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- Overall, we rate Gucmakale.com strongly left-biased and Questionable based on poor sourcing of information and a complete lack of transparency regarding authors and ownership.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Poor Sourcing, Lack of Transparency
Bias Rating: LEFT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2018, Gucmakale is a feminist news and opinion website that directs to the Femalista website, which is affiliated with the Facebook page Women’s Rights News. According to their about page, “We promote and advocate an array of topics from global gender equality, feminism, gay rights, shaming & bullying, body-positive & acceptance, rape, rape culture, victim-blaming, reproductive rights / pro-choice, women’s health, domestic & sexual abuse, survivor & victim stories, SHEroes, human rights, gender pay gap and so much more.
Besides an about page, the website lacks transparency as it does not disclose ownership, editors, or authors.
Read our profile on the United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
Gucmakale does not openly state ownership; however, the terms and conditions page indicates they are controlled by Perfect Insight, Inc. A search for this company reveals they were dissolved in 2017. Revenue is derived through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Gucmakale is a mirror website of Femalista.com that breaks news down into categories such as Women, Activism, Beauty & Health, Body & Love, LGBT, Parenting, and Politics. Story selection favors a liberal perspective and utilizes moderately loaded emotional wording such as this Ex-Homophobes Share What Was The Eye-Opener That Changed Their Minds. This story, like most, is published by the anonymous Vicky and is sourced to Social Media. A review of several articles indicates they do not source information properly.
For more information on the editorial bias, please read our review for Femalista.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Gucmakale.com strongly left-biased and Questionable based on poor sourcing of information and a complete lack of transparency regarding authors and ownership. (D. Van Zandt 7/13/2020) Updated (06/29/2022)
Source: https://www.gucmakale.com/
Last Updated on May 24, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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