QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
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.
- Overall, we rate Bbarta24 Questionable based on poor sourcing, a complete lack of transparency, and promotion of pro-government propaganda.
Detailed Report
Questionable Reasoning: Propaganda, Poor Sourcing, Lack of Transparency
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Bangladesh
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: LIMITED FREEDOM
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Bbarta24 is an online news source from Bangladesh. The website lacks transparency as they do not offer an about page. They do however list the editor as Bani Yasmin Hasi.
Bangladesh has limited press freedom. Please read our profile on Bangladesh media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
Bbarta24 does not disclose ownership and therefore lacks transparency. It is also unknown how they generate revenue.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Bbarta24 reports local/national news with low bias such as this Govt wants to control traffic in Dhaka digitally: PM. This story is not sourced with hyperlinks. It appears they have not published new content since 2019 and may no longer be in business.
Editorially, there is little criticism of the government, which results in the promotion of propaganda through omission.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Bbarta24 Questionable based on poor sourcing, a complete lack of transparency, and promotion of pro-government propaganda. (D. Van Zandt 2/5/2017) Updated (05/04/2022)
Source: http://en.bbarta24.net/
Last Updated on May 14, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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