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Media Bias Alert: Spotify’s COVID-19 Hub Includes No Sources From the Right

Bias / March 7th, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

In January 2022, Spotify created a hub for COVID-19 information in response to controversy around Joe Rogan’s podcast. AllSides found that Spotify’s COVID-19 information hub omits sources on the right.

Spotify, Joe Rogan, COVID-19, Misinformation And Disinformation, Podcasts, Media Bias

Lab Leak Theory Returns After DOE Report

Story of the Week / March 4th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

New intelligence has led the Department of Energy (DOE) to shift its stance on COVID-19's origins and support the lab leak theory, once deemed a conspiracy by some politicians, journalists, and scientists.

Story Of The Week, COVID-19, Wuhan Lab, Coronavirus, China, Department Of Energy, FBI

Media Bias Alert: Media Split on Significance of Energy Department's Lab Leak Theory

Bias / March 1st, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

The Department of Energy believes with "low confidence" that the most likely origin of COVID-19 was a lab leak in China.

COVID-19, Wuhan Lab, Polarization, Media Bias, Department Of Energy, Intelligence Agencies

Is Media Coverage of Chinese Anti-Lockdown Protesters Biased?

Bias / December 8th, 2022 / By Julie Mastrine

The media had a very different tone toward American anti-lockdown protesters than it has had toward Chinese protesters.

Media Bias, China, Anti-Lockdown Protesters, COVID-19, Biased News, Liberal Media, Liberal Media Bias, Vox, ABC Bias, ABC, The Guardian, Conspiracy Theories

The Partisan Divide on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Facts & Data / October 20th, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl

President Biden's vaccine requirements have become severely controversial, leading to debates over public health, personal freedom, the U.S. Constitution, safety of the vaccines, and much else.

COVID-19 Vaccine Divide Series, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Vaccine, Research

The COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Part 2: Immunity & Side Effects

Facts & Data / October 12th, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl

Which is better at preventing future COVID-19 infection: vaccine-induced immunity or natural immunity? Plus, how serious are the side effects after getting vaccinated?

COVID-19 Vaccine Divide Series, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Vaccine, Research

The COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Part 1: Perceptions & Effectiveness

Facts & Data / October 5th, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl

Over 70% of Americans are confident the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. There is a large divide, however, among vaccinated and unvaccinated adults: while almost 9 in 10 of vaccinated adults believe the vaccines are safe, just over 1 in 4 unvaccinated adults agree.

COVID-19 Vaccine Divide Series, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Vaccine, Coronavirus Vaccine, Research

Will Reporters Interview Healthcare Workers Fired for Refusing the Vaccine?

Bias / October 1st, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

In many articles about firings over vaccine mandates, journalists do not interview healthcare workers who are being terminated over refusing the vaccine.

Media Bias, Media Bias By Omission, COVID-19, Vaccine Mandates, Coronavirus Vaccine

Partisan Divide Among Republicans, Democrats About Covid Risks

Bias / September 22nd, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

What are the chances somebody with COVID-19 must be hospitalized? Your perception may vary depending on your political leaning.

Media Bias, Misinformation, COVID-19, COVID-19 Misinformation

Joe Rogan, Ivermectin, and False Stories: The Weekend in Media Bias

Bias / September 7th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

There are massively competing narratives about ivermectin’s efficacy in treating COVID-19, and it all shows in media bias.

Misinformation, Media Bias, COVID-19 Misinformation, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Joe Rogan, FDA, Ivermectin

How COVID-19 Compares to Other Leading Causes of Death

Facts & Data / August 23rd, 2021 / By Andrew Weinzierl

COVID-19 has become a constant in the news cycle, but with so many competing narratives and sensationalism on both sides, it can be hard to get an understanding of where the numbers lie and what the risks are for different groups. Here is a breakdown of where things stand.

Coronavirus, COVID-19, CDC, Research

Left and Right Media Hype Death to Push Biased Narrative on Vaccines

Bias / August 12th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

Should the media share stories about people’s decision to get vaccinated leading up to their deaths?

Media Bias, COVID-19, Anti-Vaccination, Coronavirus Vaccinations, Mandatory Vaccination, Vaccination, Coronavirus Vaccine

Media Bias and The Lab Leak Theory: A Comprehensive Look

Bias / May 28th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

The media sphere appears to have undergone a shift in narrative when it comes to the theory COVID-19 emerged from a Chinese laboratory.

Media Bias, Bias, Biased News, NPR, The New York Times, Washington Post, COVID-19, COVID-19 Misinformation, Wuhan Lab, Liberal Media Bias, Center Media Bias

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