The Last Refuge (Conservative Treehouse) - Bias and Credibility

QUESTIONABLE SOURCE

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Overall, we rate The Last Refuge (Conservative Treehouse) as far-right biased and questionable based on the use of poor sources, promotion of propaganda and conspiracy theories, a complete lack of transparency, and numerous failed fact checks.

Detailed Report

Reasoning: Poor Sourcing, Propaganda, Conspiracy, Lack of Transparency, Fake News, False Claims
Bias Rating: EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

History

The Last Refuge is a conservative news and opinion blog that encourages comments on their posts. According to their about page: “Fear is at the core of liberalism, and love/trust is at the core of conservatism. Liberalism is about control. Conservatism is about self-empowerment.” This biased statement is reflected in the content of the website.

The website lacks transparency as it does not cite authors or disclose authors, ownership, or location.

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Funded by / Ownership

The Last Refuge does not indicate who owns the website. Advertising and donations generate revenue.

Analysis / Bias

In review, The Last Refuge (Conservative Treehouse) reports news with a strong conservative bias, with all stories favoring the right and denigrating the left. There is considerable use of loaded language in headlines like Sketchy Business: Grassley Releases Original Ford Letter to Feinstein… Although this article is written well and utilizes sourcing, it ends in big, bold letters LIES!, conveying strong support for Judge Kavanaugh without evidence. They also list a blogroll of favorite/similar media sources that come straight from our right bias and questionable sources list. Here are a few examples: Gateway Pundit (questionable), Geller Report (questionable), Jihad Watch (questionable), and Truth Revolt (questionable). In general, the Conservative TreeHouse promotes strongly right-biased propaganda and is often not factual.

Failed Fact Checks

“San Juan Teamsters didn’t show up for work to distribute relief supplies” because they went on strike. – PANTS ON FIRE
Philando Castile was wanted for armed robbery when police officers killed him. – MOSTLY FALSE
Image shows a photograph of Umpqua shooter Chris Harper-Mercer altered by CNN to make him appear white. – FALSE
A photograph depicts the arrival of 10,000 Syrian refugees in New Orleans in November 2015. – FALSE
Freddie Gray was injured in a car accident and underwent spinal surgery prior to his arrest and death. – FALSE
Are Muslim nurses excused from washing their hands before medical procedures in Britain? – FALSE
Trump pushes conspiracy theory about Buffalo protester – No Evidence
Asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 never occurs – Inaccurate
“The California study finds that vaccinated individuals are more susceptible to COVID variant infections than unvaccinated” – Inaccurate

Overall, we rate The Last Refuge (Conservative Treehouse) as far-right biased and questionable based on the use of poor sources, promotion of propaganda and conspiracy theories, a complete lack of transparency, and numerous failed fact checks. (D. Van Zandt 8/1/2017) Updated (02/06/2023)

Source: https://theconservativetreehouse.com/