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Free Republic
U.S. far-right
Free Republic is a reader-funded conservative internet forum and news aggregator founded in 1996, historically operated as a one-man sole proprietorship by Jim Robinson and now run by his family. It has a strongly right-wing orientation and aggregates articles and commentary that reflect traditional conservative and Republican viewpoints. Its user community has been broadly supportive of the Trump administration's second term, consistent with its longstanding pro-Republican editorial culture.
Owned byFounded and operated as a sole proprietorship by James Curtis "Jim" Robinson of Fresno, California; after Robinson's death on October 27, 2025, at age 79, the site has continued under the stewardship of his sons, John and Chris Robinson.
LeaningU.S. far-right
On the administrationbroadly supportive
6average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun