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 the purpose of profit or influence (Learn More). 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.
Overall, we rate Canada Free Press Questionable based on extreme right wing bias, promotion of conspiracies and numerous false claims.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Extreme Right, Propaganda, Conspiracy, Some Fake News
Country: Canada
World Press Freedom Rank: Canada 18/180
History
Canada Free Press is a conservative Canadian news and opinion website. Ironically, they promote American Nationalism through their motto: “Because without America there is no Free World” The website is founded by Judi Ann T. McLeod formerly a reporter for a series of newspapers in Ontario.
Funded by / Ownership
The website is owned by Judi McLeod and is funded through heavy online advertising. The site is difficult to navigate due to excessive pop-up ads.
Analysis / Bias
Canada Free Press is an overtly Christian, extreme right website that peddles conspiracy theories such as Obama being an Islamic Terrorist and 9/11 as an inside job. They also promote pseudoscience such as Climate Change Denial and Creationism.
Canada Free Press routinely uses strong loaded wording that always favor the right such as this: New Poll Results Freaking out Democrats. When it comes to sourcing they favor right biased sources and occasionally use sources that we have rated as Questionable.
A factual search reveals numerous failed fact checks.
Overall, we rate Canada Free Press Questionable based on extreme right wing bias, promotion of conspiracies and numerous false claims. (10/2/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 8/20/2018)
Source:
http://canadafreepress.com/
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Extreme Right, Propaganda, Conspiracy, Some Fake News
Country: Canada
World Press Freedom Rank: Canada 18/180
History
Canada Free Press is a conservative Canadian news and opinion website. Ironically, they promote American Nationalism through their motto: “Because without America there is no Free World” The website is founded by Judi Ann T. McLeod formerly a reporter for a series of newspapers in Ontario.
Funded by / Ownership
The website is owned by Judi McLeod and is funded through heavy online advertising. The site is difficult to navigate due to excessive pop-up ads.
Analysis / Bias
Canada Free Press is an overtly Christian, extreme right website that peddles conspiracy theories such as Obama being an Islamic Terrorist and 9/11 as an inside job. They also promote pseudoscience such as Climate Change Denial and Creationism.
Canada Free Press routinely uses strong loaded wording that always favor the right such as this: New Poll Results Freaking out Democrats. When it comes to sourcing they favor right biased sources and occasionally use sources that we have rated as Questionable.
A factual search reveals numerous failed fact checks.
Overall, we rate Canada Free Press Questionable based on extreme right wing bias, promotion of conspiracies and numerous false claims. (10/2/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 8/20/2018)