• flying_gel@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The bot seems to use the medibiasfactcheck.com’s API which should report ‘mixed’ factual reporting with extreme right bias.

    https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/fox-news-bias/

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    seems like there is more data available, the bot could report the MBFC Credibility Rating as well.

    Questionable Reasoning: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, Propaganda, Poor Sources, Numerous Failed Fact Checks
    Bias Rating: RIGHT
    Factual Reporting: MIXED
    Country: USA
    MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE
    Media Type: TV Station/Website
    Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
    MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
    

    edit2: I was looking for a fox rating by that bot, I wasn’t able to find one “in the wild” but it seems like it does use the MBFC rating for the heading and does indeed classify fox as “Low”

    Example from what I guess is the guys development teating posts: https://lemmy.world/post/18064796