Lee Fang is an independent investigative journalist who focuses on how organized interest groups and dogmatic belief systems shape public policy. Lee Fang's Twitter Score is 71 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of August 2026, ranking #11,590 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Lee Fang previously worked at The Intercept, where he produced more than 600 investigative stories and news reports between 2015 and 2023. He was also formerly a contributing writer at The Nation, and previously had affiliations with Republic Report and VICE. Lee Fang now publishes his reporting independently through his Substack, which he launched as his primary outlet in April 2023.
Lee Fang has built a following of 329,923 on the platform and has published 21,965 posts. He has been mentioned by 146 accounts, with 1,040 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Lee Fang include 226 founders, 52 angel investors, 94 influencers and 2 VCs. Among his notable followers are Chris Dixon, Balaji, Kyle Samani, Nic Carter, David Sacks and Garry Tan.