This site too can be examined for legitimacy of methodology, just as the sites it lists can be.
Media Bias/Fact Check
Sites are listed under various parameters, Left or Right bias, Questionable Sources and more (see below). People can submit a site for review. The organization does a review of that sites content and makes determination of presence of bias and how extreme the bias is. Once a site is on a list, visitors can vote on the site listed as to how moderate or extreme it is. This has the problem, of course, of how biased are those voting on the site in question and how representative is the sample of voters (weighted too much to one side or the other).
They have lists of sites (and television networks) arranged by several categories:
LEFT BIAS
LEFT-CENTER BIAS
LEAST BIASED
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
RIGHT BIAS
PRO-SCIENCE
CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE
QUESTIONABLE SOURCES
SATIRE
They also explain their methodology at METHODOLOGY
Once MBFC makes it's evaluation of a site and places it in a site list, visitors vote on any site listed as to bias. Visitors can submit sites for review, and the site asks for feedback.
Here's it's statement above each of the lists of sites showing Left Bias
These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward liberal 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 reporting of information that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy.
THe statement for Right Bias list is the same:
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 reporting of information that may damage conservative causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy.
THey have an interesting statement about:
The seven deadly sins of statistical misinterpretation, and how to avoid them
They include information about the Media Bias/Fact CHeck at
About
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MBFC News follows a strict methodology for determining the biases of sources. Dave Van Zandt is the primary editor for sources. He is assisted by a collective of volunteers who assist in research for many sources listed on these pages.
MBFC News also provides occasional fact checks, original articles on media bias and breaking/important news stories, especially as it relates to USA politics.
MBFC News was founded by Dave Van Zandt in 2015. Dave studied Communications in college and over the years has focused on personal research in media bias and the role of media in politics. Dave is a registered Non-Affiliated voter who values evidence based reporting.
Our Valued Contributors
Dennis Kelley- Research
Michael Allen- Research
Faith Locke Siewert- Research
And all the people who submit sources and question our ratings. Your feedback is vital.
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