PragerU

PragerU (Prager University) was founded in 2009 by conservative radio host Dennis Prager. Despite its name, it is not an accredited university and issues no degrees — it is a nonprofit that produces short, slickly-produced videos framed as educational. Its videos have been viewed billions of times, especially on YouTube where they are heavily promoted to young viewers. PragerU content presents one-sided partisan arguments as settled history — for example, videos minimizing the brutality of slavery, denying the scientific consensus on climate change, and framing systemic racism as a myth. Because the videos look like neutral explainer content (clean graphics, young presenters, university branding), they are particularly effective at misleading students who encounter them outside the classroom. For media literacy, PragerU is a textbook example of why students must ask: Who made this? Are they experts? What do they want me to believe?