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.
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- Overall, we rate Grit Post Left Biased based on story selection that almost always favors the left and High for factual reporting due to strong sourcing and a decent track record with fact checkers.
Detailed Report
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 48/180
History
Founded in 2017, Grit Post is a news and opinion website that lists addresses in Denver, Colorado as well as Atlanta, Georgia. According to their about page “Gritpost.com is real news for the working class. We focus on covering political, economic, and policy-related stories that affect American workers and their communities.” The publisher is Shara Smith.
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Funded by / Ownership
Grit Post is held by Grit Post LLC and revenue is derived from advertising and sponsored content.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Grit Post covers primarily political news with a left leaning bias in story selection. There is minimal to moderate use of loaded emotional language in headlines such as this: Trump Allegedly Inflated Net Worth By More Than $2 Billion to Get Loans from Deutsche Bank and this Gravel Champions Direct Democracy While States Undermine It. These two stories as well as all others reviewed utilize credible media sources such as the New York Times, Politico, Washington Times and the Orange County Register. The Grit Post also clearly labels news stories and opinion pieces accordingly. Editorially, this website is almost 100% in favor of the political left.
A factual search reveals they have not have a failed a fact check, though they have one mixed claim according to Snopes.
Overall, we rate Grit Post Left Biased based on story selection that almost always favors the left and High for factual reporting due to strong sourcing and a decent track record with fact checkers. (D. Van Zandt 3/28/2019)
Source: https://gritpost.com
Last Updated on May 24, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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