The Insider

The Insider is a Russia-focused, independent media outlet that claims to be committed to investigative journalism and debunking fake news. The site reports on various topics related to Russia's politics, economy, culture and society. However, the site seems biased against the Russian government and its operatives, using dehumanizing language and exaggerating their actions.

79%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on its reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • Joy describes her experience with an acute ringing sound in her ear after hearing something similar to what someone would experience after a bomb has gone off
  • The author uses language that dehumanizes the Russian government and its operatives

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

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  • We’re fully committed to investigative journalism and to debunking fake news.
  • We’ve received several awards for our work.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

  • New Evidence Links Havana Syndrome to Russia's GRU Unit 29155

    New Evidence Links Havana Syndrome to Russia's GRU Unit 29155

    Broke On: Monday, 01 April 2024 A joint investigation by CBS News, The Insider and Der Spiegel has linked Havana Syndrome to Russia's GRU Unit 29155. White House staff, CIA officers, FBI agents, military officers and their families have reported being wounded by a secret weapon firing high-energy beams of microwaves or ultrasound. The investigation was led by Greg Edgreen who believes U.S officials are being attacked by Russia and that the official threshold to prove it was set impossibly high.