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- Overall, we rate The Thinking Conservative as far-right biased and questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, false claims, poor sourcing, and a lack of transparency.
Detailed Report
Questionable Reasoning: Propaganda, Poor Sourcing, Conspiracy, Pseudoscience, False Claims, Lack of Transparency
Bias Rating: EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
The Thinking Conservative is a news and opinion aggregator website that does not disclose its location. According to its about page, TheThinkingConservative.com shares news and conservative opinion on all kinds of topics from all types of people using different media formats to help people understand conservatism and its importance to our freedom and our pursuit of happiness.
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Funded by / Ownership
The Thinking Conservative indicates on its terms of service page that it is owned by MAE, Inc.; however, there are no names associated with ownership. Donations generate revenue. They promote almost a thousand conservative books but clarify that they are not affiliated with Amazon or any other bookseller.
Analysis / Bias
The Thinking Conservative mostly aggregates news from far-right questionable sources such as the Epoch Times, Just The News, and The National Pulse. We also found reliance on conspiracy/pseudoscience-oriented sites like Children’s Health Defense and Bannon’s War Room, all of which frequently publish false and misleading information.
Editorially, the stories they aggregate consistently favor a conservative perspective and denigrate the left, such as this Trump Targets Young Voters With Economic Rebirth Plan, Blasts Biden’s ‘Failed Presidency’. The website also promotes conspiracy theories such as the 2020 election being stolen from Trump Math Never Lies, the 2020 Election Was Stolen!, and numerous stories promoting quackery-level pseudoscience related to the Covid-19 vaccine. In general, the Thinking Conservative is as reliable as the sources it uses. This results in a low factual and credibility rating.
Failed Fact Checks
- As a news aggregator, they have not been fact-checked by a third party; however, the sources they rely on routinely fail fact-checks.
Overall, we rate The Thinking Conservative as far-right biased and questionable based on the promotion of propaganda, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, false claims, poor sourcing, and a lack of transparency. (D. Van Zandt 12/16/2023)
Source: https://www.thethinkingconservative.com/
Last Updated on December 16, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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