RIGHT BIAS
These media sources are moderately 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 that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Right Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate TV Republika as Right Biased due to its consistently partisan framing, culture-war topic emphasis, and adversarial political narratives, as reflected in examples like its coverage of Donald Tusk and LGBTQ-related programming. We also rate it as Mixed for factual reporting because it includes some attributable sourcing but frequently presents issues through heavily slanted framing and selective emphasis, such as migrant-focused crime narratives.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT (6.4)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (5.0)
Country: Poland
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: TV Station
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
TV Republika (Telewizja Republika) is a Polish television news and opinion outlet that describes itself as combining “traditional values with a modern perspective,” offering political commentary, interviews, debates, and satire. The outlet’s stated mission is to provide “reliable and objective information” while promoting patriotic, family, and civic values.
Read our profile on the Polish media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
TV Republika identifies itself as Telewizja Republika S.A., headquartered in Warsaw, and lists Tomasz Sakiewicz as President of the Management Board and Editor-in-Chief on its About page. The outlet publicly solicits donations via the “Independent Media Foundation” (bank transfer details provided on the same page), and it also operates with advertising-supported content on its site. Industry reporting notes Sakiewicz has discussed plans to build an expanded conservative media project (including an English-language service) as reported in Broadband TV News.
Analysis / Bias
TV Republika’s content and framing align strongly with conservative-national perspectives and routinely feature adversarial coverage of liberal and centrist political figures, particularly Poland’s current government. This is illustrated by political coverage such as “Szefernaker: Tusk is a master of hype who looks for substitute topics”, which amplifies sharply critical messaging about Donald Tusk.
Story choices also reflect a culture-war emphasis that is typical of right-populist media. For example, “Parents, check what your child is watching! Netflix is massively promoting LGBTQ content.” frames LGBTQ representation as a concerning social development and relies heavily on advocacy-group framing and selective statistics, reinforcing ideological messaging rather than neutral analysis.
Immigration-related coverage similarly highlights nationality and illegal status in a way that can cue negative sentiment, as seen in “An immigrant hid in a nativity scene and pretended to be a statue.” While the story may be fact-based as a report of an unusual arrest, the headline and framing choices fit a pattern of spotlighting migrants in crime-centric narratives.
In addition, third-party reporting has described TV Republika as a right-wing, Fox News-style broadcaster in Poland and highlighted its growth after late-2023 changes to Poland’s public media landscape, as summarized in “TV Republika owner planning Polish MAGA TV”. Taken together, the outlet’s headline tone, topic selection, and consistent ideological framing support a right-bias classification.
Factualness is assessed as Mixed because, although the outlet sometimes cites external sources (for example, RMF FM is referenced within the Tusk-related story) and covers real-world events, the presentation is frequently editorialized and narrative-driven, increasing the likelihood of selective omission and misleading framing, especially on politically charged topics.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate TV Republika as Right Biased due to its consistently partisan framing, culture-war topic emphasis, and adversarial political narratives, as reflected in examples like its coverage of Donald Tusk and LGBTQ-related programming. We also rate it as Mixed for factual reporting because it includes some attributable sourcing but frequently presents issues through heavily slanted framing and selective emphasis, such as migrant-focused crime narratives. (D. Van Zandt 12/21/2025)
Source: https://tvrepublika.pl/
Last Updated on December 21, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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