Breitbart.com
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Type of site
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Politics News and opinion |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Breitbart News Network, LLC |
| Created by | Andrew Breitbart |
| Editor | Alexander Marlow |
| CEO | Larry Solov |
| Website | www |
| Alexa rank |
 235(Global February 2017[update]) 34(US February 2017[update]) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional (required to comment) |
| Launched | 2007 (as Breitbart.tv) |
| Current status | Active |
Breitbart News Network (known commonly as Breitbart News, Breitbart or Breitbart.com) is a far-right American news, opinion and commentary website founded in 2007 by conservative commentator and entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart. Breitbart News is known to periodically publish falsehoods and conspiracy theories, as well as intentionally misleading stories.
Conceived by Andrew Breitbart during a visit to Israel in summer 2007 as a website "that would be unapologetically pro-freedom and pro-Israel". Breitbart News later aligned with the European populist right and American alt-right under the management of former executive chairman Steven K. Bannon.The New York Times describes Breitbart News as an organization with "ideologically driven journalists" that generates controversy "over material that has been called misogynist, xenophobic and racist".
Bannon declared the website "the platform for the alt-right" in 2016, but denied all allegations of racism and later stated that he rejected the "ethno-nationalist" tendencies of the alt-right movement. The owners of Breitbart News deny their website has any connection to the alt-right or has ever supported racist or white supremacist views. Breitbart News voiced support for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and political scientist Matthew Goodwin described Breitbart News as being "ultra-conservative" in orientation. After the election more than 800 organizations have excluded Breitbart News from ad buys facing the sites controversial positions.
Breitbart News is headquartered in Los Angeles, with bureaux in Texas, London, and Jerusalem. Co-founder Larry Solov is the owner and CEO, while Joel Pollak is the senior editor-at-large, and Alexander Marlow is managing-editor.
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