AJ+

The bias meter value for AJ+ is -4.00. -6 is the furthest "Left" value and 6 is the furthest "Right" value.
-4.00
Left What does this mean?

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AJ+
Bias Rating Left
Type News Media
Region National
Website ajplus.net
What a Left Bias Rating Means

The source displays media bias in ways that strongly align with liberal, progressive, or left-wing thought and/or policy agendas. A Left rating is our most liberal rating on the political spectrum.

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About AJ+'s Bias Rating

AJ+ is a news media source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Left.

What a "Left" Rating Means

Sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Left display media bias in ways that strongly align with liberal, progressive, or left-wing thought and/or policy agendas. This is our most liberal rating on the political spectrum.

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AJ+ Rated Left in 2019 Independent Review

AllSides rates AJ+ media bias as Left following an independent review. AJ+ is run by Al Jazeera media network, which is funded by the government of Qatar. AJ+ has millions of social media followers and creates short videos on political issues, which it posts to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. Most of the videos have a clear Left bent and focus on topics typically of interest to those on the left. AJ+ often omits libertarian and right-wing perspectives and views. AJ+ frames left-wing politicians and ideas favorably and right-wing politicians and ideas negatively or omits them entirely, and sometimes, misrepresents them.

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Community Feedback

Feedback does not determine ratings, but may trigger deeper review.

As of March 2024, people have voted on the AllSides Media Bias Rating for AJ+. On average, those who disagree with our rating think this source has a Lean Left bias.

Confidence Level

Confidence is determined by how many reviews have been applied and consistency of data.

As of March 2024, AllSides has low or initial confidence in our Left rating for AJ+. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.

Additional Information

On its Twitter feed, AJ+ states that it provides "news for the connected generation, sharing human struggles and challenging the status quo." On its website, it states it is "making the world knowable to those who seek to change it."

Controversies

AJ+ is a project of Al Jazeera, a media outlet funded by the state of Qatar.

Media Bias/Fact Check rates Al Jazeera as "Mixed for factual reporting due to failed fact checks that were not corrected and misleading extreme editorial bias that favors Qatar." According to Wikipedia, "In 2010, United States Department of State internal communications, released by WikiLeaks as part of the 2010 diplomatic cables leak, claim that the Qatar government manipulates Al Jazeera coverage to suit political interests." Read more about controversies surrounding Al Jazeera.

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