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.
- Overall, we rate Head Topics Questionable based on poor sourcing and a complete lack of transparency. There may be true stories here, but there is no way to vet the motivation or ownership of this source.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Poor Sourcing, Lack of Transparency
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Unknown
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: N/A
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2017, with the domain registered in Germany, Head Topics is a left-leaning news and opinion source that completely lacks transparency. This website does not have an about page, disclosure of ownership, or names associated with articles. Because we cannot verify Head Topics is headquartered in Germany, we will list them as unknown, which is another strike against Transparency.
Funded by / Ownership
Head Topics does not disclose ownership, and revenue is derived through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Head Topics does not report original content but rather sources other content or simply copies snippets of stories and links to the original source. Most stories link to CNN Breaking news, with others leading to least biased sources. It is not that the news published on Head Topics is false, it just is not original, and there is zero accountability as to the originator of the news published here. There is no reason to fact-check Head Topics as they do not produce original content.
Overall, we rate Head Topics Questionable based on poor sourcing and a complete lack of transparency. There may be true stories here, but there is no way to vet the motivation or ownership of this source. (D. Van Zandt 11/30/2019) Updated (01/11/2024)
Source: https://headtopics.com/us/#
Last Updated on January 11, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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