Outlet track record
The Cradle
anti-Western / pro-Axis of Resistance
The Cradle is a multilingual online news magazine founded in 2021 by Sharmine Narwani, covering Middle East (West Asia) geopolitics from a perspective sympathetic to Palestinian and Iran-aligned factions and critical of Western and Israeli policies. Its ownership and funding are opaque — it claims reader independence, but critics and analysts have alleged undisclosed Iranian government backing. Its coverage of the Trump administration is broadly critical, particularly on U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq, and Israel.
Owned byNot publicly disclosed. Founded and operated by Sharmine Narwani, an Iranian-Canadian journalist and political analyst. The outlet describes itself as 'journalist-driven and unowned.'
Leaninganti-Western / pro-Axis of Resistance
On the administrationbroadly critical
8average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun