LEFT BIAS
These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Left Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) as far-left biased due to its strong alignment with Palestinian resistance movements, like Hamas, and its consistent criticism of Israeli policies. We also rate PIC as factually mixed because it often lacks balanced perspectives, does not provide direct links to verify claims, even when verifiable, and lacks transparency in ownership.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: FAR LEFT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Palestine
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: TOTAL OPPRESSION
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) was established in December 1997 as a news outlet that provides information and news related to Palestine, mainly focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It provides news coverage in multiple languages, including Arabic, English, French, Russian, Malay, Urdu, Persian, and Turkish. The PIC aims to highlight the Palestinian liberation struggle and restore their rights.
Read our profile on Palestinian media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
The Palestinian Information Center generates revenue from advertisements. The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) does not disclose its physical location or the identities of its owners.
Analysis / Bias
PIC has a strong pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli bias, which is evident in its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The site frequently uses emotionally charged language and frames issues in a way that supports Palestinian resistance while criticizing Israeli policies.
In the article titled “Francesca Albanese: Israel commits genocide in Gaza amid international indifference,” the site highlights comments made by UN Human Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. While Albanese indeed made these statements on X (formerly Twitter), the article does not provide a direct link to her original post, which could have offered readers the opportunity to view the comments in their full context. This omission reflects PIC’s editorial tendency to present information that supports its narrative without always linking to external sources that might provide additional context or verification.
In another article, “Resheq: Resistance follows a strict policy of not staying among civilians,” Senior Hamas official Ezzat al-Resheq accuses the Israeli army of fabricating claims to justify attacks on civilians. The article emphasizes that no resistance fighters were present at the Tabin School during the Israeli attack and labels the Israeli actions as a “genocidal crime.” Similar to the previous article, this one does not provide links to external sources or evidence to verify these claims, reflecting the site’s editorial stance of presenting information that aligns with its narrative without external verification.
The incident described in the PIC article aligns with reports from major news outlets, including Reuters and Middle East Eye. According to Reuters, over 100 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school in Gaza, which was being used as a shelter for displaced civilians. According to Middle East Eye, an Israeli airstrike targeted a school in Gaza, killing at least 100 “Palestinian civilians, including women and children.” The Times of Israel reports that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claimed the strike targeted a Hamas command room inside the building and expressed skepticism about the casualty figures reported by Hamas. This event appears to be the same one that Ezzat al-Resheq references in the PIC article, where he accuses the Israeli army of fabricating claims to justify the attack.
Generally, PIC’s content tends to lack balanced viewpoints. It does not use hyperlinks to verify claims, often presenting Palestinian narratives without equal representation of Israeli perspectives, leading to a one-sided portrayal of events, even when those claims are verifiable through external sources.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) as far-left biased due to its strong alignment with Palestinian resistance movements, like Hamas, and its consistent criticism of Israeli policies. We also rate PIC as factually mixed because it often lacks balanced perspectives, does not provide direct links to verify claims, even when verifiable, and lacks transparency in ownership. (M. Huitsing 08/10/2024)
Source: https://english.palinfo.com/
Last Updated on August 10, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check
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