''Big League Politics'' is a far-right American media website that promotes

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. The website was founded by former ''

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'' employees. The site was announced in 2017 by one of its founders as an investigative outfit. In early 2018, ''Big League Politics'' was acquired by Mustard Seed Media which is owned by Reilly O'Neal and Noel Fritsch. ''

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'' describes the website as "a scrappy, pro-Trump outfit backed by

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operatives".

Content

The website has promoted conspiracy theories, on subjects such as

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and the

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. ''

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'' described ''Big League Politics'' as "an obscure right-wing news site [...] which has promoted conspiracy theories and written favorably about white nationalist candidates." Huffington Post said it is intended for "people who find ''Breitbart'' too reasonable." According to ''

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'', 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 The Unite the Right rally was a white supremacist rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, from August 11 to 12, 2017. Marchers included members of the alt-right, neo-Confederates, neo-fascists, white nationalists, neo-Nazis, ...

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." It pushed falsehoods about the 2020 United States presidential election. ''Big League Politics'' is best known for breaking a story in February 2019 about a damaging photo on Virginia Governor

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's 1984 yearbook page, leading to widespread calls for the governor's resignation during the 2019 Virginia political crisis. The website also published sexual assault allegations against Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax.

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* American conservative websites Conspiracist media Internet properties established in 2017 Websites with far-right material {{News-website-stub