Rebel News not eligible for journalism tax credits, Federal Court rules

Rebel News not eligible for journalism tax credits, Federal Court rules

Rebel News applied in 2021 to be designated as a qualified Canadian journalism organization

Maura Forrest · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 19, 2024 12:07 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 19

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rebel-news-federal-court-1.7328047

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A Federal Court judge has upheld the federal government's decision that far-right media outlet Rebel News doesn't qualify for journalism tax credits because it doesn't produce enough original news content.

The decision is the latest instalment in a long-running battle between Rebel News and the federal government. The outlet applied in May 2021 to be designated a "qualified Canadian journalism organization," but was rejected by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), which found that less than one per cent of its content was original news.

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Her ruling notes that the agency assessed 423 news reports from Rebel News published during the three-week period and found that only 10 were original news items.

Of the rest, "283 of the items were not based on facts, nor were multiple perspectives actively pursued, researched, analyzed, or explained by a journalist for the organization," the judge wrote. "A further 135 of the news items were identified as being curated content or material rewritten from other sources."

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Rebel News is a right wing propaganda rag.