The Free Press
The Free Press was founded by Bari Weiss in 2021, originally under the name Common Sense. Paramount announced its acquisition in October 2025, saying the publication would retain its own brand and operations.
Since Then's combined political orientation rating is Lean Right.
Recorded confidence: Medium Confidence. This describes rating agreement, not factual accuracy.
Stories with The Free Press coverage
These stories include reporting from The Free Press. Each story brings together a matter's updates and coverage from different outlets.
- The backlash against AI data centers and their power and water costs
- The 2026 Nobel Prizes
- France's 2026 student protests over school funding
- The 2024 gang rape allegation at Cornell and the reckoning over its handling
- The taxpayer-funded government ads featuring Trump before the midterms
- Hasan Piker's rise in Democratic politics and the backlash to his rhetoric
Recorded ratings
These are the raters' published categories, not Since Then assessments of factual accuracy. Dates show when we recorded or checked the evidence, not when a rater reviewed the outlet.
Rater panel
| Rater and rating | Evidence and dates |
|---|---|
| Media Bias / Fact CheckRight-Center | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: Jun 7, 2026 Evidence checked: Oct 4, 2026 |
| Ad Fontes MediaSkews Right | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: Jun 7, 2026 Evidence checked: Oct 4, 2026 |
On our coverage graphs
Counted as Lean Right, from the raters' rating above. How we count coverage