The Watchers – Bias and Credibility

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• Overall, we rate The Watchers Pro-Science; however, we rate them mostly factual and of medium credibility due to a lack of transparency.

Bias Rating: PRO-SCIENCE
Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL
Country: United Kingdom
Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY

History

The Watchers (TW) is a hard science news site that covers a wide range of topics, from climate change to space exploration, emphasizing weather and related topics.

The website lacks transparency as they do not have an about page or disclose ownership. The domain is registered in Canada.

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Funded by / Ownership

The Watchers lack transparency as they do not disclose ownership. Advertising appears to be the primary source of revenue.

Analysis / Bias

When we reviewed this source in 2017, reviewer Dennis Kelly found that they covered hard and popular science with minimal bias. In 2021, nothing has changed. According to Mr. Kelly, “The articles are well written, well-sourced, and highly factual. TW exhibits no political bias in its reporting, simply reporting the facts and information as is, earning them a Pro-Science rating.

Our conclusion remained the same in 2022; however, based on changes in our rating system and methodology, we move them to mostly factual based on a lack of transparency.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate The Watchers Pro-Science; however, we rate them mostly factual and of medium credibility due to a lack of transparency. (D. Kelley 4/6/2017) Updated (12/31/2022)

Source: https://watchers.news/