Palmer Report

The Palmer Report is a liberal political blog founded by Bill Palmer that gained a large following during the Trump era by publishing sensational claims framed as insider scoops. Its headlines routinely promise that Donald Trump is about to be arrested, resign, or is secretly cooperating with prosecutors — claims that almost never materialize and are unsupported by evidence. Palmer Report articles mix real news links with wild speculation presented as fact, and rarely issue corrections when predictions fail. The site is sustained by small-dollar donations from readers who want to believe its optimistic narratives. Columbia Journalism Review and other media critics have cited it as an example of left-wing misinformation that mirrors right-wing conspiracy sites in method, differing only in audience. For the classroom, it teaches a crucial lesson: misinformation that tells you what you desperately want to hear is the hardest to resist.