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[-] [email protected] 61 points 2 years ago

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Mint Press News – Bias and Credibility

FAR LEFT BIAS

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 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 Mint Press Far-Left Biased and Questionable based on the publication of conspiracy theories, pseudoscience anti-Israel propaganda, poor sourcing, failed fact checks, and false claims.

Detailed Report

  • Reasoning: Propaganda, Conspiracies, Pseudoscience, Poor Sources, Failed Fact Checks
  • Bias Rating: FAR LEFT
  • Factual Reporting: LOW
  • Country: USA
  • Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
  • Media Type: Website
  • Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
  • MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY

History

Mint Press News is an independent Minnesota-based news website launched in 2012 by Mnar Muhawesh. It covers political, economic, foreign affairs, and environmental issues. According to their about page, “We focus our coverage on issues relating to the effects of special interest groups, big business and lobbying efforts and how they shape policies at home and abroad, including American foreign policy. Through the lens of social justice and human rights, we report on how these dynamics drive our foreign affairs and impact the world, and examine the effects they have on our democracy and freedoms as defined by the constitution.”

Analysis / Bias

Mint Press presents news with a strong left-leaning bias in story selection. Headlines and articles use moderately loaded language like this: NFL Freezes Policy Barring Players From Kneeling During Anthem. This particular story is republished from the conspiracy website ZeroHedge. Typically, Mint Press sources their information, but sometimes it is from Mixed factual or conspiracy websites. In general, story selection moderately favors the left, such as this Trump Administration Opens Door for Corporate Attack on Vulnerable Wildlife.

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[-] [email protected] 64 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

shame on Time?

also, it’s not the exact same article. it’s a different article by a different author. you can tell if you bother to read it instead of just googling around until you found another article with a similar click-bait headline...

do you often lie to make your point, or is this a new experience for you?

[-] [email protected] 53 points 2 years ago

sorry, i thought native english speakers would be more familiar with the concept of hyperbole. i will take the time to write a brief summary of relevant semantic techniques used in subsequent posts to help out the more rhetorically challenged members of our community.

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[-] [email protected] 52 points 2 years ago

Do you know what hyperbole is, or exaggeration? Of course it's not the exact same article. Come on. The point is that multiple sources collaborate the main point, that opium production has fallen under the Taliban.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Do you know what hyperbole is, or exaggeration?

Yes, and I know when someone is lying but just says it’s “hyperbole” when called out on a lie, which is obviously what’s happening here.

Of course it’s not the exact same article.

so you even admit that they lied

The point is that multiple sources collaborate the main point, that opium production has fallen under the Taliban.

so what? there’s a famine right now, and there are obvious reason to shift production to a viable food source. twisting yourself into knots just to blame the US is absurd and not supported by the facts.

[-] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago

Before 9/11 they had banned poppy cultivation. After America leaves, they ban poppy cultivation. During the occupation, lots of poppies are cultivated and processed into opium.

America consumes 80% of the world opium supply on average.

What conclusion do these facts support?

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

What conclusion do these facts support?

that you will draw biased conclusions and assert them free of any factual evidence to back them up.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago

You said American blame for poppy production during the occupation isn’t supported by the facts.

I restated those facts and asked what conclusion they do support.

So did the occupation increase opium production on purpose or just turn a blind eye to it?

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

this should help

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