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• Overall, we rate Blacklisted News as a moderate Conspiracy-Pseudoscience website that does publish some credible news and is therefore Mixed for factual reporting.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

History

Founded in 2006, Blacklisted News is an alternative news and opinion source that occasionally promotes conspiracy theories. A domain search reveals the website is registered to Doug Owen. According to their Patreon page, “Doug Owen is the current Senior Editor of BlacklistedNews.com, political analyst, and host of the Blacklisted Radio Podcast.”

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Funded by / Ownership

Blacklisted News appears to be owned by Doug Owen; however, this is not explicitly indicated on the website. Revenue is generated through advertising and donations.

Analysis / Bias 

In review, Blacklisted News publishes a podcast by Doug Owen and news on the website. News articles on the website often are republished from other sources such as the Questionable Quillette and the conspiracy website Zero Hedge. Headlines often use emotionally loaded wording such as this: PRINCETON STUDY: THE U.S. IS NOT ‘LOSING’ ITS DEMOCRACY, IT’S ALREADY LONG GONE. This story comes from the Pseudoscience website Collective-Evolution.

Editorially, Blacklisted News tends to lean left with frequent negative reporting regarding the former Trump administration. They also frequently publish conspiracies such as Chemtrails, New World Order, and Clinton murder conspiracies: COMPLETE LIST OF CLINTON ASSOCIATES WHO ALLEGEDLY DIED MYSTERIOUSLY OR COMMITTED SUICIDE BEFORE TESTIMONY. This story comes from the highly disreputable Gateway Pundit. In general, Blacklisted News is a website that promotes conspiracies and pseudoscience; however, some stories are factual and derived from credible sources.

Failed Fact Checks

• President Joe Biden’s stimulus package could have given every U.S. taxpayer $41,870. – False
• “Long-term Mask Use May Contribute to Advanced Stage Lung Cancer, Study Finds” – Inaccurate

Overall, we rate Blacklisted News as a moderate Conspiracy-Pseudoscience website that does publish some credible news and is therefore Mixed for factual reporting. (D. Van Zandt 10/15/2016) Updated (12/15/2023)