Fact check! Jeff Bezos to sell Washington Post to buy a football team
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is reportedly looking to sell The Washington Post to buy an American football team. A report in The New York Post claims that the Amazon founder is in the process of selling the iconic newspaper to buy the Washington Commanders team.
The Washington Post is reportedly believed to be up for sale by one logical suitor, who intends to submit a proposal.
Jeff Bezos
Executive Chairman of Amazon
- Born: 12 January 1964 (age 59 years), Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Net worth: 12,040 crores USD (2023) Forbes
- Spouse: MacKenzie Scott (m. 1993–2019)
- Children: Preston Bezos
- Height: 1.71 m
- Parents: Ted Jorgensen, Miguel Bezos, Jacklyn Bezos
- Nationality: American
According to a report in the New York Post, Bezos may be looking to sell The Washington Post to generate enough money to buy Commanders.
However, according to multiple media reports, a spokesperson for Bezos said that The Washington Post is not for sale. A spokeswoman for the Journal – whose owner, News Corp, also owns the New York Post – also said the paper is not for sale.
Notably, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owned The Washington Post in 2013. He bought The Washington Post for a total of US $ 250 million. Now media reports are claiming that Bezos is in contact with its owner Dan Snyder to buy the Washington Commanders. The Commanders have won three Super Bowls, lifting the Lombardi Trophy in 1983, 1988, and 1992.
According to reports, Bezos is facing trouble because the Commanders’ struggling owner, Dan Snyder, is still fuming about the spectacular newspaper series that exposed a toxic management culture at the team, where bosses including Dan Snyder are allegedly responsible for enabling sexual harassment.
Jeff Bezos already expressed football love
Earlier, Bezos had clarified that owning a newspaper was never his goal. Bezos bought the newspaper from its former owner Donald Graham in 2013 to ensure financial stability and encourage online expansion. Apart from this, Bezos has many times described football as his favorite sport in public forums. Although he never talked about adding the National Football League (NFL) team to his business. But his love for football suggests that he might buy the Washington Commanders.
