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.
QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Propaganda, Conspiracy
Bias Rating: EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: Switzerland
Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2016, InfoGalactic is essentially an Alt-Right Wikipedia website. They publish wikis about people and events and provide a news feed that favors the right in story selection. The domain is registered in Switzerland.
Read our profile on Switzerland’s media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
Ownership is not clear, but the domain is registered to Dario Baumgartner.
Analysis / Bias
InfoGalactic’s newsfeed does not contain original content but rather curated news stories. On their news page, they also link to a host of websites and writers so that readers may view their news. Some notable names on the list that fall within our Questionable or Conspiracy categories are: Mike Cernovich, Milo Yiannopoulos, Taki’s Magazine, Return of Kings, Zerohedge, and Roosh V. Many of these sources have been labeled White Nationalist, and some appear on the Southern Poverty Law Center website for hate. In reviewing their Wiki pages, they are very similar in content to Wikipedia regarding political figures. InfoGalactic sources all information and typically uses credible sources.
Failed Fact Checks
- There is no record of them being fact-checked.
Overall, we rate InfoGalactic Questionable based on their newsfeed, which has an extreme right-wing bias in story selection and the writers associated with their news page. (D. Van Zandt 11/22/2017) Updated (01/09/2023)
Source: https://infogalactic.com
Last Updated on January 9, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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