American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) – Bias and Credibility

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• Overall, we rate the ACLJ as a borderline extreme right-wing source that is mixed in factual reporting due to the use of poor sources and a mixed fact-check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: RIGHT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY

History

The American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) is a politically conservative, Christian-based social activism and watchdog headquartered in Washington, D.C. and associated with Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The ACLJ was founded in 1990 by law school graduate and evangelical minister Pat Robertson to protect constitutional and human rights worldwide. ACLJ generally pursues constitutional issues and conservative Christian ideals in courts of law. The ACLJ arose in part as a right-leaning political answer to the American Civil Liberties Union. The American Center for Law and Justice Chief Counsel is Jay Alan Sekulow, one of former President Trump’s attorneys.

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Funded by / Ownership

The ACLJ is led by Jay Sekulow and funded through donations.

Analysis / Bias

In review, The American Center for Law & Justice has a borderline extreme right-wing bias in reporting news on their website. Most stories published are favorable to the Christian right and negative toward the left. There is frequent use of loaded words in articles such as this: “Chief Architect of ObamaCare’s Deceit and Pro-Abortion Deception Fired for Fraud.” The ACLJ also has produced a half-true claim via a fact-checker.

Further, the Southern Poverty Law Center has an article describing how the ACLJ has been opposed to civil rights for homosexuals, as evidenced by their drafting of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate the ACLJ as a borderline extreme right-wing source that is mixed in factual reporting due to the use of poor sources and a mixed fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 8/29/2017) Updated (10/27/2023)

Source: https://aclj.org/