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- Overall, we rate the Muslim Skeptic as right-biased based on its conservative Islamic perspective and the significant role of its founder, Daniel Haqiqatjou, in shaping its content direction. We also rate them as questionable due to the promotion of conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, the use of poor sources, false claims, and extremist viewpoints.
Detailed Report
Questionable Reasoning: Conspiracy, Pseudoscience, Poor Sourcing, Failed Fact Checks, Extremism
Bias Rating: EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
The Muslim Skeptic was established in 2016 by Daniel Haqiqatjou and serves as a platform to discuss and analyze various topics from a conservative Islamic perspective. According to its About page, Muslim Skeptic covers interfaith critique, modernist doubts, current events, family issues, and accountability reports within the Muslim community to provide alternative viewpoints while adhering to conservative Islamic principles.
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Funded by / Ownership
The Muslim Skeptic is operated by Daniel Haqiqatjou, who has faced allegations of promoting antisemitic views, as reported by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Revenue is generated by advertisements and donations.
Analysis / Bias
The Muslim Skeptic is a conservative Islamic platform that criticizes what they consider to be liberal interpretations and practices within Islam. Their articles express conservative viewpoints and challenge ideas associated with liberal Islam, as seen in articles like “Israel’s Post-Gaza Plan: Defending the Anti-Palestinian “Abrahamic Family House” Supra-Religion.“ This article uses emotionally loaded language throughout its content. Such as “Ruinous shadow of its secular aegis,” and criticizes the UAE’s Abrahamic Family House project, Israel’s actions, and associated individuals and cites The Times UK and The Sunday Times.
Furthermore, the website critiques various ideologies and narratives, including those related to gender identity and same-sex marriage. Some content may be offensive or inflammatory, such as the article “Reclaiming our Sanity: A Critical Examination of Western Narratives.” The article refers to individuals with non-traditional beliefs as “deviants,” suggesting a negative attitude toward them. It states, “We should not be naively taking our information from atheists and deviants, these liars.” Additionally, the article expresses skepticism towards mainstream media narratives on gender identity and same-sex marriage, stating, “We shake our heads in rejection when the TV tells us that men can become women and that two men sodomizing each other is a marriage.” Quranic verses are cited throughout the article.
The website also promotes pseudoscience and conspiracy theories related to vaccines such as this It’s Official: Your Government Used You as a Guinea Pig for the Vaccine and climate change skepticism like Greta Thunberg and Ecologism: The Secular Religion of the 21st Century. Finally, the Anti-Defamation League has accused the founder of spreading anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ+, and misogynistic rhetoric.
Failed Fact Checks
- France bans hijab for anyone under 18. – Misleading
Overall, we rate the Muslim Skeptic as right-biased based on its conservative Islamic perspective and the significant role of its founder, Daniel Haqiqatjou, in shaping its content direction. We also rate them as questionable due to the promotion of conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, the use of poor sources, false claims, and extremist viewpoints. (M. Huitsing 04/20/2024)
Source: https://muslimskeptic.com/
Last Updated on April 20, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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