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 untrustworthy and should be fact-checked per article. 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 BlackNews.com Left Biased and Questionable due to a complete lack of transparency and poor sourcing of information.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Lack of Transparency, Poor Sourcing
Bias Rating: LEFT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2001, BlackNews.com is a website that publishes and aggregates news on politics, culture, and accomplishments by African Americans. The website lacks transparency as they do not provide an about page or disclose ownership.
Read our profile on the United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
The website does not disclose ownership; however, at the bottom of the pages, it says it is copyrighted to Dante Lee International, a company that publishes websites for African American readers. Revenue is derived through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, BlackNews.com publishes social justice, culture, entertainment, and politics news. Articles and headlines contain moderately loaded language such as this: Still No Jail Time For White Couple Who Starved and Abused Their Black Adopted Children. This story does not have an author name or any sourcing or citations as to where it came from. Many stories on the website highlight social injustice, such as the one above and this Black Mom Who Adopted White Baby Says the Police Have Been Called on Her Twice.
Editorially, they frequently report negatively on President Donald Trump, such as this, 6 Lies and Truths About Black Unemployment Under Trump’s Administration. Generally, the news is reported with a left-leaning bias and is usually factual. However, this is a questionable source with a complete lack of transparency and little to no sourcing of information.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate BlackNews.com Left Biased and Questionable due to a complete lack of transparency and poor sourcing of information. (D. Van Zandt 6/28/2020) Updated (07/01/2022)
Source: https://www.blacknews.com/
Last Updated on May 15, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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