Thanks, this definitely puts a lot of things about the Assange kerfuffle in perspective.

Since it all began, I've thought that wh**ever he was or was not responsible for in the aftermath of WikiLeaks info dumps, it was a little much that he was being given the "t*****r" treatment by countries he wasn't even a citizen of, moreso because he wasn't a government employee with a file full of nondisclosure and other top secret access agreements.

It should prove interesting to see how this entire affair develops from a legal perspective.

Detailed Report
Factual Reporting: LOW
Country: Canada
World Press Freedom Rank: Canada 18/180

History

Founded in 2001, GlobalResearch or Centre for Research on Globalization is a Canadian conspiracy website. It was founded by Michel Chossudovsky who is currently the President of GlobalResearch and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Ottawa. The website does not have an about page, but they do list the people involved with the operation.

Funded by / Ownership

Although GlobalResearch does not state ownership, it is assumed Michel Chossudovky is the owner. Revenue is derived through donations and advertising.

Analysis / Bias

In review, GlobalResearch publishes a combination of real news and conspiracy theories. We will focus on the not so real news. GlobalResearch often reports unfavorably about Israel such as this: The Z*****t Idea Has Never Been More Terrifying than It Is Today. This unlabeled opinion piece does not provide a single source of evidence for their claims. When it comes to politics they are strongly anti-capitalism and anti-G*******t as their name suggests. While GlobalResearch does promote legitimate humanitarian concerns, its views on science, economics and geopolitics is very questionable. For example, GR promotes anti-v******tion propaganda, 9-11 as a false f**g operation, GMO’s are harmful, and Chemtrails. There are so many more, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

In general, this is a website the purports to be concerned for humanity, yet routinely publishes false information that misleads humanity.

A factual search reveals at least one failed fact check from an IFCN fact checker.

Overall, we rate GlobalResearch a Tin Foil Hat Conspiracy and Strong P***********e website based on the promotion of unproven information such as the dangers of V*****es and 9-11 as a false f**g operation. (D. Van Zandt 7/20/2016) Updated (5/11/2019)