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Metafilter, a distinctive online news community, was established in 1999 by founder Matt Haughey as a platform where users could collectively curate and discuss an eclectic range of news and topics spanning politics, sports, trendy stories, parody, and more. Headquartered in various corners of the internet, Metafilter is known for fostering engaging and thoughtful discussions. While ownership details have evolved over the years, its unique blend of user-generated content and curated news has solidified its reputation as a go-to source for exploring the web's most intriguing stories and connecting with a diverse community of users.
Metafilter is ranked 1,913 among other media sources and has an average of 3,347,000 monthly visits according to Similar Web.
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Metafilter has a Bias Score of -22% Somewhat Liberal which is based on a variety of factors including its policy and politician leanings, article ratings, and the use of biased language. Its Reliability is rated as Fair, and additional analytical insights are available in the other tabs.

Note: Metafilter is a news aggregator and may have limited or no original political articles.
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    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability
    37% Reliable Fair
  • Policy Leanings

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    *Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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