tacosanonymous
@tacosanonymous@lemm.ee
- Comment on Spooky throwback Elder Scrolls 'em up Dread Delusion leaves early access in May 2 weeks ago:
I can’t believe people are still making games for the N64.
- Comment on Vampire Survivors free cart-racing update finally answers one of the game's darkest mysteries 2 weeks ago:
Santa Water is named after Santa Ladonna.
- Comment on When you do it yourself and it looks like you did it yourself lol 2 weeks ago:
Wholeheartedly agree. I’ve had emergency reconstruction done and some of those “pros” are just about being fast so they can do as many jobs as possible.
- Comment on Screw Uber! 2 weeks ago:
My driver can have a little coke sometimes, as a treat.
- Comment on Jackbox Naughty Pack Is The First M-Rated Game In The Series 2 weeks ago:
Everyone I know that plays the games makes the answers M rated anyway.
- Comment on California Loses Nearly 10,000 Fast-Food Jobs After $20 Minimum Wage Signed Last Fall 2 weeks ago:
Ffr: it’s just “scapegoat.”
- Comment on As a long-time user hearing YouTube wants to play ads when I pause a video 2 weeks ago:
That’s not good at all.
- Comment on Ever notice mammals never seem to come in green? 2 weeks ago:
You’ll get’em next time.
- Comment on As a long-time user hearing YouTube wants to play ads when I pause a video 2 weeks ago:
Per year?
- Comment on Women should give up vaping if they want to get pregnant, study suggests 2 weeks ago:
Alternatively, maybe pick up vaping if you live in a “red state.”
- Comment on .sıɥʇ puǝɥǝɹdɯoɔ ʇ'uɐɔ puıɯ lɐıɹǝɥdsıɯǝɥ uǝɥʇɹou ǝɥʇ 2 weeks ago:
You’re right and meow I don’t know which arrow to click.
- Comment on Just got texted a job offer. You guys think it's legit? 2 weeks ago:
For sure. OP should give them their SSN and bank account and get started.
- Comment on You are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planet 2 weeks ago:
Real scientific, Jerry.
- Comment on Tesla profits nosedive as more job cuts announced 3 weeks ago:
I don’t know exactly what you’re asking, sorry. Could you clarify?
- Comment on Horizon Forbidden West gets Intel XeSS v1.3 and text scaling 3 weeks ago:
Text scaling is one of the most important features to me. Randomly searching through resolutions until one produces text I can read is annoying and generally produces worse visuals in other areas as a result.
- Comment on Tesla profits nosedive as more job cuts announced 3 weeks ago:
Weren’t people estimating a 2007 end for Tesla bc they haven’t been working on new models? They put their efforts into the meme “truck” instead of the roadster. They have been slashing prices yet demand for EVs, especially theirs has been dropping. All the while, their main spokesman has been a toxic deterrent. Meanwhile, these douchelords think The ceo should get a $56B payout?
- Comment on Chinese migrants crossing US southern border increases by more than 6,000% 3 weeks ago:
- Overall, we rate GB News Right Biased and Questionable based on a lack of transparency with ownership and funding, numerous failed fact checks, and the promotion of conspiracy theories and pseudoscience.
Detailed Report
Questionable Reasoning: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, Propaganda, Lack of Transparency, Failed Fact ChecksBias Rating: RIGHTFactual Reporting: MIXEDCountry: United KingdomMBFC’s Country Freedom Rank:** MOSTLY FREE**Media Type: TV StationTraffic/Popularity: High TrafficMBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Launched in June 2021, GB News is a conservative-leaning TV News station based in the United Kingdom. They set up the station to compete with News Corp-owned Sky Newsand model the popular USA-based Fox News Channel. The website offers an editorial charter, lacking transparency as they do not disclose their conservative bias. GB News also lacks transparency as they do not indicate ownership.
Upon launching the station, some advertisers such as IKEA pulled ads due to GB News not upholding “humanistic values.” Many other advertisers joined the boycott, which can be seen here.
Read our profile on UK media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
GB News lacks transparency as they do not disclose ownership. A search reveals that London-based ALL Perspectives Ltd owns GB News. According to Reuters, the television channel “secured millions of dollars from investors such as Discovery Inc, Legatum and hedge fund manager Paul Marshall. Advertising generates revenue.
Analysis / Bias
GB News features significant opinion programming from a right-leaning perspective. Notable commentators are former leader of the conservative United Kingdom Independence Party Nigel Farage, former Brexit Party member Alexandra Phillips and former editor of The Sun newspaper Dan Wooten. The website features news reporting that uses moderately loaded language but is reasonably balanced such as this The Prime Minister admitted he has known about the UK haulage problems for months. This story is sourced correctly through direct quotes, while other stories are sourced through hyperlinks to usually credible sources such as the BBC.
Editorially, the news is reported with reasonable balance; however, we calculated that more stories favor the right such as this ‘Previous generations of Labour leaders, activists and voters would look in dismay at what Labour has become,’ says Oliver Dowden. The website features opinion pieces under the “GB Views” tag, demonstrating significant right-leaning bias.
Many opinion stories oppose cancel culture and are often critical of the so-called “woke” movement Nana Akua on ‘ridiculous’ number of gender pronouns. Op-eds also display negative views toward immigration, such as this Patrick Christys: There’s a magic money tree for illegal immigration, but not for social care. Finally, they frequently make false and misleading claims regarding Covid-19 and vaccines; see failed fact checks below. In general, GB News reports news mixed factually, while editorial views align strongly with the right.
Failed Fact Checks
- In September 2021, there was a three-week period when renewables produced between 2% and 3% of the country’s electricity. – False
- The CDC said that immunity from a prior Covid-19 infection is “paramount.” – False
- The Covid-19 vaccines are not safe because people are dying and getting seriously ill as a result of receiving them. – False
- UKHSA data shows that people who receive a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine are more likely to be infected with the disease. – False
- Receiving a Covid-19 vaccine makes you more likely to be admitted to hospital with the disease. – False
- “While the media talks a lot of the 150,000 deaths, perhaps they should have been talking about the number of people who died ‘of Covid’ not ‘with Covid.’ That was just 17,371 up to the end of quarter three 2021.” – False
- Official UKHSA data shows booster vaccines are ineffective. – False
- The first asylum seeker flight from the UK to Rwanda was stopped by an EU court. – False
- Vaccine trial data shows you’re more likely to get serious adverse effects from the vaccine than be hospitalised with Covid-19. – False
Overall, we rate GB News Right Biased and Questionable based on a lack of transparency with ownership and funding, numerous failed fact checks, and the promotion of conspiracy theories and pseudoscience. (D. Van Zandt 10/4/2021) Updated (07/24/2023)
- Comment on Older patient gamers: what is your preferred gaming platform? 3 weeks ago:
It is honestly the best “pick up and play” platform. I love how everything just pauses when you lock the screen.
- Comment on Defund the War Machine 3 weeks ago:
Not my meme.
- Comment on "If you are concerned about fascism, you would wish to halt Russia": Historian Timothy Snyder blasts U.S. Republican Lawmaker Green of her accusation of Ukraine being a 'Nazi state' - (video, 4 min) 3 weeks ago:
Also, let’s say having a number of Nazis in your government justifies having a foreign nation attack you. Why tf does no one come after the US?
If you’re going to use a shitty rule book, be consistent.
- Comment on B R E A T H E 3 weeks ago:
Mr Denholm!
- Comment on Aged like milk 3 weeks ago:
Username checks out.
- Comment on The Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem 3 weeks ago:
My point was that the existence of “AI” doesn’t even matter. In a world where information can be spread so quickly and where people will jump to conclusions even faster, misinformation will spread at the speed of light. Retractions are slow and hidden so, this murkiness will pervade.
- Comment on The Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem 3 weeks ago:
Welcome to the post truth era.
- Comment on "No Atheists In Foxholes" Energy 3 weeks ago:
I’m a guy, but sure, I’ll do this I guess.
- Comment on No, TikTok Is Not ‘Programmable Fentanyl.’ Stop It 4 weeks ago:
Though I did see a cop touch some tik tok and then he convulsed then passed out. When he woke up, he shot my dog.
- Comment on Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut brings PlayStation trophies and friends to PC for the first time 4 weeks ago:
This seems like a good step.
- Comment on Kemi Badenoch: ‘UK’s wealth isn’t from white privilege and colonialism’ 4 weeks ago:
This is a perfect example of how an opinion can be wrong.
- Comment on Allegedly* 4 weeks ago:
But motive?
- Comment on Check out the demo for Just Crow Things, a cute sandbox puzzle game 4 weeks ago:
Looks cute and evil.