens also took to X and wrote, 'Gender dysphoria is a mental disorder and the entire LGBTQ movement brought with it a sexual plague on our society.'

Owens has also made comments about relationships between same-sex couples while discussing domestic violence. Her remarks have previously prompted debate over the interpretation of the statistics she cited.

None of Owens' public comments establish anything about her own sexual orientation, while the recent claims circulating online remain unverified. The available material does not independently establish that the alleged dating profiles belonged to Owens.

Candace Owens' Husband and Children

Owens married Farmer in 2019, and the couple have four children together. Owens announced in June 2026 that she was expecting another child.

The couple have frequently presented marriage, faith and family as important parts of their public lives. The allegations have attracted attention online, with some users attempting to contrast the claims with Owens' public image.

However, the available social media posts do not independently establish the allegations as fact. At this stage, the story remains centred on claims made by an individual social media user and the reaction those claims have generated online, rather than independently verified evidence about Owens' private life.