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- Overall, we rate BitChute extreme right and Questionable based on the promotion of conspiracy theories, propaganda, hate speech, poor sourcing, fake news, and a lack of transparency. This source is not credible for accurate information and may be offensive to some (most).
Detailed Report
Reasoning:
Poor Sourcing, Conspiracy, Propaganda, Lack of Transparency, Fake News, Hate Speech
Bias Rating:
EXTREME RIGHT
Factual Reporting:
VERY LOW
Country:
United Kingdom (33/180 Press Freedom)
Media Type:
Website
Traffic/Popularity:
High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating:
LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2017 by Ray Vahey, BitChute is an online video hosting platform that publishes far-right conspiracy theories and videos banned by Youtube for content violations. Some notable publishers on BitChute are conspiracy theorists
Alex Jones and
Lauren Southern. The website lacks transparency as they do not offer an about page, and anybody uploads videos. They claim to use a peer-to-peer network to prevent censorship.
View our profile on UK media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
Bit Chute Limited owns the website, with revenue derived through membership sales and donations. Virtually all payment processors such as
Paypal have banned BitChute, and advertisers have rejected them due to offensive content.
QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no
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