Greatist - Bias and Credibility - Media Bias/Fact Check

PRO-SCIENCE

These sources consist of legitimate science or are evidence-based through the use of credible scientific sourcing. Legitimate science follows the scientific method, is unbiased, and does not use emotional words. These sources also respect the consensus of experts in the given scientific field and strive to publish peer-reviewed science. Some sources in this category may have a slight political bias but adhere to scientific principles. See all Pro-Science sources.

Overall, we rate Greatist as a left-leaning Pro-Science source that typically relies on scientific sources. We also rate them as mostly factual due to occasionally promoting pseudoscience with a disclaimer.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: PRO-SCIENCE (-3.0)
Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL (2.5)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Greatist is a wellness-focused website that provides personalized health information. It covers mental health, sexual health, relationships, race, and gender, offering articles, recipes, workout videos, and wellness challenges. It is owned by San Francisco-based Healthline Media, which also owns Healthline.com and MedicalNewsToday.com.

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Funded by / Ownership

Greatist is funded through advertisements, sponsored content, and affiliate partnerships. Healthline Media, a subsidiary of Red Ventures, a digital marketing company, owns Greatist. Red Ventures owns various brands, including Lonely Planet, CNET, ZDNet, The Points Guy, Healthline.com, and Bankrate. Their corporate HQ is in Indian Land, South Carolina.

Analysis / Bias

Greatist focuses on health, nutrition, and physical fitness. For example, the article “The Ultimate Guide to Vitamins and Minerals” provides information about vitamins and minerals. It employs a generally neutral tone but includes some informal language for engagement (“yeeeeeeeeeeah boiiiiiiiii”). It cites sources that vary in reliability, including credible ones like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), Healthline, and Wikipedia, which has mixed credibility.

The article “Don’t #DiagnoseTrump. It Only Hurts People Living With Mental Illness” discusses the trend of #DiagnoseTrump on Twitter and the potential negative consequences of attempting to diagnose public figures, particularly politicians, with mental illnesses from a distance.

Generally, the article is neutral and informative, focusing on the implications of diagnosing public figures like Donald Trump. However, The phrase, “The hate he spews shows he’s racist, sexist, Islamaphobic, and anti-Semitic—not mentally ill,” employs emotionally loaded language to characterize Donald Trump’s behavior in a highly negative light. It uses terms like “hate,” “racist,” “sexist,” “Islamaphobic,” and “anti-Semitic” to describe his actions, which is a strongly negative tone towards him. Additionally, the phrase implies that Trump’s actions are primarily motivated by these negative traits rather than being attributed to mental illness, which reinforces the negative characterization.

The article “Calling All the Grown and Sexy: The 11 Best Yoga Poses for Sex” on Greatist is informative and focuses on how particular yoga poses can enhance sexual experiences; the content is based more on the input of the featured experts, Eric M. Garrison and Martha Langer, and also cites The National Center for Biotechnology.

While most content on Greatist is reasonably sourced and fact-based, some content promotes pseudoscience, such as this: The 11 best crystals for weight loss. They are careful to disclaim there is no scientific evidence to support this claim “TBH, there’s basically no science to prove crystals can help weight loss. And what info we do have is uber-anecdotal.” Despite that, they still list 11 crystals that won’t work, which comes off as an endorsement of the debunked pseudoscience of crystal healing.

In general, Greatist is a pro-science health and wellness website that predominantly relies on scientific sources for its information. While it maintains a commitment to scientific rigor, it occasionally features articles that explore alternative health practices. It’s worth noting that the website typically does not publish political articles unless they directly pertain to health topics. However, political articles often hold a left-leaning bias.

Failed Fact Checks

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Overall, we rate Greatist as a left-leaning Pro-Science source that typically relies on scientific sources. We also rate them as mostly factual due to occasionally promoting pseudoscience with a disclaimer. (M. Huitsing 11/28/2023) Updated (11/11/2025)

Source: https://greatist.com/

Last Updated on November 11, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check