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1. "According to the Washington Free Beacon ..."
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 06:07 PM
Mar 30

Danger, Will Robinson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Free_Beacon


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The Free Beacon was founded by Michael Goldfarb, Aaron Harison, and Matthew Continetti. It launched on February 7, 2012, as a project of the Center for American Freedom, a conservative advocacy group modeled on the liberal Center for American Progress.[6] The website is financially backed by Paul Singer, an American billionaire hedge fund manager and Republican donor.[7]

The site is known for its conservative reporting, with the intention to publicize stories and influence the coverage of the mainstream media, and is modeled after liberal counterparts in the media such as Think Progress and Talking Points Memo.[6][8][9] The site has roots in the neoconservative wing of the Republican Party.

In 2019, Politico journalist Eliana Johnson assumed the editor-in-chief position from the WFB's founding editor Matthew Continetti. At the time, the outlet had 24 staffers.

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