Daily Source Bias Check: How-To-Geek

LEAST BIASED

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Overall, we rate How-To Geek Least Biased based on publishing non-political technological information and Very-High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.

Detailed Report

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

History

How-To Geek is an online technology magazine founded by Lowell Heddings in 2007. According to their about page “How-To Geek is an online technology magazine and one of the top 500 websites in the US. Since it was created more than a decade ago, the site’s 10,000+ in-depth articles have been read over 1 billion times. More than 15 million people read our articles every month. ” Chris Hoffman is the present editor-in-chief.

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Funded by / Ownership

How-To Geek is owned by its founders, Lowell Heddings and Erik Wang. They state on their about page “Unlike many other websites, How-To Geek was built without any outside investment or corporate ownership. It remains an independent organization today.” The website is funded through advertising.

Analysis / Bias

In review, How-To Geek covers technological news that really does not report on politics. In fact, a search of their website could not turn up a single article about the Trump Administration. All information on this website is low biased and sticks to technology news. Further, all information is properly and thoroughly sourced.

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

Overall, we rate How-To Geek Least Biased based on publishing non-political technological information and Very-High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 5/4/2019)

Source: https://www.howtogeek.com