Health On the Net is a Swiss media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues related to health. Their HONcode rating system certifies sites which HON determines are “reliable, transparent and ethical health information.”
HONCode (hon.ch/HONcode)
Media Research Center (MRC) is a conservative American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues.
MRC states their goal is “to expose and neutralize the propaganda arm of the Left: the national news media.”
Their transgender coverage is overwhelmingly gender-critical.
Media Research Center (mrc.org)
Twitter (twitter.com)
Common Cause is an American nonprofit organization.
Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.
Mission statement via commoncause.org
Their role as a media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues primarily involves internet access and net neutrality. They are also critics of media consolidation and advocate for freedom of the press. They are not specifically focused on transgender issues.
Common Cause (commoncause.org)
Judicial Watch is a conservative American watchdog organization that monitors and reports on legal issues in the media. Their work is overwhelmingly anti-transgender.
Judicial Watch (judicialwatch.org)
Second Nexus is an American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues.
Second Nexus (secondnexus.com)
FactCheck.org is an American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues. It’s a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania.
Their stated mission is to “monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.”
Kiely, Eugene (July 26, 2017). Trump and Transgender Service Members. https://www.factcheck.org/2017/07/trump-transgender-service-members/
FactCheck.org (factcheck.org)
Politifact is an American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues.
Politifact (politifact.com)
Snopes is an American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues. It is specifically concerned with debunking urban legends and false rumors that spread online.
Snopes (snopes.com)
Credder is an American media monitoring organization that reviews media content. They believe that “news should compete for credibility, not clicks.”
They offer a two-tier rating system similar to film rating site Rotten Tomatoes, where verified critics and users review media, which then gets a fresh or a rotten tomato.
Credder uses cheddar:
Gold Cheese is featured next to articles, authors, and outlets with a rating of 60% or higher.
Moldy Cheese is featured next to articles, authors, and outlets with a rating of 59% or less.
Credder has a browser extension similar to NewsGuard’s two-tier rating system that shows the applicable rating of an article or outlet.
Credder (credder.com)
Twitter (twitter.com)
Allsides is an American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues. They present news topics clustered by three points of view: center, left, and right.
With some exceptions, gender critical viewpoints become more frequent based on how conservative the publication is.
According to their 2019 Media Bias Chart version 1.1, these are their ratings for top online media outlets.
Left
Lean Left
Center
Lean right
Right
Allsides (allsides.com)