Heavy – Bias and Credibility

These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias.  They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes.  These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.

• Overall, we rate Heavy, slightly Left-Center biased based on story selection that sometimes favors the left, and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-2.4)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.5)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Founded in 1998, Heavy.com is a sports news and information website based in New York City.  Heavy.com is self-described as “a real-time news and information portal” and, on its site, claims to reach “25 million unique visitors per month.”  According to their about page, “Heavy.com is an independently owned website that delivers sports news and information to an audience of passionate American sports fans..”

Heavy also has a Spanish platform at Ahoramismo.com.

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Funded by / Ownership

Heavy is owned by Heavy Inc. and was originally funded with 32.8 million dollars by Polaris Partners. Advertising generates revenue.

Analysis / Bias

In review, Heavy does not perform original news reporting, but rather is known for their fast five facts, where they take a story from a credible news outlet and bullet point five facts about the story. Topics range from entertainment to breaking news and politics. Heavy uses mild to moderate loaded language in headlines such as this: How Much Will Trump’s Fourth of July Salute to America Cost? This story is properly sourced to the Washington Post, CNBC, and USA Today.

In 2025, Heavy primarily covers sports news with original reporting; however, they cover politics with a left-leaning bias when it involves sports or athletes: Chiefs Star Chris Jones’ Girlfriend Sends Clear Message on Trump’s Return.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate Heavy, slightly Left-Center biased based on story selection that sometimes favors the left, and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record. (11/13/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 12/16/2022)

Source: https://heavy.com