These media sources are moderate 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 using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information reporting that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Left Bias sources.

• Overall, we rate Reader Supported News Left Biased based on story selection that usually favors the left. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to poor sourcing of information.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

History

Reader Supported News (RSN) is a news and opinion website founded by Marc Ash, the founder of the left-leaning news site, Truthout.

Read our profile on the United States government and media.

Funded by / Ownership

Marc Ash owns reader-supported news. Donations generate revenue.

Analysis / Bias

Reader Supported News publishes news stories from primarily left-leaning sources such as Newsweek, Ecowatch, Think Progress, and Washington Post. Some of the sources used for republishing we have rated as factually mixed. Reader Supported News also publishes original news stories that typically favor the left through story selection and wording. An example headline with significant loaded language is as follows: Ignore The Twitter Twit & Go Strategic.

This updated review of more than a dozen recent stories aligns with the left, such as this DC Attorney General Sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers Over Jan. 6 Attack. In general, the news reporting on RSN is reasonably factual, but they sometimes rely on poor sources that fail fact checks.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate Reader Supported News Left Biased based on story selection that usually favors the left. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to poor sourcing of information. (D. Van Zandt 1/14/2018) Updated (09/03/2022)

Source: https://www.rsn.org/