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CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE
- Overall, we rate AskingAngles right biased and a tin-foil hat conspiracy and quackery level pseudoscience website based on the publication of debunked or false information.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT
Factual Reporting: VERY LOW
Country: Australia
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
According to their about page: “This website is about empowering people to contact their angels or spirit guides and learn how to use these unseen spiritual helpers to the best advantage.”
Read our profile on Australia Media and Government.
Funded by / Ownership
AskingAngels does not specifically disclose ownership, but it appears that Linda Aspinall is the owner (not confirmed). The About Me page states, “Hi, I’m Linda. I’m a Psychic Clairvoyant and self-published author from Australia.” Advertising generates revenue.
Analysis / Bias
In review, the AskingAngels website consists of a section about crystals and stones and their healing properties. Some of the topics covered are Healing, Spirituality, and a Starseed section described as “a soul from another world that incarnates on Earth to bring light and knowledge, helping Mother Earth and uplifting the people on the planet.” There are many more sections you can see in detail here.
AskingAngels promotes both conspiracies and pseudoscience. They also published outright false information such as this article “The (old) President Has Not Abandoned You!” with a quote from the article stating: “The television is gaslighting you. It is 100% lies. Biden has been blocked out of the Whitehouse, and they appear to be using TV sets pretending he is in the Whitehouse. What you are watching on television is one giant lie at this point. It is not clear yet if you still have a President Trump or the emergency power as gone to the military, or elsewhere, but I am sure it is not to Biden.” In other words, they are saying Biden is not the actual President. In general, this is a tin-foil hat-level conspiracy website that routinely promotes pseudoscience from a conservative (right-biased) perspective.
Failed Fact Checks
Overall, we rate AskingAngles right biased and a tin-foil hat conspiracy and quackery level pseudoscience website based on the publication of debunked or false information. (M. Huiting (5/7/2021)
Source: http://askingangels.com/
Last Updated on February 16, 2022 by Media Bias Fact Check
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