The Gateway Pundit

The Gateway Pundit
Type of site
Available inEnglish
OwnerJim Hoft
Created byJim Hoft[3]
EditorJim Hoft
Revenue$3.1 million (2023)[4]
URLthegatewaypundit.com
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LaunchedOctober 23, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-10-23)

The Gateway Pundit (TGP) is an American far-right[2] fake news website.[1] The website is known for publishing falsehoods, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories.[35]

Founded in 2004 by Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit expanded from a one-person enterprise into a multi-employee operation, supported primarily by advertising revenue.[36][37] During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, the site received over a million unique visitors per day.[38]

In September 2021, Google demonetized the site for publishing misinformation.[39][40][41] In April 2024, Hoft announced that the TGP parent company, TGP Communications, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming multiple defamation lawsuits.[42] The bankruptcy case was dismissed in July 2024, with the judge finding it had been filed in bad faith to avoid the lawsuits against the site.[43]

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