A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no sourcing to credible information, a complete lack of transparency 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 Category may be very untrustworthy and should be fact checked on a per article basis. Please note sources on this list are not considered fake news unless specifically written in the reasoning section for that source. See all Questionable sources. Reasoning: Extreme Right, Propaganda, Conspiracy History
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Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 45/180
Founded in 2012, State of the Nation (formerly State of the Nation 2012) is a propaganda and conspiracy website that focuses on right-wing politics. According to their about page, “SOTN has no other interest except uncovering and presenting the facts. SOTN commentary provides a uniquely insightful perspective rarely found anywhere else in the alternative news media.”
The website completely lacks transparency as it does not name authors, editors, or owners.
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Funded by / Ownership
State of the Nation lacks transparency as they do not disclose ownership and there does not appear to be a source of revenue.
Analysis / Bias
In review, State of the Nation does not write original content, but rather links to other news sources, videos, social media, etc. They also republish news from other sources. Story selection comes from a far-right perspective with many stories promoting conspiracy theories such as this Here’s the Raw Truth about the Covid-19 Vaccine. (Video). This is a video that features Anti-vaccination Dr. Simone Gold, who has made numerous false claims regarding the Coronavirus. She was also arrested for taking part in the Capitol riots on January 6th. When it comes to sourcing they frequently use far-right questionable sources such as Breitbart, Zero Hedge, and the Gateway Pundit.
Editorially, all stories favor the right and particular former President Trump such as this Palm Beach County Harassing Trump, Chasing Him Out of Mar-a-Lago. In general, SOTN is not a credible source of information as they routinely promote far-right conspiracies, propaganda, and pseudoscience.
Failed Fact Checks
Overall, we rate State of the Nation (SOTN) extreme right biased and Questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, and pseudoscience as well as the use of poor sources, a complete lack of transparency, and false claims. (D. Van Zandt 1/13/2017) Updated (2/1/2021)
Source: http://stateofthenation.co/
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