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.
QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Propaganda, Conspiracy, Poor Sourcing
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Russia
Press Freedom Rating: TOTAL OPPRESSION
Media Type: News Agency
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 1902, Russian News Agency (TASS) is a major news agency in Russia. Tass is the largest Russian news agency and the fourth largest in the world after Reuters, the Associated Press (AP), and Agence France-Presse (AFP).
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Funded by / Ownership
Tass is owned by the Government of Russia and funded through advertising and the Russian Government.
Analysis / Bias
In review, TASS is a news wire service similar to the Associated Press, but there is no comparison between the two. The only similarity is both use low-biased headlines and wording; however, TASS is 100% Russian propaganda all the time. It is impossible to find an article critical of Vladimir Putin and his administration. TASS does not cite sources in their news reporting and often omits reporting that is not positive about Russia. Further, they report favorably on former President Trump and often promote disinformation directed at Trump’s opponents such as this: Joe Biden’s son and his partners received $16.5 million from Burisma — Ukrainian MP. This story lacks sourcing to back claims. The bottom line is TASS is a puppet of the Russian Regime.
Overall, we rate the Russian News Agency (TASS), Questionable based on the consistent promotion of Russian Propaganda, conspiracies, and poor sourcing of information. (D. Van Zandt 2/16/2017) Updated (02/25/2022)
Source: https://tass.com/
Last Updated on May 6, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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