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 appeals 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, they mostly lean left in their word choice bias; therefore, we rate them Left-Center biased and HIGH for factual reporting based on proper sourcing, and a clean fact check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

Founded in 1884, La Presse is a French Language weekly newspaper from Montreal, Canada. La Presse publishes news and current affairs. According to the CBC, during the 2015 Canadian Federal Election, La Presse endorsed Justin Trudeau’s Liberals.

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Funded by / Ownership

La Presse is owned by La Presse Inc. and is funded through an advertising and subscription model.

Analysis / Bias

La Presse publishes stories with moderately loaded emotional headlines, such as: “Two journalists insulted by Trump are questioning his mental health,” They always source from credible media such as Agence France-Presse and AP. Story selection tends to favor the left slightly. Finally, a Reuters institute survey found that 74% of respondents trust their news coverage and 8% do not, ranking them #2 in trust among the major French-language Canadian news providers.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, they mostly lean left in their word choice bias; therefore, we rate them Left-Center biased and HIGH for factual reporting based on proper sourcing, and a clean fact check record. (M. Huitsing 9/11/2017) Updated (03/28/2022)

Source: http://www.lapresse.ca/