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 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.
- Overall, we rate Hawar News Agency Left Biased and Questionable based on the promotion of conspiracy theories, propaganda, lack of transparency, and poor sourcing.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Propaganda, Conspiracies, Poor Sourcing
Bias Rating: FAR LEFT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: Syria
Press Freedom Rank: TOTAL OPPRESSION
Media Type: News Agency
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Hawar News Agency is an online Kurdish news service based in Al-Hasaka, Syria. The site’s About page says, “Hawar news agency was founded on March 1, 2013, by a number of Kurdish journalists in Belgium. It covers events and publishes news from various European countries, Rojava areas and other parts of Kurdistan, in addition to the countries of the Middle East.”
Read our profile on the Syrian Government and Media.
Funded by / Ownership
The owner of the site is unknown, editor of the site is also unknown. They have a contact page that only leads to nowhere.
Analysis / Bias
Hawar News Agency rarely sources their news pieces, and in some cases, they use questionable sources. According to a Pro-Syrian opposition source, Verify-by Hawar News is affiliated with the Democratic Union Party (PYD), and by affiliation, they have a strong left-wing bias. Further, they indicate rumors as to their source under the analysis headline such as this: “There are changes in Aleppo, Idleb, and Hama.” Hawar News Agency uses strong loaded language in both sensational headlines and articles; therefore, we rate Hawar News Agency as mixed for factual reporting, and a questionable propaganda website with extreme left bias.
Overall, we rate Hawar News Agency Left Biased and Questionable based on the promotion of conspiracy theories, propaganda, lack of transparency, and poor sourcing. (M. Huitsing 8/4/2017) Updated (05/17/2022)
Source: https://en.hawarnews.org/
Last Updated on May 24, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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