Media Bias/Fact Check

CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE Sources in the Conspiracy-Pseudoscience category may publish unverifiable information that is not always supported by evidence. These sources may be untrustworthy for credible/verifiable information, therefore fact checking and further investigation is recommended on a per article basis when obtaining information from [...]

A scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report released Tuesday reveals decades of child abuse allegations against more than 300 Roman Catholic priests as well as claims that church leaders covered up the crimes and obstructed justice. More than 1,000 child victims were identifiable from the church’s own records, according to the report. [...]

RIGHT BIAS These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports and omit reporting of information that may [...]

The FBI fired Agent Peter Strzok on Friday. Strzok worked on the bureau’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election before officials discovered that he had been sending anti-Trump [...]

LEFT BIAS These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation.  They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports and omit reporting of information that may damage [...]

The Boston Globe has enlisted more than 100 newspapers from across the country to publish editorials fighting back against President Trump’s repeated attacks on the media. The Globe has been contacting editorial boards and asking them to publish an editorial on Thursday, CNN reported Saturday. “We propose to publish an editorial on [...]

QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, overt propaganda, poor or no sourcing to credible information and/or is fake news. Fake News is the deliberate attempt to publish hoaxes and/or disinformation for the purpose of profit or influence (Learn More). Sources listed in the Questionable [...]

By Robert Farley  –  Factcheck.org Sen. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 14th Congressional District seat, are pointing to a study they say shows “Medicare-for-all” would save Americans money. But the author of the study says they are misrepresenting his work. The study is based on [...]

LEAST BIASED These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes).  The reporting is factual and usually sourced.  These are the most credible media sources. See all Least Biased Sources. Factual Reporting: HIGH World Press Freedom Rank: USA [...]

President Donald Trump reignited his feud with the National Football League on Friday, blasting football players who knelt or raised a fist during the national anthem Thursday night before suggesting that they didn’t know what they were protesting. “The NFL players are at it again — taking a knee when they should be standing proudly [...]