Daily Source Bias Check: Space.com

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• Overall, we rate Space.com Pro-Science based on publication of information that is rooted in scientific evidence. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.

Detailed Report

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

History

Founded in 1999, by then CNN host Lou Dobbs, Space.com is a space and astronomy news website. Its stories are often syndicated to other media outlets. According to their mission statement they “provide an amazing journey celebrating space exploration, innovation and discovery.” The current editor-in-chief is Tariq Malik.

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Funded by / Ownership

Space.com is now owned by Purch, a tech media group. Revenue is derived through advertising and sponsored content.

Analysis / Bias

In review, Space.com covers developments in space, physics, technology and astronomy. Space.com does not offer original news, but rather summarizes news stories from other sources. News is reported with some emotional wording in headlines, but the body of content is generally pro-science such as this: A TV satellite is about to explode following ‘irreversible’ battery damage. Space.com always sources their information and does not provide significant editorial bias. For example, when reporting on Trump, they stick with the genre and focus on science issues such as this: Trump Launches US Space Command to Control the ‘Next Warfighting Domain’.

A factual search reveals they have not failed a fact check.

Overall, we rate Space.com Pro-Science based on publication of information that is rooted in scientific evidence. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 11/27/2016) Updated (1/24/2020)

Source: https://www.space.com/