RIGHT BIAS
These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using an appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Right Bias sources.
- We rate Off The Press as Right Biased based on editorial perspectives that routinely favor the right. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to the use of poor sources who frequently fail fact checks.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
Off The Press is a news aggregator website that aims to bring attention to news and stories overlooked by the mainstream press. The website was launched by Joseph Curl, a former editor of the Drudge Report. According to its about page, “Joseph Curl has a rich political background, including 30 years of experience covering politics, 12 years as a White House correspondent and columnist. Previously, he served as the editor of the Drudge Report, helped launch and manage Laura Ingraham’s website Lifezette, and worked as an editor and writer for Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire.
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Funded by / Ownership
The ownership of Off The Press is not explicitly stated on the website. However, it appears to be led by Joseph Curl, a former editor of the Drudge Report, and Paul Bedard, a reporter for the Washington Examiner. The website generates revenue through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
Off The Press aims to provide a broader range of news sources and perspectives. However, its news coverage mostly reflects a conservative perspective.
The website mostly curates and aggregates news from conservative-leaning sources such as the New York Post, Just the News, and The National Pulse. Each of these sources has a poor track record with fact-checkers. They also publish summaries of news stories that reflect their conservative bias, like this Fed’s High Interest Rates, Bidenomics Damaging Economy, Hurts Home Depot. This original story is from CNBC. Another story references the conspiracy website Gateway Pundit, which has a terrible track record with facts.
The website also features a section called “Research Locker,” where they upload PDF documents of supposed research that support its conservative narrative. For example, one such fact sheet is titled COSTS OF JOE BIDEN’S OPEN BORDER POLICIES where they blame Joe Biden for the alleged border crisis. While the document links to some credible sources for statistics, the title implies that the border is open, which is factually inaccurate.
Finally, while not entirely endorsing the stolen election narrative, they do republish Donald Trump’s baseless stolen election claims without correcting him: Trump Releases Detailed Summary Of Election Fraud In 2020 Election. In general, Off the Press holds moderately strong right-leaning biases and sometimes promotes stories from poor sources.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years; however, some of the sources utilized have poor fact-check records.
We rate Off The Press as Right Biased based on editorial perspectives that routinely favor the right. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to the use of poor sources who frequently fail fact checks. (D. Van Zandt 05/14/2024)
Source: https://www.offthepress.com/
Last Updated on May 14, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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