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.
QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Propaganda, Conspiracy
Bias Rating: EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Australia
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2005 by Alan Gray and based in Australia, News Blaze is a conservative online news site that describes itself as: “News Blaze is the alternative business and world news newspaper, with entertainment, music, politics, and the latest breaking news and videos.”
Read our profile on Australia’s media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
News Blaze is owned by NewsBlaze Pty. Ltd., which is founded by Alan Gray. Revenue is derived through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, News Blaze has an extreme right-wing bias in reporting, such as: “George Soros The Terrorist Financier”. Most of their political news favors the right and is anti-left. They also frequently use emotion invoking rhetoric in their headlines and articles. Sometimes they refer to Questionable propaganda sources such as RT and other times they don’t source at all and promote conspiracies, such as this: “As The Deep State Unravels.”
Article headlines are frequently emotional such as this Renewable Energy Risks Destroying The Environment and Economy. This story is sourced to organizations that deny or minimize human-influenced climate change such as the Heartland Institute and Watts Up with That. Another story with over-the-top denigrating wording and a complete lack of sourcing is this Colin Powell Endorsed Sleepy Creepy Joe Biden Over Trump. Finally, they also publish misleading or false news regarding Covid-19 such as this COVID-19 No Vaccine Needed, There Is Already A Cure. There currently is not a cure for Covid-19.
Failed Fact Checks
Overall, we rate News Blaze as Questionable based on Extreme Right bias, the promotion of propaganda and conspiracy theories as well as the use of poor sources. (M. Huitsing 9/5/2017) Updated (05/18/2023)
Source: https://newsblaze.com/
Last Updated on May 18, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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