Daily Source Bias Check: Tribunist

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 damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Right Bias sources.

• Overall, we rate the Tribunist Right Biased based on story selection that mostly favors the right. We also rate them Mostly Factual in reporting, rather than High, due to a complete lack of transparency and one failed fact check that occurred 3 years ago, while sourcing information properly. 

Detailed Report

Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL
Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 48/180

History

Founded in 2010, the Tribunist is a conservative news and opinion website that focuses on police, politics, and the military. The website completely lacks transparency as there is not an about page, nor disclosure of ownership, an editor is not named, and news stories do not list author names.

Funded by / Ownership

The Tribunist does not disclose ownership and funding appears to be derived from advertising.

Analysis / Bias

In review, the Tribunist presents news and opinions with a right leaning conservative bias. Headlines and articles utilize only moderate loaded emotional language such as this: Trump Doubles Down on Iran After Oil Attack “US Locked and Loaded”. This story like most on the website utilize proper sources. In this case they source to ABC News. In another article they utilize video and link to Military.com. In general, story selection favors the right, but not in an overt manner.

A factual search reveals they have failed one fact check in 2016, but none since.