RIGHT BIAS
These media sources are moderate to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information reporting that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Right Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate the Brownstone Institute Right Biased based on editorial positions that favor a conservative-libertarian perspective. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to a failed fact check and the promotion of misinformation regarding Covid-19.
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
Founded in May 2021 by Jeffrey Tucker, the Brownstone Institute for Social and Economic Research is a Libertarian think tank that advocates for Anarcho-Capitalism. Jeffrey Tucker is an Austrian economics writer and an author of books on Libertarianism. According to their about page, its “vision is of a society that places the highest value on the voluntary interaction of individuals and groups while minimizing the use of violence and force including that which is exercised by public authority.”
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Funded by / Ownership
The Brownstone Institute for Social and Economic Research is a nonprofit organization funded through donations.
Analysis / Bias
The Brownstone Institute advocates for libertarian government and Austrian economic theory. They claim to be “the spiritual child of the Great Barrington Declaration.” The Great Barrington Declaration comes from the Libertarian Think Tank, The American Institute for Economic Research. Scientists have criticized the Great Barrington Declaration as dangerous and controversial due to its opposition to lockdowns, masks, and vaccine mandates. The Brownstone Institute states that it “looks to influence a post-lockdown world by generating new ideas in public health, scientific discourse, economics, and social theory.”
The website features news and opinion articles that use loaded emotional wording favoring the libertarian right, such as this The Mandate on Business Intensifies the Crisis. This story is reasonably sourced to Tweets and the website Worldometers.
Editorially, they advocate for limited government, free-market capitalism, and libertarian policy. During the covid-19 pandemic, they promoted vaccine hesitancy, such as why I Will Not Take the Second Dose. They have also promoted misinformation and made false claims about vaccines (see fact checks below). In general, they are right-biased and sometimes promote misinformation.
Failed Fact Checks
- 19 Studies On COVID Vaccine Efficacy Do Raise Doubts On Vaccine Mandates – False
- “COVID Vaccines Were Never Safe for Pregnant Women, Pfizer’s own data show” – Inaccurate
Overall, we rate the Brownstone Institute Right Biased based on editorial positions that favor a conservative-libertarian perspective. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to a failed fact check and the promotion of misinformation regarding Covid-19. (D. Van Zandt 05/14/2023)
Source: https://brownstone.org/
Last Updated on May 15, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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