In the fall of 2020, PragerU started fundraising for PragerU Resources for Educators and Parents (PREP), a program to bring their messaging to kindergarten and school-aged children. In July 2019, PragerU representative Allen Estrin attended then- United States President Donald Trump's Social Media Summit, along with other conservative organizations and people such as Charlie Kirk and James O'Keefe. Since a lawsuit over the use of a photograph in 2013, PragerU has used animation in its videos. Despite the name, PragerU is not an academic institution and does not hold classes, does not grant certifications or diplomas, and is not accredited by any recognized body. PragerU encourages students to join 'PragerFORCE', an international student organisation to promote PragerU's videos and ideology, about 6,500 college and high school students promoted its videos as of 2020. Marissa Streit is the CEO and has presented some of its videos. PragerU is based in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, and it had around 50 employees as of January 2020. The two originally considered making it a brick-and-mortar university, but the idea was revised into a digital product to save money.

PragerU was founded in 2009 by conservative radio talk show host Dennis Prager and radio producer/screenwriter Allen Estrin, in order to advocate for conservative views and to offset what Prager regards as the undermining of college education by the left. PragerU has also been accused of promoting anti-LGBTQ politics. Historians and political scientists have also heavily criticized PragerU's videos for containing misleading claims about topics such as slavery and racism in the United States, immigration, and the history of fascism. Many of PragerU's videos contain misleading or factually incorrect information promoting climate change denial. It was co-founded in 2009 by Allen Estrin and talk show host Dennis Prager.ĭespite the name, short for Prager University, PragerU is not an academic institution and does not hold classes or grant diplomas. PragerU is an American advocacy group that creates videos and content to promote a conservative viewpoint on various political, economic, and sociological topics.

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