QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no sourcing to credible information, a complete lack of transparency and/or is fake news. Fake News is the deliberate attempt to publish hoaxes and/or disinformation for the purpose of profit or influence (Learn More). Sources listed in the Questionable Category may be very untrustworthy and should be fact checked on a per article basis. Please note sources on this list are not considered fake news unless specifically written in the reasoning section for that source. See all Questionable sources.
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- Overall, we rate Hang the Bankers a Questionable Source based on the promotion of conspiracies and an extreme right-wing bias in reporting.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Extreme Right, Propaganda, Conspiracy
Country: Unknown
History
According to their about page “HangTheBankers.com was created to raise the consciousness of the public to what is truly going on in the world. Filling the chasm that mainstream media creates to the true reality of our world.” According to Whois the domain was purchased in 2012.
Funded by / Ownership
The website does not disclose ownership and appears to be funded through online advertising and donations.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Hang the Bankers is primarily a conspiracy website with articles such as this: United States calls on Al-Qaeda to stage false flag attack in Syria. They also frequently report on the New World Order as well as anti-vaccination propaganda. This source belongs in our conspiracy category, however, they do present with a right wing bias in reporting, therefore we label them Questionable as they are not strictly a conspiracy website.
Overall, we rate Hang the Bankers a Questionable Source based on the promotion of conspiracies and extreme right-wing bias in reporting. (8/10/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 9/22/2018)
Source: https://hangthebankers.com/
Last Updated on May 24, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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