MoonBattery

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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 the purpose of 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.

Overall, we rate MoonBattery a Questionable source based on Extreme Right-Wing Bias, promotion of conspiracies and propaganda, as well as making questionable statements regarding race and immigration. This is not a credible source for information.

Detailed Report

Reasoning: Conspiracy, Propaganda, Some Fake News,
Bias Rating: EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

History

Founded in 2004 by Dave Blount, MoonBattery is a far-right conservative blog presumably written by Blount. The blog does not have an about page; however, according to the associated Facebook page, their mission is “Driving a stake through the heart of the lunatic left.”

Read our profile on the United States government and media.

Funded by / Ownership

The Blog is owned by Dave Blount and monetized through advertising and a donations link.

Analysis / Bias

In review, the website consists of an opinion blog written by Dave Blount with extreme right-wing bias in reporting. Virtually, every post favors the right and denigrates the left. There is the frequent use of loaded emotional language such as this: Elizabeth Warren’s Most Egregious Lie. This story is sourced to The Federalist and Liberty Daily. In another story, there is rejection on the consensus of global warming such as this: Global Warming Lunacy Could Sink German Economy. A quote from the post reads “It appears increasingly unlikely that human CO2 emissions are driving any perceptible fluctuation in the climate anyway.” This statement then links to the human-influenced climate denial website Watts Up With That.

The website also lists their sites of interest, which reads like a who’s who of right-wing extremism and Questionable sources. Here are a few sites they favor: National Patriot (Questionable), Pacific Pundit (Questionable) and VDare (Questionable).

A factual search reveals a failed fact check. However, MoonBattery has been exposed by “other” organizations for promoting conspiracy theories, xenophobia, and racism. See links for additional information:

Overall, we rate MoonBattery a Questionable source based on Extreme Right-Wing Bias, promotion of conspiracies and propaganda, as well as making questionable statements regarding race and immigration. This is not a credible source for information. (D. Van Zandt 8/28/2019) Updated (04/09/2023)

Source: https://moonbattery.com

Last Updated on April 9, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check

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