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Source Bias Ratings
Each outlet's political-lean classification — the one used throughout this site to determine left/right eligibility and coverage grouping — comes from AllSides Media Bias Ratings (allsides.com/media-bias), a disclosed third party, not StoryCompare's own editorial opinion. For the few outlets AllSides doesn't rate, it comes from Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com); each rating below links to its source.
Ad Fontes Media's (adfontesmedia.com) rating for each outlet is also shown below, for readers who want a second, independent reference point. It is shown for comparison only and is not used anywhere in StoryCompare's analysis — eligibility, divergence scoring, and left/right labeling are based on the ratings above alone. Where the two disagree, both are shown as-is, side by side, with no reconciliation between them. Ratings are reviewed and refreshed periodically; the date each rating was last checked is shown below.
| Outlet | Lean | Ad Fontes | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Spectator | right | — | 2026-09-03 |
| AP | center-left | Middle (-2.59) | 2026-07-21 |
| Axios | center-left | Middle (-3.32) | 2026-07-21 |
| BBC | center | Middle (-1.32) | 2026-07-21 |
| Bloomberg | center | Middle (-2.89) | 2026-07-21 |
| Breitbart News | right | Strong Right (13.57) | 2026-07-21 |
| Christian Science Monitor | center | — | 2026-09-03 |
| CNBC | center-left | Middle (-1.94) | 2026-07-21 |
| Daily Signal | right | — | 2026-09-03 |
| Daily Wire | right | Strong Right (13.18) | 2026-07-21 |
| DW | center | — | 2026-09-03 |
| Financial Times | center | Middle (-3.98) | 2026-07-21 |
| Forbes | center | Middle (-2.96) | 2026-07-21 |
| Foreign Policy | center | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Fortune | center | — | 2026-09-03 |
| Fox Business | center-right | Skews Right (8.89) | 2026-07-21 |
| Fox News | right | Skews Right (11.24) | 2026-07-21 |
| Inside Climate News | center-left | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Kiplinger | center | — | 2026-09-03 |
| Los Angeles Times | center-left | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Marketplace | center-left | Middle (-1.95) | 2026-07-21 |
| Mother Jones | left | — | 2026-09-03 |
| National Review | right | Strong Right (12.66) | 2026-07-21 |
| NBC News | center-left | — | 2026-09-03 |
| New Republic | left | — | 2026-09-03 |
| New York Post | right | Skews Right (9.51) | 2026-07-21 |
| New York Times | center-left | Skews Left (-8.02) | 2026-07-21 |
| NPR | center-left | Middle (-4.36) | 2026-07-21 |
| PBS NewsHour | center-left | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Politico | center-left | Middle (-5.48) | 2026-07-21 |
| ProPublica | center-left | Skews Left (-6.86) | 2026-07-21 |
| Reason | center | — | 2026-10-15 |
| RedState | right | — | 2026-09-03 |
| Reuters | center | Middle (-1.39) | 2026-07-21 |
| Salon | left | — | 2026-09-03 |
| Science News | center | — | 2026-10-15 |
| The A.V. Club | center-left | — | 2026-10-15 |
| The Atlantic | left | Skews Left (-9.37) | 2026-07-21 |
| The Center Square | center-right | — | 2026-10-15 |
| The Conversation | center | — | 2026-10-15 |
| The Daily Beast | left | — | 2026-10-15 |
| The Daily Caller | right | — | 2026-10-15 |
| The Dispatch | center-right | Middle (5.5) | 2026-07-21 |
| The Federalist | right | — | 2026-09-03 |
| The Intercept | left | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Vox | left | — | 2026-10-15 |
| Wall Street Journal | center | Middle (4.35) | 2026-07-21 |
| Washington Examiner | center-right | Skews Right (11.15) | 2026-07-21 |
| Washington Free Beacon | right | Strong Right (14.17) | 2026-07-21 |
| Washington Post | center-left | Skews Left (-7.03) | 2026-07-21 |
| Washington Times | center-right | — | 2026-09-03 |
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