Big League Politics is a far-right[1] American media website that promotes conspiracy theories.[6] The website was founded by former Breitbart News employees.[7][8] The site was announced in 2017 by one of its founders as an investigative outfit.[9] In early 2018, Big League Politics was acquired by Mustard Seed Media[10] which is owned by Reilly O'Neal and Noel Fritsch.[11] The Wall Street Journal describes the website as "a scrappy, pro-Trump outfit backed by Republican operatives".[12]
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Type of site | Far-right politics[1] |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Mustard Seed Media |
| URL | bigleaguepolitics |
| Current status | Active |
Content
The website has promoted conspiracy theories, on subjects such as QAnon and the murder of Seth Rich.[13][14][15] The New York Times described Big League Politics as "an obscure right-wing news site [...] which has promoted conspiracy theories and written favorably about white nationalist candidates."[16] Huffington Post said it is intended for "people who find Breitbart too reasonable." According to Mother Jones, the website "has published stories attacking anti-fascist activists and trying to downplay the role of neo-Nazi violence in the death of Heather Heyer at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. It went so far as to falsely blame an anti-racism activist and professor from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill for her death."[17] It pushed falsehoods about the 2020 United States presidential election.[18]
Big League Politics is best known for breaking a story in February 2019 about a damaging photo on Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's 1984 yearbook page, leading to widespread calls for the governor's resignation during the 2019 Virginia political crisis.[19][20] The website also published sexual assault allegations against Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax.[21][22]