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• Overall, we rate Living Whole a far-right biased conspiracy and pseudoscience website based on promoting anti-science propaganda. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting because some stories are true.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: RIGHT-PSEUDOSCIENCE
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

History

Living Whole is a blog dedicated to health, parenting, spirituality, and nutritional quackery that has a very strong anti-vaccine bias. According to their about page, the website is published by Megan, who is a Naturopath with a Christian background. There is a lack of transparency.

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Funded by / Ownership

Living Whole is owned by Megan, who does not offer a last name. Revenue is derived primarily through advertising.

Analysis / Bias 

In review, Living Whole is a website that publishes news and information about alternative medicine and nutrition. Articles include Essential Oils: Fad or Fantastic? Essential oils which is a pseudoscience. They also promote colloidal silver, which has been proven not to work. Further, they promote anti-vaccine propaganda such as this A Gentle Vaccine Detox For Children. In general, this is a right-biased source that promotes conspiracies and pseudoscience.

Failed Fact Checks

• None by a third-party fact-checker.

Overall, we rate Living Whole a far-right biased conspiracy and pseudoscience website based on promoting anti-science propaganda. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting because some stories are true. (D. Van Zandt 1/29/2017) Updated (03/10/2023)

Source: https://www.livingwhole.org/