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- Overall, we rate Toronto Today Questionable based on the use of poor sources, numerous failed fact checks, and the blatant publication of fake news.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Poor sourcing, Fake News, Failed Fact Checks
Country: Canada
World Press Freedom Rank: Canada 16/180
History
Founded in 2020 by Mark Slapinski, Toronto Today is a news and opinion website that has published fake news. According to their about page “Toronto Today tells you what biased, corporate media won’t. Working-class, Indigenous, and African-Canadian people are underserved by the media. Let’s change that. Those in positions of authority and those that work in the mainstream media need to stop lying.”
Read our profile on Canadian media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
Toronto Today is owned by Mark Slapinski with revenue derived through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Toronto Today reports news with sensational headlines such as this Is Trudeau the Worst Prime Minister? According to many, yes. While this article is clearly against the left-leaning Trudeau, they also appear to support the left with articles such as this BLM protesters attacked by hockey-stick wielding racist in Winnipeg. This story is sourced to tweets. In another story, which appears on our failed fact checks list, they claim that Vladimir Putin’s daughter died due to taking a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The sources for this story are unnamed sources within the Kremlin and a Tarot Card Reading from Youtube. In general, information is poorly sourced and may have a left-leaning bias, but it is hard to determine based on the routine publication of fake news.
Failed Fact Checks
- Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughter died on Aug. 15, 2020, after taking a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. – False
- Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography. – False
- Says Chadwick Boseman was poisoned and his death is being investigated as a homicide. – Pants on Fire
- Did officials say arsonists responsible for starting the fires in California on August 15, 2020? – False
Overall, we rate Toronto Today Questionable based on the use of poor sources, numerous failed fact checks, and the blatant publication of fake news. (D. Van Zandt 9/16/2020)
Source: https://www.torontotoday.net/
Last Updated on July 1, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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