media bias

Violence against the media isn’t new – history shows why it largely disappeared and has now returned

September 10, 2018

The Capital Gazette in Annapolis lost five staffers in a shooting. AP/Patrick Semansky Jennifer E. Moore, University of Minnesota Duluth and Michael J. Socolow, University of [...]

More Republicans in the news? That’s not media bias

July 31, 2018

It’s difficult to measure media bias. Lawrey/shutterstock.com Dominik Stecula, University of Pennsylvania A July 20 report, analyzing news content from The New York Times [...]

Polarization, Partisanship and Junk News Consumption over Social Media in the US

February 6, 2018

What kinds of social media users read junk news? An Oxford University study analyzed the distribution of the most significant sources of junk news in the three months before [...]

A century ago, progressives were the ones shouting ‘fake news’

February 1, 2018

An 1894 cartoon by Frederick Burr Opper criticizes American newspapers’ elasticity with the truth. Library of Congress Matthew Jordan, Pennsylvania State University Donald [...]

The Making of a Questionable Source: The About Page – Part 1

September 11, 2017

This is the first in a multi-part series that will look at how Media Bias Fact Check (MBFC) determines if a source is Questionable or not. In this installment I will explain [...]

Media tested anew in ‘war’ with Trump

August 20, 2017

When Donald Trump sought this week to lump white supremacists and those protesting against them into the same bag, he triggered a political firestorm with Republicans and [...]

The real consequences of fake news

August 3, 2017

Information overload fuels 'fake news': study

This photograph taken in Paris Friday Dec. 2, 2016 shows stories from USA Daily News 24, a fake news site registered in Veles, Macedonia. USA Daily News 24 is one of roughly [...]

Being more media savvy won’t stop the spread of ‘fake news’ – here’s why

May 31, 2017

Shutterstock Craig Harper, Nottingham Trent University “Fake news” is the buzzword of 2017. Barely a day goes by without a headline about president Donald Trump [...]

The seven deadly sins of statistical misinterpretation, and how to avoid them

March 28, 2017

Where are the error bars? Shutterstock Winnifred Louis, The University of Queensland and Cassandra Chapman, The University of Queensland Statistics is a useful tool for [...]

Why polls seem to struggle to get it right – on elections and everything else

March 23, 2017

Where are the people really going? kewl/flickr, CC BY Daniel Alexander, Drake University I am a professor of mathematics, so my ears perk up when I hear someone say that [...]

How online hate infiltrates social media and politics

March 16, 2017

From person to person, the spread of online hate can be rapid. Connections via shutterstock.com Adam G. Klein, Pace University In late February, the headline of a news [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: FairVote

March 16, 2017

LEFT-CENTER BIAS These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: Learn Liberty

March 10, 2017

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS These media sources are slightly to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: Philippine Daily Inquirer

March 9, 2017

LEFT-CENTER BIAS These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: ScienceAlert

March 8, 2017

PRO-SCIENCE These sources consist of legitimate science. Legitimate science follows the scientific method, is unbiased and does not use emotional words. These sources [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: Frontpage Magazine

March 7, 2017

QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibits any of the following: extreme bias, overt propaganda, poor or no sourcing to credible information and/or is fake news. Fake [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: Left Action

March 6, 2017

LEFT BIAS These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: CBSNews.com.co

March 5, 2017

QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibits any of the following: extreme bias, overt propaganda, poor or no sourcing to credible information and/or is fake news. Fake [...]

‘Alternative facts’: A psychiatrist’s guide to twisted relationships to truth

March 2, 2017

Does your nose grow if it’s a falsehood, not a lie? Thomas Hawk, CC BY-NC Ronald W. Pies, Tufts University The phrase “alternative facts” has recently made the news in [...]

Daily Source Bias Check: BBC

March 2, 2017

LEFT-CENTER BIAS These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to [...]

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Trump silent on anxiously-awaited Mueller investigation report, lawmakers urge quick release

23 March 2019

President Donald Trump remained silent on Saturday as lawmakers awaited the main findings of a 22-mo [...]

'Yellow Vests' march in Paris as troops join police to prevent trouble

23 March 2019

French "yellow vest" demonstrators began their 19th consecutive weekend of protests agains [...]

Passengers airlifted from cruise ship stranded off Norway

23 March 2019

Rescue helicopters were evacuating people from a cruise ship which suffered engine failure on Saturd [...]

Sporadic clashes break out in latest French 'yellow vest' protests

23 March 2019

Sporadic clashes broke out in Paris and other French cities on Saturday during "yellow vest [...]

Venezuela's Guaido says Maduro is in his final phase

23 March 2019

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's administration has reached its final stage and there will [...]

Adam Schiff Threatens to Subpoena Mueller’s Evidence If Necessary

23 March 2019

It’s not yet clear how much of Robert Mueller’s final report the Trump administration will allow to [...]

The Vulnerability of California’s Coast Is Terrifying

23 March 2019

This story was originally published by High Country News. It appears here as part of the Climate Des [...]

Stop Calling It “Ethnic Food”—and More Tips on How to Talk About Eating

23 March 2019

Thai coconut curries and lemongrass soups often include pungent notes of a bumpy, thick-skinned citr [...]

Mueller Is Done. Trump Is About To Go Nuclear.

22 March 2019

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is in. The investigation is over. Just past 5 pm today, Atto [...]

Flume’s New Mixtape Is a Fantastic, Angry, and Existential Mess of Computer Sounds

22 March 2019

This week: Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape) by Flume (Future Classic, 2019) Why we’re into it: Back with a [...]

The Mueller report just dropped. Here’s what happens next.

22 March 2019

Here are 3 options for Attorney General William Barr. [...]

McConnell aims to use Green New Deal to divide Democrats, but party is unifying against his show vote

23 March 2019

Senate Democrats are rallying behind a strategy of voting “present” on the plan pushed by freshman R [...]

At the center of Mueller’s inquiry, a campaign that appeared to welcome Russia’s help

23 March 2019

Trump appeared untroubled by a foreign adversary’s attack on the U.S. political system — and his aid [...]

Democrats respond to Mueller report with one message: Make it public now

22 March 2019

The 2020 presidential candidates and congressional leaders said the American people have a ‘right to [...]

The Mueller report just dropped. Here’s what happens next.

22 March 2019

Here are 3 options for Attorney General William Barr. [...]

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First Things produces a 'Seinfeld' manifesto, about nothing

22 March 2019

The fine publication First Things can do better. It has produced a manifesto of sorts for a new cons [...]

52 percent ‘unfriend’ over political views, Dems rage more than GOP

22 March 2019

Politics has become more important than friends and love, and the latest survey of social media user [...]

Trump dreams of facing Beto O'Rourke in 2020

22 March 2019

President Trump says he'd welcome a 2020 presidential contest that pits him against former Rep. [...]

How do terrorists want us to react?

22 March 2019

A terrorist is like a mouse confronting an elephant. His only hope is to frighten or enrage the grea [...]

Why we don't have the leaders we want

22 March 2019

Authoritative leadership doesn’t mean bullying and coercion. [...]

Amy Klobuchar - Did African-American incarceration drop 65% under Amy Klobuchar?

22 March 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Did African-American incarceration drop 65% under Amy Klobuchar? EDI [...]

Cory Booker - Farmer suicides as high as in the Great Depression? No data says so

21 March 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Farmer suicides as high as in the Great Depression? No data says so [...]

Jay Inslee - Fact-checking climate change crusader Jay Inslee’s mission to make military greener

21 March 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Fact-checking climate change crusader Jay Inslee’s mission to [...]

Tulsi Gabbard - Yes, Americans spend a ton on health care, and the outcomes aren't so good

18 March 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Yes, Americans spend a ton on health care, and the outcomes ar [...]

Joe Cunningham - Airhorn-blasting congressman mostly right about seismic airgun intensity

15 March 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Airhorn-blasting congressman mostly right about seismic airgun [...]

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media bias

Violence against the media isn’t new – history shows why it largely disappeared and has now returned

More Republicans in the news? That’s not media bias

Polarization, Partisanship and Junk News Consumption over Social Media in the US

A century ago, progressives were the ones shouting ‘fake news’

The Making of a Questionable Source: The About Page – Part 1

Media tested anew in ‘war’ with Trump

The real consequences of fake news

Being more media savvy won’t stop the spread of ‘fake news’ – here’s why

The seven deadly sins of statistical misinterpretation, and how to avoid them

Why polls seem to struggle to get it right – on elections and everything else

How online hate infiltrates social media and politics

Daily Source Bias Check: FairVote

Daily Source Bias Check: Learn Liberty

Daily Source Bias Check: Philippine Daily Inquirer

Daily Source Bias Check: ScienceAlert

Daily Source Bias Check: Frontpage Magazine

Daily Source Bias Check: Left Action

Daily Source Bias Check: CBSNews.com.co

‘Alternative facts’: A psychiatrist’s guide to twisted relationships to truth

Daily Source Bias Check: BBC