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Free Thought Project
CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE
- Overall, we rate the Free Thought Project a Strong Conspiracy website and Low for factual reporting due to a very poor fact check record.
Detailed Report
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 48/180
History
According to their about page the Free Thought Project is “a hub for Free Thinking conversations about the promotion of liberty and the daunting task of government accountability.” The Free Thought Project was founded in 2013 by Jason Bassler and Matt Agorist.
Read our profile on United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
The website is funded through online advertising and a paid subscription model that is ad free.
Analysis / Bias
The Free Thought Project reports some credible news as well as conspiracies such as Chemtrails, Geoengineering by the government and anti-vaccination propaganda. The Free Thought Project also uses sensational headlines that favor the left such as this: WATCH: Trump Melts Down as Man Holds Up Photo of Him and Billionaire Pedophile Epstein at Rally.
A factual search reveals numerous failed fact checks by IFCN fact checkers.
- Flint Residents Told That Their Children Could Be Taken Away If They Don’t Pay for City’s Poison Water? – FALSE
- Judges Rules the Government Can Ban Vegetable Gardens – MOSTLY FALSE
- Did Florida police seize a man’s gun with out due process? No – FALSE
- Did Snopes.com Ignore a Huge Child Trafficking Bust in Arizona? – FALSE
- Mississippi Bill Grants Churches ‘Lethal Force’ Powers – MOSTLY FALSE
- “State Forces Citizens to Pay for ‘Stargazing Permit’ to View Night Sky in Public Parks” – MOSTLY FALSE
Overall, we rate the Free Thought Project a Strong Conspiracy website and Low for factual reporting due to a very poor fact check record. (5/13/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 02/10/2020)
Source: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/
