The Washington Free Beacon

This source has separate reliability assessments by time period or topic; each is presented in its own section below.


2012–2018

The Washington Free Beacon (2012–2018)
typewebsite
statusGenerally unreliable generally unreliable
deprecatedno
blacklistedno
recency2025
Domain freebeacon.com
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date2025

Summary

Most editors considered the Washington Free Beacon to be generally unreliable as a source during the editorship of Matthew Continetti, particularly for material about BLPs or political topics. There was no consensus to deprecate it in a 2020 discussion, and a 2025 discussion confirmed consensus for its status as generally unreliable.

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2019–present

The Washington Free Beacon (2019–present)
typewebsite
shortcutWP:FREEBEACON
statusGenerally reliable generally reliable
deprecatedno
blacklistedno
recency2025
Domain freebeacon.com
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date2025

Summary

Most editors considered the Washington Free Beacon to have become generally reliable during the editorship of Eliana Johnson. However, some editors consider it a partisan source. All editors should be aware that the Free Beacon sometimes publishes satirical or humorous articles which should be distinguished from their usual journalistic work. Some editors found articles by Andrew Stiles (The Stiles Section) generally unreliable.

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Excerpt

The Washington Free Beacon is an American conservative political journalism website launched in 2012. Eliana Johnson is the website's editor-in-chief.

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    The Washington Free Beacon (2012–2018) Generally unreliable Request for comment 2025

    2025

    		 Most editors considered the Washington Free Beacon to be generally unreliable as a source during the editorship of Matthew Continetti, particularly for material about BLPs or political topics. There was no consensus to deprecate it in a 2020 discussion, and a 2025 discussion confirmed consensus for its status as generally unreliable. 1 Links Spamcheck
    The Washington Free Beacon (2019–present)
    WP:FREEBEACONWP:FREEBEACON 📌    		 Generally reliable Request for comment 2025

    2025

    		 Most editors considered the Washington Free Beacon to have become generally reliable during the editorship of Eliana Johnson. However, some editors consider it a partisan source. All editors should be aware that the Free Beacon sometimes publishes satirical or humorous articles which should be distinguished from their usual journalistic work. Some editors found articles by Andrew Stiles (The Stiles Section) generally unreliable. 1 Links Spamcheck