QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
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- Overall, we rate TPL News Questionable based on extreme left bias, promotion of propaganda, poor sourcing, and a complete lack of transparency.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Propaganda, Poor Sourcing, Lack of Transparency
Bias Rating: EXTREME LEFT
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2018, TPL News is a liberal news and opinion blog that completely lacks the transparency of ownership and authorship. According to their about page they state “We are a blog that writes articles and editorials that matter to the Liberal Community. We only use reliable, journalistic sources as our foundation, and we provide links to all our original sources within the text of our articles.”
The website is connected to the Facebook Page, the Proud Liberal, which has over 500,000 followers. The domain is registered in the USA.
Read our profile on the United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
TPL does not disclose ownership and is funded through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, story selection always favors the left and frequently denigrates the right. Headlines and articles contain loaded emotional wording such as this: Latest Mueller Revelation Could Mean More Serious Trouble for Trump: Mueller Uncovered a Kidnapping Plot with Michael Flynn Right in the Middle. This story completely lacks sourcing and is dated 10/11/19, despite the original story appearing on November 10, 2017. The unnamed author also offers opinions with very strong emotional wording “As if President Donald Trump wasn’t appalling enough on his own, every few days new information about members of his administration, his peers, or his family, is brought to light which makes them look just as appalling.”
Regarding sourcing information, some articles contain proper sourcing to credible media outlets, while others are not sourced at all, despite coming from other authoritative sources. In general, this is not a credible website for news.
Failed Fact Checks
- They have not been fact-checked by a third party.
Overall, we rate TPL News Questionable based on extreme left bias, promotion of propaganda, poor sourcing, and a complete lack of transparency. (D. Van Zandt 10/11/2019) Updated (09/26/2022)
Source: http://tplnews.com
Last Updated on September 26, 2022 by Media Bias Fact Check
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