The Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos.
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The Daily Beast PodcastSep 8, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, Politico, The Washington Post's own About page, NPR) confirm that The Washington Post has been owned by Jeff Bezos since its 2013 sale, and the claim is still accurate as of 2026-09-08. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's 'Washington Post owned by Jeff Bezos.'
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What was said
… So we're trying to carry favor with the White House. We're trying not to say what we know. We're trying not to, um, ah, out of some kind of discretion and courtesy, we're trying to avoid this, the central fact in this story. I, I'm just uh, well, Washington Post owned by Jeff Bezos. Jeff Bezos is Amazon, is behind her movie, Melania, and behind her new series, right, which is coming up soon. So perhaps they perhaps they'd like her to attend so that she could promote her new show for them. …
The Daily Beast Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters (Feb 2026) describes The Washington Post as 'owned by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' and notes he bought the newspaper in 2013 for $250 million.[1]
Supports. The Washington Post's own About page states 'The Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, executive chairman of Amazon,' published 2026-10-27.[3]
Supports. AP (Feb 2025) identifies Bezos as 'the billionaire owner of The Washington Post,' and Politico (Feb 2026) describes him as the paper's owner.[2][4]
Context. The 2013 sale to Bezos (via Nash Holdings) was completed in October 2013, ending Graham family ownership; no source indicates any change in ownership before or after 2026-09-08.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Jeff Bezos's Washington Post guts staff, shrinks news ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Aboutwashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, makes ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Ending Decades Of Family Leadership, 'Washington Post' Names ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6The Washington Post closes sale to Amazon founder Jeff ...benton.org · not rated · cited for: context
Where this claim was made
Said in 2 published posts
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