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. Questionable Reasoning: Conspiracy Theories, Propaganda, Numerous Failed Fact Checks
QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: FAR RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2007, American Family News (formerly OneNewsNow) is a news and opinion website with an extreme Christian Right bias. According to their about page, “Whether it’s a story about prayer in public schools, workplace restrictions on Christians, or battles for biblical truth within our denominations, the American Family News Network (AFN) is here to tell you what the newsmakers are saying.”
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Funded by / Ownership
The American Family Association (AFA) owns and operates American Family News, which is a fundamentalist Protestant 501(c)(3) organization based in the United States. They primarily oppose LGBT rights and expression, pornography, and abortion. The AFA has been listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as of November 2010 for the “propagation of known falsehoods” and the use of “demonizing propaganda” against LGBT people. The website is funded through the AFA, which is in turn funded through donations.
Analysis / Bias
In review, American Family News publishes news stories that favor the right and denigrate the left, often using loaded emotional headlines such as this: Race quotas a danger to critical thought. The website also publishes news from the Associated Press that relates to their political ideology.
Editorially, American Family News does not support the consensus of science on climate change or evolution. They also frequently promote fear of socialism, such as The Marxist move to cancel Jefferson. The website further promotes Democratic election fraud Poll: Voters know fraud is part of Democrats’ agenda and questionable beliefs regarding race and LGBTQ. In general, the website’s content strongly supports a conservative Christian perspective and often promotes false or misleading information, especially when it relates to science.
Failed Fact Checks
- Dr. Anthony Fauci “has known for 15 years that chloroquine and … hydroxychloroquine will not only treat a current case of coronavirus but prevent future cases.” – False
- Target’s stock crashed because of its transgender bathroom policy. – False
- The California Assembly has passed a new bill, Assembly Bill 2943, which will ban the sale of the Bible – False
- See All Failed Fact Checks by the American Family Association.
Overall, we rate American Family News Far-right biased and Questionable based on the promotion of Christian-right propaganda, conspiracy theories, numerous examples of false claims, and an abysmal record with support for the consensus of science. (D. Van Zandt 12/15/2016) Updated (10/07/2022)
Source: https://afn.net/
Last Updated on May 12, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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