Just The News
US news site founded and owned by John Solomon
Just the News is an American digital news site launched in January 2020 by the journalist John Solomon, its founder, editor-in-chief and CEO. It is published by Bentley Media Group LLC, a Washington company that Solomon created and owns, and is funded by advertising, donations and subscriptions. It describes its approach as “sticking just to the facts, without regard to outcome or personal bias”.Sources:2Wikipedia: John Solomon (political commentator), Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)3Just The News: About us, Just The News (source, opens in a new tab)4Media Bias/Fact Check: Just the News – Bias and Credibility, Media Bias/Fact Check (source, opens in a new tab)
In June 2022 Donald Trump named Solomon one of his representatives for access to his presidential records at the National Archives.Sources:2Wikipedia: John Solomon (political commentator), Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
Who it favours
Our reading of 1 article by Just The News on stories with competing sides. A story counts only when two signals point the same way; balanced coverage counts too. How we decide.
- Texas Attorney Generalfavoured in 1 of 1 story (too few stories yet)
See the evidence
- Texas sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, seeking to bar minors from ChatGPT in the state (23 Oct 2026)
"Texas AG Ken Paxton sues OpenAI for lying to users, harming state residents"- States a claim as fact: "sues OpenAI for lying to users, harming state residents" The headline states the AG's unproven claim of lying as the reason for the suit, not as an allegation.
- Leaves out the other side: "Texas AG Ken Paxton sues OpenAI for lying to users" The article has no OpenAI response, though the Texas Tribune and Politico carried OpenAI's statement the same day.
- Texas sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, seeking to bar minors from ChatGPT in the state (23 Oct 2026)
Who controls it
Whoever owns an outlet, provides most of its money or directs it controls it. Our rule.
No government, party or politician is documented as its owner, main funder or director.
"“Sticking just to the facts, without regard to outcome or personal bias”; “Information Without Indoctrination”"
Owners, funders and directors
- OwnerBentley Media Group LLCPublisher and operator of the site Sources:3Just The News: About us, Just The News (source, opens in a new tab)4Media Bias/Fact Check: Just the News – Bias and Credibility, Media Bias/Fact Check (source, opens in a new tab)
- OwnerJohn SolomonFounder and owner of Bentley Media Group; editor-in-chief and CEO Sources:2Wikipedia: John Solomon (political commentator), Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)3Just The News: About us, Just The News (source, opens in a new tab)
As documented, nearest first. Each note says what the source supports.
- Ownership disclosed on its site
- Published corrections policy
- Funding disclosed
- Sources:3Just The News: About us, Just The News (source, opens in a new tab)
Political links
Documented links between the outlet or its owners and parties or politicians. Only "Confirmed" is established.
- ReportedOwner was named by him as a representative for access to his presidential records (2022) Donald Trump Sources:2Wikipedia: John Solomon (political commentator), Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
How we use it
0 stories cite Just The News directly.
Outside left–right raters
For comparison only. Western raters place outlets on a left–right line, which says nothing about whom they favour in a given story or who funds them; our own tally is above.
AllSides: Lean Right (checked 24 Oct 2026) · Ad Fontes Media: Skews Right (checked 24 Oct 2026) · Media Bias/Fact Check: Far Right (checked 24 Oct 2026)
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