These media sources are moderately 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 reporting of information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Right Bias sources.
Overall, we rate DML News Right Biased based on story selection that usually favors the right and Mixed for factual reporting due to the use of poor sources and a lack of transparency.
Detailed Report
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA World Press Freedom Rank: USA 48/180
History
Founded in 2017, DML News is a conservative news aggregation website founded by Dennis Michael Lynch, who has produced anti-immigration films. He has made appearances as a guest on Fox News as well as Newsmax TV. According to their about page “We aggregate the trending news and reports you need to know about. From the Middle East to Manhattan, from the Beltway to Beijing, DML News provides a collection of headlines and bullet points that provide just enough detail for you to know what’s happening in the U.S. and around the world. We do not add bias or opinions to the news we aggregate.”
The website lacks transparency as they do not indicate Dennis Michael Lynch is the owner. Revenue is derived through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, when examining the bias of news aggregators we look specifically at the sources they use. DML News claims to have a rating system to determine if a story is factual or not. For example, aggregated stories must provide named sources, be reported by more than one outlet, does not insert opinion or leading words, and includes supporting evidence.
A review of sources used generally falls to the right, such as the factually mixed Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, the Questionable Breitbart to more centrist publications such as The Hill. In general, DML News aggregates news that is favorable to the right and from mostly credible sources. Though some have failed fact checks.
Overall, we rate DML News Right Biased based on story selection that usually favors the right and Mixed for factual reporting due to the use of poor sources and a lack of transparency. (D. Van Zandt 1/25/2020)
