CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE
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- Overall, we rate ZeroHedge an extreme right-biased conspiracy website based on the promotion of false/misleading/debunked information that routinely denigrates the left.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating:
RIGHT
Factual Reporting:
LOW
Country:
Bulgaria (111/180 Press Freedom)
Media Type:
Website
Traffic/Popularity:
High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating:
LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Launched in 2009, ZeroHedge is a finance blog founded by Colin Lokey, also known as
“Tyler Durden,” Daniel Ivandjiiski, and Tim Backshall. According to a
Bloomberg Interview, the ZeroHedge founders/authors were anonymous until 2016. A Professional Service Subscription is required to read the rest of Bloomberg’s interview; however, a New Yorker
article also covered their history.
ZeroHedge wrote a rebuttal article regarding the Bloomberg interview that can be found
here. A quote reads: “Zero Hedge hired Colin after he approached us over a year ago begging for a job after being fired with cause from Seeking Alpha, following a fight with a co-worker.”
Read our profile on Bulgaria’s government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
The website is
registered in Bulgaria under the name Georgi Georgiev, a business partner of Krassimir Ivandjiiski.
According to Rationalwiki, the only writer “conclusively”
identified is “Dan Ivandjiiski, who conducts public interviews on behalf of Zero Hedge.” The blog generates revenue from
online advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In a quote from the above New Yorker
article, they summarize the blog’s political stance, which Lokey told Bloomberg is: “Russia=good. Obama=idiot. Bashar al-Assad=benevolent leader. John Kerry= dunce. Vladimir Putin=greatest leader in the history of statecraft.”
ZeroHedge’s content has been classified as
“alt-right” and has been
criticized for presenting conspiracy theories.
In review, ZeroHedge publishes pro-right wing/Trump articles such as
Pat Buchanan: “Trump Calls Off Cold War II.” As well as fake news stories regarding liberals:
Anti-Trump Protesters Bused Into Austin, Chicago.
Editorial content is written under the pseudonym Tyler Durden and usually focuses on conspiracies related to economic collapse. Zero Hedge
sources to factually mixed think tanks such as
The Mises Institute, which promotes Austrian (Anarcho-Capitalism) economics. Finally, during the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020, they have frequently promoted false and
misleading information, as evidenced by failed fact checks below.
ZeroHedge - Media Bias Fact Check
Fake news. How embarrassing for the OP and those who replied to him!
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