In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315 million, with Arianna Huffington appointed editor-in-chief. In June 2015, Verizon Communications acquired AOL for US$4.4 billion, and the site became a part of Verizon Media. In November 2020, BuzzFeed acquired the company.

HuffPost (used to be called The Huffington Post) is an American liberal news website and political blog. It was founded in 2005 by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti.

The Huffington Post is of the internet era so in many ways it is only as credible as its writers, and each article is only as credible as its author. So when reading HuffPo, consider who is writing it and what their credibility is. But really, that's a practice we readers should use no matter what publication.

We take a people-first approach in everything we report—be it news and politics or lifestyle and entertainment—and we cover real stories about real life. Regardless of who you are, where you live or what you believe, you can count on HuffPost to help you navigate what's happening in the world and how it affects you.