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.
- Lindsay Clancy's murder trial over the deaths of her three children
- Luigi Mangione's prosecution for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
- The mass crossing into Spain's Ceuta and its deadly aftermath
- Anthony Fauci and the inquiries into the pandemic's origins
- The US-Saudi nuclear deal and Trump's new conditions on it
- Zohran Mamdani's talk of arresting Netanyahu on the ICC warrant
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