Christian Post – Bias and Credibility

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.

• Overall, we rate The Christian Post Right Biased based on story selection favorable to the right and Mixed for factual reporting based on a failed fact check, poor sources, and misleading headlines that do not match the story.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: RIGHT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY

History

Founded in 2004, The Christian Post is an American nondenominational, Evangelical Christian newspaper based in Washington, D.C. According to their about page, “Through the website, The Christian Post presents national and international coverage of current events affecting and involving Christian leaders, church bodies, ministries, mission agencies, schools, businesses, and the general Christian public.”

The current editor is Richard Land, president of Southern Evangelical Seminary and president emeritus of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.

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Funded by / Ownership

Samuel Kim owns the Christian Post. Advertising generates revenue.

Analysis / Bias

In review, The Christian Post covers news via reporters on topics of interest to Christians. Headlines are a mix of minimally loaded language with news headlines and some with strong emotionally loaded words on opinion pieces such as this: Beto O’Rourke, climate change, and the end of the world. This misleading headline implies that Beto O’Rourke is claiming the end of the world due to climate change. The content of the article does not reflect this. Rather, it quotes O’Rourke, who said we have 12 years to take serious action on climate change based on scientific consensus. O’Rourke never mentions the end of the world. However, the author does, by quoting the Book of Revelations. This article also sources the questionable Daily Wire, which has failed fact-checks by IFCN fact-checkers. In general, most opinion pieces lean right but not too far right to be considered extreme.

There is a strong Christian bias in story selection when reporting straight news, but the information is generally sourced properly to credible media outlets and organizations.

Failed Fact Checks

• 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 The Christian Post Right Biased based on story selection favorable to the right and Mixed for factual reporting based on a failed fact check, poor sources, and misleading headlines that do not match the story. (7/18/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 01/19/2024)

Source: https://www.christianpost.com/