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    1. About AFP's Bias Rating
    2. What a "Not Rated" Rating Means
    3. Additional Information
    4. Ownership & Funding

    About AFP's Bias Rating

    AFP is a news media source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Not Rated.

    What a "Not Rated" Rating Means

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    Additional Information

    Agence France-Presse is a French international news agency that is headquartered in Paris and was founded in 1835. AFP was originally founded as Havas, before being changed to French Information Office in 1940 by the German forces that took control of Paris. It received its current name in 1944, when Allied Forces regained control of Paris.

    AFP was originally established as a government institution, but later declared a private independent body by the French parliament in 1957.

    Today, AFP remains one of three global news agencies, including Reuters, and Associated Press, and has an editorial presence in 151 countries.

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    AFP Ownership and Funding

    Funding and ownership do not influence bias ratings. We rate the bias of content only.

    Owner: Unknown

    According to AFP, two-thirds of its revenues come from its own “commercial activities” while the remainder comes from the French state for pursuing its “missions of general interest.”