Oxford University's Internet Institute's Project on Computational Propaganda identified Samhällsnytt as one of the three primary "junk news" sources in Sweden, alongside Nyheter Idag and Fria Tider.

[4][5][6] The site and its predecessors is said to have made an impact due to their "relentless reporting on immigrant crime".

[1] Samhällsnytt is the successor to the news website Avpixlat ("De-pixelated"),[1][7][8] also closely linked to Kent Ekeroth.

[9][10] Avpixlat was labeled a racist hate-site, xenophobic and right-wing extremist by Swedish and international media,[11][12] while describing itself as "an independent Sweden-friendly website for news and opinions".

[14] Avpixlat was itself the successor to the news site Politiskt Inkorrekt ("Politically Incorrect"),[1][15] founded in 2008,[16] which also had close ties to Ekeroth[17] and the counter-jihad movement.