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Q1: Why does this article describe Palmer Report negatively?
A1: Wikipedia’s aim is not to ensure articles are neither overtly positive or negative, but to ensure articles are written based on what reliable sources say; the neutral point of view policy defines neutrality as representing fairly, proportionately, and, as far as possible, without editorial bias, all the significant views that have been published by reliable sources on a topic. This means that if many reliable sources have a negative opinion of a subject, the article will most likely be negative. Since most reliable sources describe Palmer Report negatively, this article also describes Palmer Report negatively.
Q2: How can it be changed to reflect more positively on the website?
A2: If reliable sources begin to describe the website's content as factually accurate and trustworthy, this information can appear in the article. Discussions on Wikipedia are based on consensus, not vote count (as explained at Wikipedia:Consensus); a large number of people making the same point is unlikely to change the outcome of a content dispute if their arguments aren't based on our policies and guidelines.
Q3: I just visited the Palmer Report website and it does not seem like "fake news" to me. Why does Wikipedia describe the Palmer Report as a fake news website?
A3: The Palmer Report is described as a fake news website because there is a clear consensus among reliable independent sources that the Palmer Report publishes fake news. It would be against Wikipedia's no original research policy to include the personal observations of readers or editors.