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 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.
QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Hate Group, Lack of Transparency, Poor Sourcing, Propaganda, Conspiracy
Bias Rating: EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
The Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC) is an American far-right organization that supports a large variety of conservative and paleoconservative causes in addition to white nationalism and white separatism. Its Statement of Principles says that they “oppose all efforts to mix the races of mankind.” Several members of the CofCC Board of Directors are former leaders of the segregationist Citizens’ Councils of America.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, this is a White Supremacist hate group. In 2022, the former URL for this site now links to conservative-headlines.org.
The website completely lacks transparency on every level however it does redirect from the former Council of Conservative Citizens website.
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Funded by / Ownership
The Council for Conservative Citizens owns and publishes Conservative Headlines. Donations via check or money order generate revenue.
Analysis / Bias
In review, the website publishes unsourced extreme right content such as this Antifa Arrested as Right-Wingers Rally for James Fields and Nationalists. This story, like most, is unsourced. They generally feature content that portrays minorities negatively, such as having a section dedicated specifically to black-on-white crime, such as this Black Murder Roundup: January of 2022. Not surprisingly, they do not mention the White Supremacist mass shooting that recently took place in Buffalo, New York.
This group aligns with the Great Replacement Conspiracy through their views on minorities and immigration. Further, they have been labeled a hate group.
Failed Fact Checks
- None found; see above.
Overall, we rate the Council of Conservative Citizens extreme right biased and Questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, poor sourcing, a complete lack of transparency, and labeling as a hate group by third-party sources. (D. Van Zandt 1/31/2017) Updated (05/16/2022)
Last Updated on May 16, 2022 by Media Bias Fact Check
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