QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
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- Overall, we rate Red State Watcher Questionable due to extreme right-wing bias, promotion of propaganda, poor sourcing, and numerous failed fact checks.
Detailed Report
Questionable Reasoning: Propaganda, Poor Sourcing, Failed Fact Checks
Bias Rating: EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: USA
MBFC Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Red State Watcher is a conservative news and opinion website based in the United States. A Whois search reveals the domain was purchased in 2015.
Read our profile on the United States media and Government.
Funded by / Ownership
According to its about page, redstatewatcher.com is owned and operated by Sanh Oriyavong. Advertising generates revenue.
Analysis / Bias
Red State Watcher is a conservative news website that has a strong right-wing bias in reporting choices. They frequently use loaded emotional wording in there headlines and articles: ‘Marxist Lesbian’ American Library Association head says conservative book bans are ‘attacks on children’. When it comes to sourcing they usually rely on tweets and sometimes questionable sources such as Breitbart. Red State Watcher frequently promotes pro-Trump propaganda.
Editorially, all stories favor a conservative perspective like this Virginia parents appeal to remove a so-called anti-racist policy from school district: ‘Racist at its core’. In general, Red State Watcher holds far-right biases and is not always factual.
Failed Fact Checks
- Website touts misleading headline about Obama plotting White House takeover – MOSTLY FALSE
- Clinton Cancels Rally Due to ‘Lock Her Up’ Chants – FALSE
- Oregon State Leaves Donald Trump off Ballots – FICTION
- WikiLeaks Exposes Clinton Assassination of Antonin Scalia? – FALSE
Overall, we rate Red State Watcher Questionable due to extreme right-wing bias, promotion of propaganda, poor sourcing, and numerous failed fact checks. (10/30/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 09/15/2023)
Source: http://redstatewatcher.com/
Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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