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- Overall, we rate the Daily Honker as right-biased and Questionable based on promoting conservative propaganda, using poor sources who routinely fail fact checks, and a complete lack of transparency.
Detailed Report
Questionable Reasoning: Propaganda, Poor Sources, Lack of Transparency
Bias Rating: RIGHT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Daily Honker is a news aggregation website that sources content from various outlets, including right-leaning sources like The Post Millennial and The Western Journal. The exact launch date, founders, and historical background of Daily Honker remain unspecified.
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Funded by / Ownership
Ownership and funding details of Daily Honker are not publicly disclosed. Advertisements generate revenue.
Analysis / Bias
The Daily Honker aggregates content that tends to sensationalize events and highlight divisive political incidents, as evidenced by the articles summarized. Aggregating from sources known for right-leaning biases and controversial reporting, the Daily Honker exhibits a conservative bias in its story selection. Including sensational stories, like the incident outside Trump Tower, and political commentary, as seen in Steve Bannon’s CPAC speech, suggests a preference for content that can polarize or provoke strong reactions among readers. The factual accuracy of Daily Honker’s aggregated content would largely depend on the original sources, most of which have a mixed track record in factual reporting.
In general, the Daily Honker holds a strong right-leaning bias in story selection and may not always be factual due to reliance on questionable sources.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years. The sources used often fail fact-checks.
Overall, we rate the Daily Honker as right-biased and Questionable based on promoting conservative propaganda, using poor sources who routinely fail fact checks, and a complete lack of transparency. (M. Huitsing 02/25/2024)
Source: https://dailyhonker.com/
Last Updated on February 25, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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