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- Overall, we rate Overpasses for America Right Biased and Questionable based on a complete lack of transparency, poor sourcing techniques, and a few failed fact checks.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Lack of Transparency, Failed Fact Checks, Poor Sourcing
Bias Rating: RIGHT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: United Kingdom
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2011, Overpasses for America is a conservative news and opinion website. According to their about page “Overpasses For America is the HQ Destination That Provides Breaking News About Business, Technology, Politics, Gadgets, Apps, Gaming, Enterprise, Social, Marketing, Mobile and Beyond.”
The website lacks transparency as it does not disclose ownership or provide author bios. The domain is registered in the United Kingdom.
Read our profile on UK media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
Overpasses for America does not disclose ownership, however, it seems Carl Westwood publishes every article, which might indicate he is the owner. Revenue is derived through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Overpasses for America publishes summarized news stories from other sources with generally low-based headlines such as this The Main Candidate Was Presented in Just a Few Minutes Last Night. This story is not sourced at all. For the most part, this source is not nearly as far-right biased as they were in 2017. While there have been improvements this source still lack the basic standards of credibility.
Failed Fact Checks
- George Soros said that he funded the Black Lives Matter movement because he wanted to ‘bring down the United States’ and ‘the black community is the easiest to manipulate.’ – False
- Maxine Waters said she fears that Donald Trump would lead the United States into a war, if North Korea launched a nuclear attack. – False
- Hillary Clinton Met with Manchester Bomber’s Father – Fiction
Overall, we rate Overpasses for America Right Biased and Questionable based on a complete lack of transparency, poor sourcing techniques, and a few failed fact checks. (D. Van Zandt 3/11/2017) Updated (07/13/2023)
Source: https://overpassesforamerica.com/
Last Updated on July 13, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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