LifeSiteNews – Bias and Credibility

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QUESTIONABLE SOURCE

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.

  • We rate LifeSiteNews far-right biased for story selection that always favors evangelical Christianity and Questionable based on the promotion of conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, and many failed fact checks.

Detailed Report

Questionable Reasoning: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, Failed Fact Checks
Bias Rating: RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

History

According to their about page, LifeSiteNews “is a non-profit Internet service dedicated to issues of culture, life, and family.” The Campaign Life Coalition founded the website, a Canadian political lobbyist organization founded in 1978. From Toronto, the organization advocates for socially conservative values. In addition to its initial goals of passing restrictions on abortion and euthanasia, Campaign Life Coalition advocates for what it describes as traditional family values, including opposition to same-sex marriage and age-inappropriate sex education.

Read our profile on Canadian government influence on media.

Funded by / Ownership

The Conservative Campaign Life Coalition owns LifeSiteNews. According to its About page, “LifeSiteNews.com depends primarily on donations from generous readers to maintain its free service. It also has a paid advertising program.”

Analysis / Bias

In review, LifeSiteNews primarily reports on anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage, and pro-Evangelical Christian issues. An example of a pro-Christian story is why being Christian means traveling with Jesus from Bethlehem to Calvary. LifeSiteNews also has a favorable opinion of former President Trump, as evidenced by this piece: How Trump brought Christmas back to America. Editorially, every story is right-leaning, including this story that sources non-credible sources such as Rush Limbaugh and CNSNews.

Scientifically, they often promote false or misleading information related to Planned Parenthood, abortion, and Covid-19 (see failed fact checks below). In general, story selection favors the Christian right and denigrates the left while consistently not being factual in reporting.



Failed Fact Checks

We rate LifeSiteNews far-right biased for story selection that always favors evangelical Christianity and Questionable based on the promotion of conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, and many failed fact checks. (11/25/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 06/29/2022)

Source: https://www.lifesitenews.com/

This poll is for entertainment purposes and does not change our overall rating.

Last Updated on June 2, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check


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