Media Ratings Firm Trying To Influence What News Sites You Visit Heavily Favors Left-Leaning Outlets Over Conservative Journalism

A well-funded media ratings firm that partners with Big Tech giant Meta and seeks to influence students heavily favors Left-leaning media outlets while giving conservative media poor grades, a media watchdog group found. 

Ad Fontes, founded in 2018 as a media analysis organization, has become known for its “Media Bias Chart,” which rates over 3,000 media outlets on bias and accuracy. The organization says on its website that it partners with Meta, along with eight advertising agencies and software companies, and advertises “media literacy” lesson plans “for your classroom or school.”...