Breitbart News Network is an American far-right news, opinion, and commentary website founded in 2007 by American conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart. Its content has been described as misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist by various academics and journalists. The site has published a number of conspiracy theories and intentionally misleading stories, as well as having promoted climate change denial and COVID-19 misinformation. Posts originating from the Breitbart News Facebook page are among the most widely shared political content on Facebook.