The Dispatch is rated Right-Center with High factual reporting by Media Bias Fact Check.
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- Overall, we rate The Dispatch Right-Center biased based on story selection and editorial positions that moderately favor the right. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER (3.6)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
The Dispatch is a digital media company providing fact-based reporting and commentary on politics, policy, and culture informed by center-right principles. It was launched in late 2019 by Steve Hayes (former editor-in-chief of The Weekly Standard) and Jonah Goldberg (former senior editor for National Review). Steve Hayes serves as the company’s CEO, while Jonah Goldberg serves as its Editor-in-Chief.
On May 15, 2020, The Dispatch became a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network, which sets uniform standards for fact-checkers to abide by.
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Funded by / Ownership
The platform is owned by Dispatch Media Inc., a private, for-profit corporation co-founded by Hayes and Goldberg. The primary revenue model is driven by direct consumer paid memberships and digital subscriptions managed through its independent website infrastructure. Revenue is supplemented by custom merchandise sales, gift memberships, and a dedicated donation program.
Analysis / Bias
The Dispatch offers a daily digital news layout, multiple specialized podcasts (such as Advisory Opinions and The Remnant), and a full roster of topical newsletters covering economics, faith, law, and foreign policy. Editorially, the platform operates from an independent, center-right perspective that is distinct from mainstream populist media. Its reporting regularly scrutinizes political figures across the ideological spectrum, featuring sharp criticism of both Democratic platforms and the Trump administration’s policy decisions.
In review, The Dispatch provides a daily newsletter to subscribers, several podcasts, and a website that displays free news and opinion content, including fact checks. Articles and headlines often use moderately loaded emotional language: Bernie Sanders and the Rise of Woke Marxism. This story, like most, is well written and adequately sourced to credible media outlets such as the LA Times, New York Times, and National Review.
Editorially, story selection often favors the more centrist right with stories moderately negative toward Democrats, such as this Why Is the Democratic Party Even Having Another Debate?, while at the same time not consistently reporting favorably on former President Trump, such as this: Trump Has a Chance to Unite Americans on Coronavirus. A quote from the article reads, “It appears finally to have been enough for Donald Trump. The president, who in recent weeks has frequently downplayed the severity of the coronavirus, addressed the nation about the crisis Wednesday night.”
We do not review podcasts; however, we reviewed The Dispatch’s fact checks and found them credible and accurate. A review of their fact checks demonstrates that they check both Democrats and Republicans, such as this: Has Donald Trump ‘Always Known’ Coronavirus ‘Is a Pandemic’? and Did Joe Biden Really Say ‘We Can Only Re-Elect Donald Trump’? (The Dispatch is a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network, which MBFC uses to fact-check sources) In general, The Dispatch reports news factually with a moderate conservative bias in story selection and editorial content.
Failed Fact Checks
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Overall, we rate The Dispatch Right-Center biased based on story selection and editorial positions that moderately favor the right. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 3/18/2020) Updated (07/02/2026)
Source: https://thedispatch.com/
Last Updated on July 2, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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