Political Animal News - Bias and Credibility

QUESTIONABLE SOURCE

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Overall, we rate Political Animal News as Questionable based on Far-right-wing bias, promotion of propaganda and conspiracies, poor sourcing, and a complete lack of transparency.

Detailed Report

Questionable Reasoning: Conspiracy Theories, Propaganda, Poor Sourcing, Lack of Transparency
Bias Rating: FAR RIGHT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

History

Political Animal News is a hyper-partisan conservative news and opinion website. According to their about page, “As Internet Goliaths like Google and Facebook move to censor and “crack down” on conservative viewpoints, we’re making sure that scheme won’t work.”

The website otherwise lacks transparency as the authors are not named, the domain is registered privately, and ownership is not revealed.

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Funded by / Ownership

Political Animal News does not disclose ownership or funding; however, they list a mailing address on its contact page: “1807 South Church St. Suite 108, PMB #221, Smithfield, VA 23430.” This address belongs to a UPS Store mailbox and Righters Group, LLC, which describes itself as a “professional fundraiser.” The Righters Group claim they raise money for “only the most deserving and effective conservative/libertarian clients raise the millions of dollars they need to fight for a freer future for all Americans.”

We have found 11 websites that share this same mailing address without disclosing ownership.

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Analysis / Bias

Political Animal News does not publish original news stories but rather interjects right-wing biased opinions around news stories. All stories favor the right and often harshly denigrate the left, such as this: Joe Biden just lashed out at Donald Trump with a jaw-dropping insult—and immediately regretted it after this response. This story does not use hyperlinked sourcing on the information they are referencing.

Editorially, all stories strongly favor the right such as this Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez once again proved she’s out of touch with reality with one tweet, and Christians cheered when this Republican Congressman just sent a Planned Parenthood official to his room without dessert. In general, many stories on this website advance right-wing conspiracy theories and propaganda, sometimes using poor sources such as Breitbart.

Failed Fact Checks

A third party has not fact-checked them.

Overall, we rate Political Animal News as Questionable based on Far-right-wing bias, promotion of propaganda and conspiracies, poor sourcing, and a complete lack of transparency. (D. Van Zandt 10/16/2022)

Source: https://politicalanimalnews.com/

Last Updated on June 29, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check