Wow, my mediafactcheck tool just beat the Voager space crafts to the alpha centari. And it just keeps on going. Danged, I haven't seen anything this RWing and Conspiracy ever. This is listed as a fake news site.
- Overall, we rate The Gateway Pundit Questionable based on extreme right-wing bias, promotion of conspiracies, and numerous instances of publishing false (fake) news.
Detailed Report
Questionable Reasoning:
Propaganda, Conspiracy, Nationalism, Some Fake News, Numerous Failed Fact Checks
Bias Rating:
EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting:
VERY LOW
Country:
USA
Press Freedom Rank:
MOSTLY FREE
Media Type:
Website
Traffic/Popularity:
High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating:
LOW CREDIBILITY
History
The Gateway Pundit publishes extremely right-biased news and commentary that promotes conspiracy theories and the routine publication of falsehoods (see analysis). The website was founded by
Jim Hoft in 2004 to “speak the truth” and to “expose the wickedness of the left.”
According to their about page, “The Gateway Pundit is one of the top political websites. It is consistently
ranked as
one of the top political blogs in the nation. TGP has been cited by
Sean Hannity,
Rush Limbaugh,
The Drudge Report,
The Blaze, Mark Levin,
FOX Nation, and several international news organizations.”
On 6/6/2021, The Gateway Pundit was moved to Very-Low factual reporting based on failed facts on a
near-daily basis.
On 6/20/2021, The Gateway Pundit wrote a negative article about Media Bias Fact Check –
Bogus Fact-Check Site Used by Google Lists All Conservative Outlets as “Low Credibility” – But Lists All Far Left and Liberal Mainstream Outlets as High Credibility. A usual this is full of misinformation. First, we have numerous left-biased sources listed as questionable and low credibility. Further, as far as we know we are not used by Google.
On 12/2/2021, it was announced that two election workers in Georgia are suing The Gateway Pundit for conducting “a campaign of lies” that “instigated a deluge of intimidation, harassment, and threats that has forced them to change their phone numbers, delete their online accounts, and fear for their physical safety.”