QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
A questionable source exhibits one or moreof 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 attemptto publish hoaxes and/or disinformation for profit or influence (Learn More). Sources listed in the Questionable Category maybe 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 Rumble Right Biased and Questionable based on the promotion of right-wing propaganda and conspiracy theories and false information, use of poor sources, and a lack of transparency.
Detailed Report
Reasoning:Propaganda, Conspiracy, Poor Sourcing, False Information, Lack of Transparency
Bias Rating:FAR-RIGHT
Factual Reporting:LOW
Country:CanadaMBFC’s Country Freedom Rating:EXCELLENT
Media Type:Website/VideoTraffic/Popularity:High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating:LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 2013 by Chris Pavlovski, Rumble is a video-sharing platform that allows users to upload and share videos. Before 2020, Rumble was not known as a place that published politically biased videos. However, during the Covid-19 pandemic and the Presidential election, manyright-wing punditsjoined the service leading to incredible growth by right-biased and pro-Trump supporters.Accordingto Chris Pavlovski, Rumble is a “clean YouTube competitor, the place they can feel safe.” Finally, in 2020, Conservative PunditDan Bonginobought an equity stake in the company.
