Title: The Independent UK - Media Bias/Fact Check
Headings: The Independent UK
The Independent UK
LEFT-CENTER BIAS
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Content: Most stories favor the left and tend to be sourced properly utilizing credible sources such as USA Today and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. According to a 2017 survey conducted by You Gov UK, The Independent is viewed as having a center-left bias in reporting, with 79% saying it was either Center or Left and only 21% saying it leaned right. Failed Fact Checks
Analysis “Climate change might be worse than thought after scientists find major mistake in water temperature readings” – Low Scientific Credibility
New antibody tests are 100% accurate. – False
Sir David King, who chairs the Independent SAGE group of scientists, has claimed that 27,000 people will die by next April if current levels of Covid-19 infection continue – False
915 children admitted with malnutrition Cambridge hospitals between 2015 and 2020. There were 656 similar admissions at Newcastle hospitals and 656 at the Royal Free London hospitals. – False
“Online conspiracy theories and misinformation relating to Covid-19 have resulted in at least 800 deaths from coronavirus.” – False
Donald Trump said, ‘undocumented immigrants are not people; they are animals.’ – False
Overall we rate The Independent Left-Center Biased due to story selection that moderately favors the left. We also rate them Mixed in factual reporting due to several failed fact checks. (