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.
- Overall, we rate NewsWars Questionable based on extreme right-wing bias, the promotion of pseudoscience and conspiracies, as well as the publication of fake news from poor sources.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Propaganda, Conspiracy, False Claims, Fake News
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
Founded in 2017, NewsWars is a news and opinion website by Infowars publisher and far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, where he claims to be bringing “truth back to the media.” He’s infamously made false claims concerning the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, and federal investigators said he inspired a gunman to open fire inside a Washington, D.C., pizzeria by touting unfounded allegations on his shows and websites about its supposed ties to former Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and human trafficking. This is a conspiracy website, period.
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Funded by / Ownership
NewsWars is owned by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who is the host and producer of Infowars. The website is funded through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, the website is laid out to look similar to the New York Times, which both Alex Jones and Donald Trump claim is a fake news source. All news articles are curated from other sources, including Jones’ own Infowars. Common sources used are Russian propaganda news site RT, Alt-right Breitbart, and other conspiracy websites such as Zero Hedge. This site is not placed in our Conspiracy-Pseudoscience category is due to having more political news than conspiracy information. Though there is plenty of conspiracy, Jones shares numerous stories from Infowars and provides a link to listen to his radio show live on the website. This website is also different in that the majority of news is real. The reason for the Questionable classification is that all stories favor the right, indicating extreme bias, there are unproven conspiracies published, and Jones’ longtime reputation as a purveyor of fake news stories. In general, this is a far-right media source that publishes conspiracy theories.
Failed Fact Checks
- A picture of U.S. President Joe Biden kneeling in front of outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin – False
- Ivermectin is an effective COVID-19 treatment; COVID-19 PCR tests lead to false positives; COVID-19 vaccines aren’t working. – False
- “EMERGENCY REPORT: Trump Planning Mass Arrests, Military Tribunals for Deep State Traitors” – False
Overall, we rate NewsWars Questionable based on extreme right-wing bias, the promotion of pseudoscience and conspiracies, as well as the publication of fake news from poor sources. (D. Van Zandt 8/14/2017) Updated (05/28/2023)
Source: https://newswars.com/
Last Updated on June 28, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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