These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias.  They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes.  These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.

• Overall, we rate SNnewswatch Left-Center Biased based on story selection that moderately favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.4)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.1)
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

SNnewswatch is a 24/7 news source from Thunder Bay, Ontario. According to their about page, “SNnewswatch.com is an online component of Dougall Media, a multimedia company based in Thunder Bay that operates two television stations, a weekly newspaper and various radio stations, in addition to tbnewswatch.com.“

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Funded by / Ownership

Village Media (via Dougall Media) owns SNnewswatch, and revenue is generated through advertising and subscriptions.

 Analysis / Bias

SNnewswatch reports the news for Thunder Bay, Ontario, and the surrounding region with low bias, such as this Figliomeni to replace retiring Greenwood as Shuniah’s CAO. National and world news is derived from the Canadian Press, similar to the AP and Reuters for Canada.

SNnewswatch publishes op-eds and political stories with more stories favoring the left, such as this NWO Pride organizations still in disagreement as Pride Month nears. In general, the news is reported factually and with a very slight left-leaning story selection bias.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate SNnewswatch Left-Center Biased based on story selection that moderately favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 02/22/2026)

Source: https://www.snnewswatch.com/