World News Daily Report – Bias and Credibility

These sources exclusively use humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Primarily these sources are clear that they are satire and do not attempt to deceive.  See all Satire sources.

• Overall, this is a Satire site based on its clear disclaimer.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: SATIRE
Factual Reporting: N/A
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: N/A

History

Founded in 2013, World News Daily Report is a fake news/hoax website that indicates they are satire on the bottom of each page. The website features the tagline “News You Can Trust.”

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Funded by / Ownership

World News Daily Report is owned by Janick Murray-Hall and Olivier Legault. The website is funded through online advertising.

Analysis / Bias

World News Daily Report publishes fake news stories or hoaxes with the hope they will be shared on social media. The website contains a broad warning at the bottom of each page that indicates the website is satirical: “World News Daily Report assumes all responsibility for the satirical nature of its articles and for the fictional nature of their content. All characters appearing in the articles in this website – even those based on real people – are entirely fictional and any resemblance between them and any person, living, dead or undead, is purely a miracle.”

A sample hoax article looks like this: CHINESE LUNAR ROVER FINDS NO EVIDENCE OF AMERICAN MOON LANDINGS. Surprisingly, even though listed as satire, World News Daily Report is fact-checked frequently due to their stories being shared on social media by the gullible. Here is another example of a typical fake news story found on World News Daily Report: COLORADO: HUNTER CLAIMS HE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY A SASQUATCH