Bullshido – Bias and Credibility

These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using an appeal to emotion or stereotypes).  The reporting is factual and usually sourced.  These are the most credible media sources. See all Least Biased Sources.

• Overall, we rate Bullshido Least Biased based on evidence-based reporting covering many genres. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Founded in 2002, Bullshido is a news and opinion website with a tagline that reads “The Art of Fighting BS.” According to their about page, “In the “wild west” days of the Internet back in 2002, a handful of disgruntled jerks came together to create an open platform where people could call out bullshit without fear of censorship, reprisal, or interference on the part of the editorial staff. Those folks were predominately Martial Artists; consequently, the bullshit they called out primarily involved the Martial Arts: things like “chi” and no-touch knockouts, magic ninja powers, ridiculously ineffective fighting techniques, and training practices.”

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Funded by / Ownership

Bullshido is owned by Creative Combat LLC, which is, in turn, owned by Neal Fletcher. The website generates revenue through the sale of branded merchandise and podcast revenue from a variety of sources.

Analysis / Bias

Bullshido can be classified into several different categories. They could easily be placed in our Pro-Science category as they are evidence-based and routinely debunk pseudosciences. Bullshido also produces snarky articles that make you laugh out loud, which could land them in the satire category. Bullshido is all these things, so I can only place them in the least biased category.

Bullshido does have a strong bias against BS, and it uses evidence to support all claims. They use colorful language in their articles, and there is an excellent use of sarcasm to make points. In summary, this is an excellent source for debunking conspiracies, pseudoscience, and false equivalencies.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate Bullshido Least Biased based on evidence-based reporting covering many genres. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 8/22/2017) Updated (12/25/2023)

Source: https://www.bullshido.net/