Methodology

Source Bias Index

Each outlet gets a bias score from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right) and a reliability score from 0–100. Scores are a composite of public ratings from AdFontes Media Bias Chart, AllSides, Media Bias / Fact Check, NewsGuard, and the Annenberg / Poynter / FactCheck.org fact-checking network.

Spectrum map

High reliability
Far left
Far right
OutletBiasPositionReliability
Daily Kos
dailykos.com
Far Left
55
Wonkette
wonkette.com
Far Left
45
MSNBC
msnbc.com
Far Left
60
Mother Jones
motherjones.com
Far Left
74
The Intercept
theintercept.com
Far Left
72
Salon
salon.com
Far Left
60
Vox
vox.com
Far Left
72
HuffPost
huffpost.com
Far Left
62
The New Republic
newrepublic.com
Far Left
72
The Guardian
theguardian.com
Left
80
CNN
cnn.com
Left
70
The New Yorker
newyorker.com
Left
82
Slate
slate.com
Left
72
The Daily Beast — Swamp
thedailybeast.com
Left
60
The New York Times
nytimes.com
Left
84
The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com
Left
82
The Atlantic
theatlantic.com
Left
82
NPR
npr.org
Left
86
Al Jazeera English
aljazeera.com
Left
72
Haaretz
haaretz.com
Left
80
NBC News
nbcnews.com
Left
78
Los Angeles Times
latimes.com
Left
82
Politico
politico.com
Lean Left
80
CBC News
cbc.ca
Lean Left
84
Der Spiegel International
spiegel.de
Lean Left
84
Le Monde (English)
lemonde.fr
Lean Left
84
ABC News
abcnews.go.com
Lean Left
80
CBS News
cbsnews.com
Lean Left
80
ProPublica
propublica.org
Lean Left
90
PBS NewsHour
pbs.org
Lean Left
88
BBC News
bbc.com
Center
88
Axios
axios.com
Center
80
Deutsche Welle
dw.com
Center
82
France 24
france24.com
Center
80
BBC World
bbc.com
Center
88
The Globe and Mail
theglobeandmail.com
Center
82
South China Morning Post
scmp.com
Center
76
USA Today
usatoday.com
Center
78
Bloomberg Politics
bloomberg.com
Center
86
CNBC Politics
cnbc.com
Center
80
The Week
theweek.com
Center
78
Semafor
semafor.com
Center
78
U.S. News — Washington Whispers
usnews.com
Center
72
Axios AM/PM
axios.com
Center
78
Reuters
reuters.com
Center
92
Associated Press
apnews.com
Center
93
Christian Science Monitor
csmonitor.com
Center
85
Reuters World
reuters.com
Center
92
The Hill
thehill.com
Center
78
The Japan Times
japantimes.co.jp
Center
80
Channel News Asia
channelnewsasia.com
Center
80
Punchbowl News
punchbowl.news
Center
80
National Journal — The Hotline
nationaljournal.com
Center
75
Memeorandum
memeorandum.com
Center
70
The Economist
economist.com
Center
86
Financial Times
ft.com
Center
88
Times of India
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Center
70
The Wall Street Journal
wsj.com
Lean Right
85
RealClearPolitics
realclearpolitics.com
Lean Right
75
The Jerusalem Post
jpost.com
Right
72
Reason
reason.com
Right
75
The Dispatch
thedispatch.com
Right
80
RT
rt.com
Right
30
The Drudge Report
drudgereport.com
Right
55
WSJ Opinion
wsj.com
Right
70
National Review
nationalreview.com
Right
70
New York Post
nypost.com
Right
60
The American Conservative
theamericanconservative.com
Right
70
Washington Examiner
washingtonexaminer.com
Right
68
Washington Free Beacon
freebeacon.com
Far Right
68
Fox News
foxnews.com
Far Right
56
The Washington Times
washingtontimes.com
Far Right
65
The Spectator
spectator.org
Far Right
60
The Daily Wire
dailywire.com
Far Right
58
The Federalist
thefederalist.com
Far Right
55
Townhall
townhall.com
Far Right
55
Newsmax
newsmax.com
Far Right
45
American Thinker
americanthinker.com
Far Right
45
The Blaze
theblaze.com
Far Right
45
Breitbart
breitbart.com
Far Right
38