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 Now8News Questionable based on a complete lack of transparency and for serving as an imposter site.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Imposter Site, Lack of Transparency
Bias Rating: N/A
Factual Reporting: VERY LOW
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2015, Now8News is an imposter website that attempts to mimic a real news website. There is a complete lack of transparency in ownership, however their about page states “Now8News.com is on the look for top stories in your area and across the world.”
Funded by / Ownership
Now8News does not disclose ownership and revenue is derived through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Now8News clearly publishes fake news that may or may not be satire as they do not offer a disclaimer. For example, this story Man Cuts Off Thumbs Claiming They Were Causing Him To Type Homophobic Tweets, is clearly not true, but is it satire? We don’t know because the website does not reveal that. Other fake news stories are aimed at President Trump such as this Frito-Lay Changes Color Of Cheetos To Avoid Association With Trump. In general, this may or may not be a satire website, but it clearly is an imposter site with a domain leading one to believe it is a news network. It certainly is not!
Overall, we rate Now8News Questionable based on a complete lack of transparency and for serving as an imposter site. (D. Van Zandt 8/9/2016) Updated (06/30/2023)
Source: http://now8news.com/
Last Updated on June 30, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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