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- Overall, we rate the Independent Minute Far-Right Biased and Questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, the use of poor sources, and a lack of transparency.
Detailed Report
Questionable Reasoning: Poor Sourcing, Conspiracy Theories, Propaganda, Pseudoscience, Lack of Transparency
Bias Rating: FAR RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: Unknown
Press Freedom Rank: N/A
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2017, Independent Minute is an anonymously published conservative news and opinion website. The website lacks transparency as it does not have an about page or disclose owners. The domain is registered with information redacted for privacy.
Funded by / Ownership
The website lacks transparency as they do not indicate ownership. Advertising generates revenue.
Analysis / Bias
The Independent Minute does not appear to publish original content but rather serve as a curated news aggregation website. Typically, they publish a full article with a link to the source or a short snippet that links offsite to the source. The Independent Minute leaves the original headlines, which often contain highly emotional wording that favors the right such as this What They Just Revealed About Disposable Face Masks Will Make You…. The website also features sensationalized clickbait news stories such as This Confessed Surgery Addict Had Something New To Show Off, And It….
For news aggregation sites, we check the quality of the sources they utilize. In this case, Independent Minute almost exclusively relies on far-right Questionable or Conspiracy websites for political reporting, such as the Gateway Pundit and American Web Media. The Independent Minute generally holds a far-right editorial bias through story selection and consistently rely on poor sources who routinely fail fact checks.
Failed Fact Checks
- Did President Trump order a raid on Islamberg, New York, that uncovered weapons? – False
- They rely on sources who routinely fail fact-checks.
Overall, we rate The Independent Minute Far-Right Biased and Questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, the use of poor sources, and a lack of transparency. (D. Van Zandt 09/04/2022)
Source: https://independentminute.com/
Last Updated on May 26, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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