John Solomon
Pro-Trump investigative-right media proprietor· 1.5M followers · tracked by RisingPolitics
40.5Credibility Score (0–100) · ranked #97 of the creators we track
John Solomon ranks #97 by credibility versus #98 by raw follower count — they reach a more credible audience than their follower total alone would suggest.
John Solomon is an investigative journalist and the founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of Just the News, a digital outlet he launched in 2020. A veteran of the Associated Press, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and The Hill, he hosts the podcast John Solomon Reports; his reporting, particularly on the FBI and Trump-Russia matters, has been praised on the right and criticized by other outlets as advancing pro-Trump narratives.
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Is John Solomon left or right?
Solomon sits firmly on the pro-Trump right as the founder of Just the News, the digital outlet he launched in 2020 after Fox News ended his contributor role. He presents himself as a straight investigative journalist, but his career arc runs from mainstream outlets (AP, The Washington Post, The Hill) toward reporting favorable to Trump, most famously his 2019 Hill columns on Ukraine that figured in the first impeachment. His alignment with the second Trump administration is direct: a Straight Arrow News analysis found that since Trump returned to office in January 2025 he has shared Just the News articles more than those of any other website, and in mid-2026 — after the New York Times reported he was being vetted for a special-government-employee role leading a 'transparency' task force — Solomon announced he was temporarily stepping aside as the outlet's editor-in-chief to serve in an unpaid role helping the administration identify and declassify documents.
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How credible is John Solomon's audience?
John Solomon scores 40.5 out of 100 on the RisingPolitics Credibility Score, ranking #97 among the political creators we track. The score starts with audience size, subtracts accounts that look fake, and weighs how strongly the audience actually engages.
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