RIGHT BIAS
These media sources are moderate to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information reporting that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Right Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate TimCast.com (non-member news reporting) Right Biased based on story selection and editorial perspectives that moderately favor the right. We also rate them Mixed in reporting due to the occasional use of poor sources by MBFC standards and several failed fact-checks.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
Launched in 2021 by Tim Pool, TimCast.com is a conservative-leaning website offering news, videos, and podcasts. Pool gained popularity covering the Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011 and later worked for Vice News and Fusion.
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Funded by / Ownership
Tim Pool owns and publishes timcast.com. Advertising, subscriptions, and an online shop that sells merchandise generate revenue.
Analysis / Bias
Timcast.com offers a range of content, from video reports on Trump rallies to neutral, well-sourced articles. Editorial content leans right, with member-only videos often featuring emotionally charged headlines against the left. Non-member opinion pieces are right-leaning but less loaded. Our analysis provides insights into Tim Pool’s political leaning and potential bias. We offer a balanced perspective on Tim Pool’s reporting, addressing key questions about his bias and political leaning.
Many articles on the website hold a conservative perspective featuring negative reporting on the Biden Administration and cultural issues. For example, an article such as FBI’s Mar-A-Lago Raid Could Stop Trump From Running in 2024, Legal Analyst Says,” sourced to credible media outlets such as the Associated Press, Reuters, and in the link above, Cornell Law
Editorially, opinion content is labeled appropriately, with story selection heavily favoring the right and often denigrating the left. For example, video content for members only frequently uses loaded emotional headlines to frame the left negatively, such as this Matt Whitaker member Podcast: Kamala Does WEIRD Woke Intro, Tim Roasts Her Over Affair With Willie Brown. Whereas non-member opinion pieces are right-leaning, but not as loaded OPINION: Former Nickelodeon Star Jennette Mccurdy’s Forthcoming Memoir Should Strike Fear in Hollywood’s Dark Underbelly.
Recently, TimCast.com had a dispute with media credibility rater Newsguard in which they rated the website as not gathering and presenting news responsibly. Essentially, Newsguard claims that by repeating a quote by former President Trump or any other false source, TimCast.com is making a false claim. Tim Pool argues that the sources he used (New York Post and Daily Mail) all have Green (credible) ratings by Newsguard. Of note, Media Bias Fact Check does not consider either of these sources as highly credible. He further argues that corrections are made when evidence is presented. In our review, we found that TimCast does make appropriate corrections.
For example, in the article titled School District to Implement Grading System That Takes Race and Class into Account, Denies Grading System Will be Race-Based, they rely on a source West Cook News, which MBFC has rated as Questionable for being an imposter website from the Metric Media network that has made false claims. In this case, the story was false, but TimCast.com corrected the story with this statement “The original version of this story referred to the changes being made by the school district as “race-based,” we have updated the story to clarify that their goal was to “equalize test scores among racial groups” as well as socioeconomic status.”
As part of our analysis, we delve into these nuances of Tim Pool’s reporting to provide insights into his political leaning and potential bias. In general, TimCast.com’s text-based non-member news is usually fact-based, reasonably sourced, and right-leaning in story selection. We do not perform in-depth reviews of video content and rely on third-party fact-checkers to determine the factuality of videos. We could not find a failed fact check on videos but did observe hyper-partisan conservative views and loaded emotional wording in headlines.
Failed Fact Checks
- The girl was taken to Indiana for the procedure “for political gain,” instead of trying to have it done in Ohio. – Unproven
- NYC Announced $250,000 Fine For Calling Someone ‘Illegal Alien. – False
- Biden Admin EXPOSED Exporting US Strategic Oil In INSANE Move As Gas Prices Remain At RECORD Highs. – Misleading
- Arizona “has banned electronic voting machines in the 2024 election. – False
Overall, we rate TimCast.com (non-member news reporting) Right Biased based on story selection and editorial perspectives that moderately favor the right. We also rate them Mixed in reporting due to the occasional use of poor sources by MBFC standards and several failed fact-checks. (D. Van Zandt 08/10/2022) Updated (07/01/2023)
Source: https://timcast.com/
Last Updated on July 1, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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