April 29, 2021 - 1:10pm In the Trump era, news and poll aggregation website RealClearPolitics took a "rightward, aggressively pro-Trump turn," according to The New York Times. As it did so, its funding from ideological, right-wing foundations increased considerably. The result? "Real Clear became one of the most prominent platforms for elevating unverified and reckless stories about the president's political opponents, through a mix of its own content and articles from across conservative media," per The Times. During that time, RealClearPolitics' owner, RealClear Media, secretly operated a far-right website and a connected Facebook page that churned out racist and pro-Trump memes. The publication's nonprofit, the Real Clear Foundation, funds its investigative stories, some of which have been so unsubstantiated or so ethically concerning that other outlets, including conservative ones, and social media giant Facebook steered clear.