LEFT BIAS
These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using an appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Left Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate CounterVortex as Far-Left biased based on editorial positions that align with the anarchist left. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to the use of some factually mixed sources and consistent one-sided reporting that may leave out important context.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: FAR LEFT (-8.8)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (5.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
Launched in 2001, CounterVortex is a news website/blog offering critical analysis of global issues. It provides comprehensive daily coverage of U.S. military operations, the War on Terror, resource conflicts, autonomy movements, and non-mainstream left-wing viewpoints from various regions. Named initially World War 4 Report, it evolved into CounterVortex.
Bill Weinberg, the founder of CounterVortex, owns several websites, including Global Ganja Report, New Jewish Resistance, and EthnoGrub.com (currently under development). CounterVortex is based in New York.
Read our profile on USA Media and Government.
Funded by /Ownership
Bill Weinberg is the owner of CounterVortex. Revenue is generated through donations and subscriptions.
Analysis / Bias
Weinberg’s basic self-described political orientation is left-anarchist. CounterVortex distinguishes its content by type, offering opinion pieces and straightforward reporting.
Opinion pieces, often found in Bill Weinberg’s blog, reflect editorial perspectives, showcasing a more subjective and analytical approach consistent with Weinberg’s political stance. An example of such an editorial piece is Weinberg’s blog post titled “Putin Design to Rebuild Russian Empire: blatanter and blatanter.” In this critical examination of Russia’s foreign policy, Weinberg’s left-anarchist viewpoint influences the framing, language, and analysis. He highlights Russian expansionism, uses emotionally loaded language to condemn it, supports his claims with sources like the New York Times, Newsweek, The Guardian, Russian Komsomolskaya Pravda, Chinese internet service provider NetEase, Inc.(163.com), and NPR, and maintains a consistent bias against authoritarianism and imperialism. The article combines factual reporting with a subjective analysis, offering a critical perspective on Russian geopolitical strategies.
Another example is Podcasts such as “Ukraine and the Weaponization of History —again,” which includes a clear anti-Russian stance, skepticism towards accusations of Ukrainian Nazism, and support for Ukraine’s war effort against Russian aggression.
Regarding news reporting, the article titled “Trump’s America: No Longer Safe For Refugees” describes the treatment of refugees in the U.S. under the Trump administration in stark, downbeat terms. Phrases like “brutally transgressed American as well as international law” and “obliterate the basic human rights of refugees” are emotionally charged, emphasizing the severity and perceived inhumanity of these policies. This story relies on proper sourcing from Reuters, constituteproject.org, ohchr.org, hrlibrary.umn.edu., and Al Jazeera. The article presents a unique perspective critical of both Western and non-Western power structures.
In general, CounterVortex holds far-left biases in favor of anti-war, anti-imperialism, and anti-fascism (Left Anarchism). News reporting is usually rooted in fact; however, they sometimes rely on factually mixed sources and consistently provide only one side of the story, leaving out important context.
Failed Fact Checks
- They have not been checked by a third-party fact-checker.
Overall, we rate CounterVortex as Far-Left biased based on editorial positions that align with the anarchist left. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to the use of some factually mixed sources and consistent one-sided reporting that may leave out important context. (M. Huitsing 12/02/2023) Updated (10/10/2025)
Source: countervortex.org
Last Updated on October 10, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
Do you appreciate our work? Please consider one of the following ways to sustain us.
or
Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources