A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no sourcing to credible information, a complete lack of transparency and/or is fake news. Fake News is the deliberate attempt to publish hoaxes and/or disinformation for the purpose of profit or influence (Learn More). Sources listed in the Questionable Category may be very untrustworthy and should be fact checked on a per article basis. Please note sources on this list are not considered fake news unless specifically written in the reasoning section for that source. See all Questionable sources. Reasoning: Extreme Right, Propaganda, Lack of Transparency, Poor Sourcing, Some Fake News
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History
Red State Watcher is a conservative news and opinion website that does not have an about page or contact information. A Whois search reveals the domain was purchased in 2015.
Funded by / Ownership
The website does not disclose ownership and they are funded through online advertising.
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: Nancy Pelosi Just Gave Up Her Plan If Dems Take The House – It’s Bad. 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.
A factual search reveals a very poor track record with IFCN fact-checkers. Here are a few:
- 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, numerous failed fact checks and a complete lack of Transparency. (10/30/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 8/12/2018)
Source: http://redstatewatcher.com/
Last Updated on July 27, 2020 by Media Bias Fact Check
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