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 appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports and omit reporting of information that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Left Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate Foreign Policy News Left biased due to their story selection that favors the left and mixed factually due to poor (lack of) sourcing.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
Not to be confused with the least biased Foreign Policy (FP) Magazine, Foreign Policy News is a news website focused on reporting news on both international and national news as it relates to foreign relations. The Foreign Policy News Editor is Justin Farrell. Foreign Policy News states its mission as “[…] to present an alternative overview on current events affecting the international relations.”
Funded by / Ownership
Foreign Policy News does not disclose ownership, and the website is funded through online advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Foreign Policy News utilizes some credible sources such as Merco Press; however, some articles are not sourced at all. Although the articles are very well written, typically, they fail to source or provide any links to outside sources that can verify their claims.
When it comes to US politics, they utilize emotionally loaded words such as “2018 US foreign policy: expect continuance of cataract vision” and “Donald Trump’s Jerusalem move scuttles Middle East Peace Process.” A quote from this same article contains significantly loaded words that bias the reader against Trump’s decision: “in conclusion, Trump’s apparently impulsive decisions close the doors of negotiations and diplomacy and open the floodgates to hell.”
Failed Fact Checks
- They have not been fact-checked by a third-party.
Overall, we rate Foreign Policy News Left biased due to their story selection that favors the left and mixed factually due to poor (lack of) sourcing. (M. Huitsing 1/3/2018) Updated (10/28/2022)
Source: http://foreignpolicynews.org
Last Updated on May 24, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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