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 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 Canada Free Press Questionable based on extreme right-wing bias, promotion of conspiracies, and numerous false claims.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Propaganda, Conspiracy, Some Fake News
Bias Rating: EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Canada Free Press is a conservative Canadian news and opinion website. Ironically, they promote American Nationalism through their motto: “Because without America, there is no Free World” The website is founded by Judi Ann T. McLeod, formerly a reporter for a series of newspapers in Ontario.
Read our profile on the Canadian government’s influence on media.
Funded by / Ownership
Judi McLeod owns the website, which is funded through heavy online advertising.
Analysis / Bias
Canada Free Press is an overtly Christian, extreme right website that peddles conspiracy theories such as Obama being an Islamic Terrorist and 9/11 as an inside job. They also promote pseudosciences such as human-influenced Climate Change Denial and Creationism.
Canada Free Press routinely uses strong loaded wording that always favors the right such as this: New Poll Results Freaking out Democrats. When it comes to sourcing, they favor right-biased sources and occasionally use sources that we have rated as Questionable.
Failed Fact Checks
- Stolen files are proof of a “deliberate fraud” and “the greatest deception in history.” – False
- During a speech in which he declared Jesus Christ, his “redeemer,” Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan gave indications that he was breaking with Islam in favor of following Christianity. – False
Overall, we rate Canada Free Press Questionable based on extreme right-wing bias, promotion of conspiracies, and numerous false claims. (10/2/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 12/29/2023)
Source: https://canadafreepress.com/
Last Updated on December 29, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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