France24
Ranked 11 of 16 news outlets by recommenders
Recommended as a reliable, paywall-free news outlet, and useful for a wider political perspective when read with others. Critics call it propaganda, especially for the French government.
Recommended as a reliable, paywall-free news outlet, and useful for a wider political perspective when read with others. Critics call it propaganda, especially for the French government.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Solid, reliable reporting
“does a lot of very solid work related to one of my particular areas of interest”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory” “France24 is a reliable news channel based in France.”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Social media use on the rise among Australian under-16s after ban: data” “it is a very underrated news outlet”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory” Useful alongside other outlets for perspective
“reading them all or reading about the same subjects from these different outlets really gives you a larger political perspective”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory” “international news is also extremely subject to certain biases and propaganda effects”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “You Aren't Going to Like What Comes After America”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Seen as French government propaganda
“a solid propaganda arm of the French government”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory” “the fact that france24 is pure propaganda”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory” Subject to bias and propaganda effects
“international news is also extremely subject to certain biases and propaganda effects”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “You Aren't Going to Like What Comes After America”
Other news outlets people recommend
The four most recommended other news outlets, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNN Lite | 34 | 54 | 39% | 12 | — | — |
| The Guardian | 33 | 44 | 43% | 12 | — | — |
| Ars Technica | 32 | 62 | 34% | 9 | 16 yrs6 owners | — |
| text.npr.org | 23 | 1 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| France24This page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“France24 is a reliable news channel based in France.”
“international news is also extremely subject to certain biases and propaganda effects”
“having a very fast website and (2) not having any paywalls”
“reading them all or reading about the same subjects from these different outlets really gives you a larger political perspective”
“the fact that france24 is pure propaganda”
“a solid propaganda arm of the French government”
“does a lot of very solid work related to one of my particular areas of interest”
“it is a very underrated news outlet”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.