SarahWestall.com - Bias and Credibility (original) (raw)
- Overall, we rate SarahWestall.com as Right Biased because of its frequent anti-establishment themes and critical stance on government institutions. We also rate it as a conspiracy and pseudoscience source due to the promotion of unsubstantiated claims, limited sourcing practices, and promotional content for alternative health products with claims that lack scientific backing.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: **RIGHT CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE (+8.3)**Factual Reporting: LOW (8.1)
Country: USA
Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
SarahWestall.com is a news and opinion blog founded by Sarah Westall, a business executive, podcaster, and commentator. The site publishes articles, interviews, and opinion pieces on various topics, including politics, health, technology, and conspiracy theories, often challenging mainstream narratives. As indicated by Sarah Westall’s Smashwords profile, this blog appears to be based in the United States.
Read our profile on the United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
The site is independently operated and funded through advertisements, donations, and affiliate links. Westall also promotes and sells alternative health products directly on the website, generating additional revenue.
Analysis / Bias
SarahWestall.com exhibits a strong right-wing bias with frequent anti-establishment themes and alternative health viewpoints. The site publishes content with a conspiratorial tone, as seen in articles like “Dr. Giordano: The Need for a Reality Check is Now — DARPA’s N3 Mind Control Technology Eliminates the Need for Implants,” which suggests that DARPA is using advanced mind control technologies, framed to evoke distrust of government agencies.
Another article, “The CDC Planned Quarantine Camps Nationwide,” discusses alleged plans for quarantine camps across the U.S., drawing from the Brownstone Institute, a source rated as right-leaning and mixed in factual reporting by MBFC. The article frames these quarantine measures as infringing on individual freedoms, reflecting the site’s skepticism of public health agencies and government intervention.
SarahWestall.com’s articles often rely on speculative sources and lack traditional news sourcing, opting instead for opinion pieces and secondary references, which limits verifiability. The site also promotes pseudoscientific health products, with Westall selling items such as EMF protection devices and heavy metal detox kits, which are marketed to her audience under claims that lack scientific backing.
As evidenced in failed fact checks below, they also promote the baseless Clinton body count conspiracy theory.
Failed Fact Checks
Overall, we rate SarahWestall.com as Right Biased because of its frequent anti-establishment themes and critical stance on government institutions. We also rate it as a conspiracy and pseudoscience source due to the promotion of unsubstantiated claims, limited sourcing practices, and promotional content for alternative health products with claims that lack scientific backing. (M. Huitsing 11/12/2024)
Source: https://sarahwestall.com/
Last Updated on November 12, 2024 by
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