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==Left-wing bias and advocacy==

==Left-wing bias and advocacy==

Despite its achievements and the praise it has historically received, Freedom House has shifted in a [[liberal]] direction, and one can see let-wing bias in its work. For example, when it released its annual "World Freedom Index" in 2018, it gave the United States the "sharpest one-year drop since we began doing the survey more than 40 years ago" simply because [[Donald Trump]] became U.S. President and because he attacked the left-wing mainstream media and other [[establishment]] or [[deep state]] bastions.<ref>[https://www.axios.com/democracy-in-retreat-1516185944-2065d7ef-7df6-4bb1-9b89-0840c128194e.html Report: U.S. democracy has "sharpest one-year drop" in 40 years]. ''Axios''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref><ref>Manchester, Julia (January 17, 2018). [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/369313-report-freedoms-deteriorating-under-trump Report: Freedoms deteriorating under Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref> Thus, although President Trump and the U.S. government made no actions to limit any type of freedom, the U.S. was downgraded because of the President's words, and Freedom House [[Liberal hypocrisy|did not downgrade]] Western Europe, Canada, or Australia, despite [[religious freedom#Examples of restrictions on religious freedom in the West|the numerous restrictions on religious freedom]] in those regions.

Despite its achievements and the praise it has historically received, Freedom House has shifted in a [[liberal]] direction, and one can see left-wing bias in its work. For example, when it released its annual "World Freedom Index" in 2018, it gave the United States the "sharpest one-year drop since we began doing the survey more than 40 years ago" simply because [[Donald Trump]] became U.S. President and because he attacked the left-wing mainstream media and other [[establishment]] or [[deep state]] bastions.<ref>[https://www.axios.com/democracy-in-retreat-1516185944-2065d7ef-7df6-4bb1-9b89-0840c128194e.html Report: U.S. democracy has "sharpest one-year drop" in 40 years]. ''Axios''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref><ref>Manchester, Julia (January 17, 2018). [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/369313-report-freedoms-deteriorating-under-trump Report: Freedoms deteriorating under Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/democracy-retreating-trump-abdicates-us-role-russia-china-take-advantage-freedom-house/28977872.html Democracy 'Retreating' As Trump 'Abdicates' U.S. Role]. ''Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty''. Retrieved January 18, 2018.</ref> Thus, although President Trump and the U.S. government made no actions to limit any type of freedom, the U.S. was downgraded because of the President's words, and Freedom House [[Liberal hypocrisy|did not downgrade]] Western Europe, Canada, or Australia, despite [[religious freedom#Examples of restrictions on religious freedom in the West|the numerous restrictions on religious freedom]] in those regions. Freedom House also ignored abuses on the freedom of the press committed by the Obama Administration.<ref>Multiple references:

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