On July 22, 1990, Farah became editor of The Sacramento Union. The paper had been losing up to $3 million annually, and in early 1990 it was purchased from Richard Mellon Scaife by Daniel Benvenuti Jr. and David Kassis.[11] Farah and the paper's owners envisioned the paper as a conservative alternative to The Sacramento Bee.[12] "We just thought the way to go was to be unabashedly conservative in our approach," explained Farah to The Washington Post.[12] Among other things, Farah convinced Rush Limbaugh to write a daily column, which ran on "Page 1."[10] Farah prohibited advertisement for films rated NC-17 in the newspaper.[4]
In April 2019, WorldNetDaily announced that Farah had suffered a stroke and would withdraw from the website's day-to-day operations until he recovers.[4]
Farah is a proponent of birtherism, the conspiracy theory related to Barack Obama's status as a natural-born citizen of the United States and resultant eligibility to serve as U.S. president,[6][7] stating, "It'll plague Obama throughout his presidency. It'll be a nagging issue and a sore on his administration, much like Monica Lewinsky was on Bill Clinton's presidency" and "It's not going to go away, and it will drive a wedge in an already divided public."[20] Despite the release of Obama's notarized birth certificate abstract,[21] he continued to promote birtherism.[8]
^ abWilliam Trombley (May 16, 1991). "Paper Chase; Media: The Sacramento Union is Trying to Attract Readers and Advertisers by Billing Itself as 'Pro-American,' 'Pro-Life,' and 'Pro-Business.'". The Los Angeles Times.
^Pat Guy (July 13, 1990). "New editor for 'Sacramento Union'". USA Today.
^ abHoward Kurtz and Charles Trueheart (October 23, 1990). "At Sacramento Union, A Conservative Bent". The Washington Post.
^Dorothy Giobbe (September 17, 1994). "Western Journalism Center director says it's non-partisan, not pro-right wing". Editor & Publisher.