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- Overall, we rate The Patriot Post Right Biased and questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, and misinformation.
Detailed Report
Questionable Reasoning: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, Propaganda, Poor Sources, False Claims
Bias Rating: RIGHT (6.7)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (6.1)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 1996 as The Federalist, The Patriot Post is a Conservative media source promoting individual liberty. The founder was Mark Alexander, who is also the current editor.
According to their about page, the Mission is to be an “advocate of our Republic’s constitutional Rule of Law over the rule of men, the irrevocable terminus of the latter being tyranny. Our editors frame current social, political, and policy issues in the constitutional context established by our Founders and supported today by the plurality of Americans, who uphold the most basic tenet of our Republic: “that all men are created equal, that their Creator endows them with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
The Patriot Post discloses its staff here.
Read our profile on the United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
The Patriot Post is owned by Publius Press and is funded through donations and an online store that sells patriotic merchandise.
Analysis / Bias
In review, The Patriot Post publishes conservative news and commentary with moderately loaded wording that favors the right, such as this: Strong Economy Continues as Dems Warn of Collapse. This story provides a byline to the author with biographical information. The article’s only external source leads to the factually mixed Washington Free Beacon. In another story, there is again only moderate loaded language that is appropriately linked to an author’s bio: No, Ronald Reagan Was Not a Racist. Thiproperlypropriately sourced to the Associated Press and Washington Post.
The homepage also features links to right-leaning opinion columnists such as Larry Elder, Ann Coulter, Ben Shapiro, and Dennis Prager. Many opinion columnists do not have favorable track records with fact-checkers. In general, they properly source news, but sometimes from factually mixed sources. Further, all stories favor the right and paint liberals negatively. They also do not always support the consensus of science.
Failed Fact Checks
- The Patriot Post has a history of publishing misinformation.
Overall, we rate The Patriot Post Right Biased and questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, and misinformation. (7/19/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 06/15/2025)
Source: https://patriotpost.us/
Last Updated on June 15, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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