About The Gateway Pundit

The Gateway Pundit was originally founded in 2004 as TheGatewayPundit/blogspot.com by Jim Hoft who is the Editor of TGP. At the time the site primarily wrote brief introductions and linked to other content producers serving as a hub for important current events in the political and media sphere. The site was established for readers tired of limited options and a politicized establishment media.  The first readers included Joe, Jim’s twin brother, Midwest Engineer and Jim’s mother … and it grew from there.

In 2011, the website moved to its current location as www.thegatewaypundit.com.  TGP’s audience grew rapidly and added additional writers to the staff. Today over 2.5 million unique readers every day visit TGP. The Gateway Pundit is ranked as one of the top 100 websites in America, based on Semrush rankings.

• Joined Robert Kennedy Jr.’s case against Trusted News Initiative for censorship of Free Speech in Jan. 2023.
• In 2023, The Gateway Pundit received the Most Trusted Print Media Award at the American Liberty Awards.
• In April 2023, won a historic First Amendment lawsuit and settlement against Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
• In September 2018, Jim Hoft testified before a congressional hearing on Big Tech censorship.
• President Donald Trump used The Gateway Pundit’s exclusive reports and investigations in his summary report on 2020 election fraud.
• Jim was awarded the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award in 2013 and is the proud recipient of the Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Journalism from the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in May 2016.

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