RIGHT BIAS
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 appealing to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Right Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate Florida’s Voice as right-biased based on perspectives that align more with conservative ideologies. We also rate them as Mixed for factual reporting due to a lack of transparency in their ownership and the occasional promotion of information that does not always align with the consensus of science.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
Florida’s Voice, founded in 2021 by Brendon Leslie, covers state and local news in Florida. Its mission is to deliver information directly relevant to its audience, catering specifically to the interests of Floridians.
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Funded by / Ownership
The exact ownership details of Florida’s Voice have not been made public. The website generates revenue from its advertisements and receives support from businesses identified as “Patriot-Owned,” as stated at the bottom of its webpage.
Analysis / Bias
Analysis of the content of Florida’s Voice reveals a conservative bias in its news reporting and opinion pieces. For example, articles like “Bill requiring biological sex on driver’s licenses advances through last House committee,” Florida’s Voice reports on a bill that mandates the display of biological sex on driver’s licenses in Florida. The article focuses on the advancement of the bill and the arguments from its sponsor, Rep. Bankson. While the article presents the basic facts of the bill’s progress, it gives more weight to the sponsor’s perspective. The article mentions opposition from Democrats and public testimony, but it doesn’t detail their arguments or the content of the testimony. The article cites the Florida Senate website (https://m.flsenate.gov/) as a source.
Another article, titled: Trump is okay with the “weaponization” of government against those he opposes discusses remarks made by Governor Ron DeSantis in an interview with RealClearPolitics. This topic has been significant in Trump’s 2024 campaign narrative, emphasizing government ‘weaponization’ in legal cases against him. The article focuses on a specific statement by DeSantis without offering broader context or alternative viewpoints. It provides evidence through direct quotes from Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump and cites the White House and RealClearPolitics as sources.
While news reporting is generally fact-based and cites credible sources, they sometimes report information from unreliable political figures without critically analyzing or refuting the false statement. For example, they report DeSantis argues COVID vaccines have ‘no evidence of benefit,’ slams CDC credibility, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ skepticism of COVID-19 vaccines contradicts the scientific consensus on their safety and efficacy, as supported by major health organizations like the CDC. Florida’s Voice’s lack of challenge to these statements risks spreading misinformation and undermining public health efforts.
Florida’s Voice generally promotes a right-leaning conservative perspective and sometimes allows misinformation to be unchallenged when it aligns with their conservative views.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Florida’s Voice as right-biased based on perspectives that align more with conservative ideologies. We also rate them as Mixed for factual reporting due to a lack of transparency in their ownership and the occasional promotion of information that does not always align with the consensus of science. (M. Huitsing 03/18/2024)
Source: https://flvoicenews.com/
Last Updated on March 28, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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