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Budi

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8. Excuse me, but 'Now This News' is a social media bullshit propaganda Source.
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 01:24 AM
Oct 2021
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215938468

It should be Tagged as Fiction Writing.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mediabiasfactcheck.com/nowthis-news/%3famp=1

Now This News has a REALLY BAD report from Mediabias factcheck.
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/mediabiasfactcheck.com/nowthis-news/%3famp=1

Questionable Reasoning: Propaganda, Failed Fact Checks

*Bias Rating: FAR LEFT BIAS
*Factual Reporting: MIXED
*Country: USA (45/180 Press Freedom)
*Media Type: Website
*Traffic/Popularity: MediumTraffic
*MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
Overall, we rate NowThis News Questionable based on far-left bias, promotion of liberal propaganda and five verified failed fact checks.

*History
NowThis News was founded in 2012 by Huffington Post co-founder and former chairman Kenneth Lerer and former Huffington Post CEO Eric Hippeau. They use Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and YouTube as their primary news distribution outlets.

*Funded by / Ownership
NowThis News is owned by Group Nine Media and is funded through advertising.
QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no sourcing to credible information, a complete lack of transparency, and/or is fake news.
Fake News is the deliberate attempt to publish hoaxes and/or disinformation for profit or influence
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Sources listed in the Questionable Category may be very untrustworthy and should be fact-checked on a per-article basis.
Please note sources on this list are not considered fake news unless specifically written in the reasoning section for that source. (See all Questionable sources.

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