LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate Ad Fontes Media as least biased in sum due to a sound methodology and High for factual reporting.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2014, Ad Fontes Media, formerly known as All Generalizations are False, is the website of Patent Attorney Vanessa Otero. This website is well known for its media bias chart that rates different media sources from right to left and on credibility.
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Funded by / Ownership
According to their about page, Ad Fontes Media is a company founded by Vanessa Otero. Ad Fontes is currently funded through sales of products, services, and merchandise.
Analysis / Bias
First and foremost, we did not want to review this website or the chart as we consider this a friend or competitor depending on how you view it. We prefer friends, just as we view Allsides. All of us have the same mission, which is to inform about the bias of media sources. However, we have had so many requests we felt we should weigh in for what it is worth. We really do not have any problem with this chart and feel it is mostly accurate.
Vanessa Otero states on her FAQ page that “I consider myself to be moderately liberal.” That is just fine as long as it is backed up with a reasonable methodology, as the Media Bias Chart is.
In a review of the chart, it is within the ballpark of how Media Bias Fact Check rates its sources. In other words, the sources on the right belong on the right, and the ones on the left belong on the left. For what it is worth, we think this is a decent chart that should be shared. In general, Ad Fontes rates the bias and credibility of media sources with a sound methodology that is low-biased and accurate.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Ad Fontes Media as least biased in sum due to a sound methodology and High for factual reporting. (D. Van Zandt 8/16/2018) Updated (09/29/2022)
Source: https://www.adfontesmedia.com/
Last Updated on May 7, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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