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- Overall, we rate Al Manar Questionable based on excessive political party control that results in the publication of pro-Hezbollah propaganda, poor sourcing, and designation as a terrorist and hate group. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to the omission of key facts in stories and a failed fact check.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Poor Sourcing, Propaganda, Lack of Transparency, Hate Group
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Lebanon
Press Freedom Rating: LIMITED FREEDOM
Media Type: TV Station
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Launched in 2000, Al Manar is the official website for the TV station Al Manar. Al Manar features Lebanese, world, and business news, with a section called “Focus on Zionists” and a section for Hezbollah Statements. In 2006 the U.S. Government “Designates Al-Manar as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Entity Television Station and an Arm of Hezbollah Terrorist Network.”
Read our profile on Lebanon’s media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
Al Manar is fully affiliated with Hezbollah and calls itself “the main tool in keeping up with the victories of the Lebanese Resistance of Hezbollah and the Zionist entity’s crimes.” The US state department designates Al Manar as a media arm of Hezbollah. The Lebanese Communication Group operates Al Manar TV and is owned by Hezbollah. Funding and revenue are not transparent.
Analysis / Bias
According to a BBC profile on Lebanon’s Media, “Almost all TVs and radios are privately-owned, and many are affiliated with political groups. Al-Manar TV is operated by the militant group Hezbollah.
In review, Al Manar publishes articles with strong emotionally loaded language such as “Lebanon Shows Entire World Pride in Face of US Tyrant.” The article reads, “Pompeo and his entourage started touring the various decision-making centers in Beirut to provoke the Lebanese against Hezbollah resistance which has protected the country from the Zionist and the takfiri enemies.” Al Manar reports selectively when the issue doesn’t resonate with Hezbollah. When it comes to sourcing, Al Manar often hyperlinks to itself, and typically when covering world news, they republish news from AFP such as “China to Impose Sanctions on US Firms in Taiwan Arms Sale.”
Editorially, Al Manar is classified as a hate group by the ADL where they state “Al-Manar broadcasts the terrorist group’s messages of hate and violence, disseminates anti-Semitic and anti-American propaganda and glorifies suicide bombings to millions of viewers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”
Failed Fact Checks
Overall, we rate Al Manar Questionable based on excessive political party control that results in the publication of pro-Hezbollah propaganda, poor sourcing, and designation as a terrorist and hate group. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to the omission of key facts in stories and a failed fact check. (M. Huitsing 12/6/2020) Updated (01/09/2022)
Source: https://english.almanar.com.lb
Last Updated on May 9, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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