Johns Hopkins Medicine – Bias and Credibility

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Detailed Report

Bias Rating: PRO-SCIENCE
Factual Reporting: VERY HIGH
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. It was founded in 1889 using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins. Johns Hopkins Hospital is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest hospitals. It was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the best overall hospital in America for 21 consecutive years (1991–2011).

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Funded by / Ownership

John Hopkins Hospital is a part of the School of Medicine and is funded through donations and patient care charges.

Analysis / Bias

The website provides links and resources related to pro-science and peer-reviewed medicine. For example, COVID Vaccine: What Parents Need to Know. In general, all content is factual, peer-reviewed, and low-biased.

Failed Fact Checks 

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate The Johns Hopkins Hospital pro-science and least biased. We also rate them Very-High for factual reporting based on peer-reviewed sources and a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 3/12/2018) Updated (01/14/2022)

Source: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/