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I'm sure you can guess why Breitbart is blocked so much...

For the Washington Post, it's probably because of the paywall.

It has the "wrong" bias for most of the HN crowd: https://i.imgur.com/taGzsZP.jpg

To be fair, it is biased, but then so are most outlets one way or the other: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/ratings

The problem with Breitbart isn't just bias, it's the amount of outright blatantly false claims.

(This isn't to say that other major media outlets don't have problems with accuracy. But the magnitude is very different.)

But like what? Genuinely curious for an example of "blatantly false claims"? As I'm on the "right" side of the spectrum, and these kinds of comments come from a criticism of "misinformation".

Also, as an aside. What is a "false claim"? If it's a claim, they're asking you to believe it, which means they need to motivate it and provide details to back it up. Seems precisely where all the media generally is (including CNN/BBC/etc), pandering to peoples' bias without saying anything factually incorrect.