I subscribed to the Free Press substack for a short while and I really could not see where it was any sort of break through in news reporting. I don't know if there is any news reporting that is not under pressure from the government for reporting, whether it is through direct or partisan financial control or frivolous legal threats. Or you get off into the weeds with Amy Goodman or Mother Jones, which should not be discounted too much. Maybe the WSJ is the closest to middle ground these days?

My current take is that anything that comes out of the White House or it's many tentacles needs to be fact checked in the least, if it is not the obvious lie.