Breitbart News

Breitbart's own jobs page and advertiser media kit say it was founded by 'conservative icon Andrew Breitbart' and is written for 'independent and conservative thinkers'. Its flagship podcast, Breitbart News Daily, is pitched to MAGA supporters.

Editorial record means the rating rests on the outlet's documented record, such as its editorial board's endorsements, the stated purpose it was founded for, its opinion lineup or its published commitments such as an ethics policy. Scope: Whole outlet · US politics. Confidence: high. What these mean

Evidence

• Breitbart jobs page (2026): describes Breitbart News Network as founded by conservative icon Andrew Breitbart and written for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers. “Originally founded in 2005 as Breitbart.com by conservative icon Andrew Breitbart” (Breitbart News Network)
• Advertiser media kit (effective July 1, 2018): the same positioning, offered to advertisers. “the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers” (Breitbart News Network)
• Breitbart News Daily podcast page: host Mike Slater's Election Day 2026 episode offers 'monologues about past MAGA victories' and ends 'MAGA!'. (Breitbart News Network)

Limits of this rating

• Breitbart says its duty is to readers, not to any political interest. This rating covers its stated positioning and opinion programming, not every news report or the wire stories it runs.
• A record-based rating describes the outlet's politics, not its accuracy or every article.

First draft by Sol, our AI editor, on Nov 3, 2026. Rewritten and checked against the evidence pages by Claude, an AI system, which can change the draft's label. Accepted by our human editor on Nov 3, 2026, as part of a batch.

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