AltLeft.news - Bias and Credibility (original) (raw)
- Overall, we rate AltLeft.news an extreme right-biased Tin-Foil Hat Conspiracy website that also publishes pseudoscience. This source is associated with Natural News, one of the most discredited sources on the internet.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: **RIGHT-CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE (9.5)**Factual Reporting: VERY LOW (10.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
AltLeft.news is a right-wing conspiracy and pseudoscience website that routinely publishes false information. The founder is Mike Adams, who owns several Questionable websites such as Natural News and News Target. AltLeft.news is a part of the Natural News Network. This website lacks transparency and does not disclose ownership.
According to Politifact, the Health misinformation website rebrands as a pro-Trump outlet to get around a ban from Facebook.
Read our profile on the United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
AltLeft.news is owned by Mike Adams, who owns numerous other fake and/or controversial right-wing conspiracy websites. The website, like all of Mike Adams’s properties, is funded through online advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In review, Mike Adams is known as the Health Ranger, according to Rationalwiki. However, they point out dozens of cases where his claims are false. Besides promoting pseudoscience, AltLeft.news is an extreme right-wing biased source that frequently promotes false or misleading information regarding vaccines, alternative health, and government conspiracies. For more information, read our review on Natural News.
In general, politically, all of Mike Adam’s stories favor the right and promote pseudoscience such as chemtrails, the Sandy Hook shooting being a false flag: Sandy Hook was theater! Actor who played law enforcement sniper was recorded walking around carrying rifle by the magazine. Further, they routinely publish anti-vaccination propaganda and conspiracy theories. Lastly, this source denies the consensus on climate change without evidence, as seen here: Climate change cultists are now taking over your local weather forecast.
Failed Fact Checks
- See Natural News
Overall, we rate AltLeft.news an extreme right-biased Tin-Foil Hat Conspiracy website that also publishes pseudoscience. This source is associated with Natural News, one of the most discredited sources on the internet. (D. Van Zandt 11/14/2021) Updated (01/10/2025)
Source: https://altleft.news/
Last Updated on January 10, 2025 by
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