Bias

Journalists didn't hold back in revealing what they thought about Elon Musk reinstating previously banned Twitter accounts.

Ever since Elon Musk took over as owner and CEO of Twitter in late October 2022, he’s been the subject of media attention and criticism.

It’s a time-honored journalistic tradition to note the front pages of major newspapers the morning after a major election. This year, we note coverage following the 2022 midterm elections on online homepages — the front pages of our time. 

A recent survey asked Americans to blindly rate the political bias of news reports from The New York Times and The New York Post.

The AllSides Media Bias Chart™ helps you to easily identify different perspectives and political leanings in the news so you can get the full picture and think for yourself.

Here's the bias we caught following the debate between Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz.

President Biden was interviewed on MSNBC’s (Left bias) “The Sunday Show” which aired on October 21, 2022, where he spoke about concerns from voters regarding his age. Media on the left and the right framed Biden’s response differently using word choice, subjective qualifiers, and omission...

New analysis using AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ shows news headlines have gotten more negative over the last 20-odd years.

The Washington Times’ AllSides Media Bias Rating™ was rated on the border of Center and Lean Right

The DOJ's investigation of Hunter Biden continued to be a hot topic on the right as a Republican senator made fresh allegations of President Joe Biden's potential awareness of his son's deals.

NBC News’ AllSides Media Bias Rating™ was confirmed as Lean Left in our August 2022 Blind Bias Survey of Americans across the political spectrum.

In 2022, the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Capitol riot held nine public hearings in an effort to reveal evidence acquired in the investigation to tell the story of the storming of the U.S. Capitol. AllSides conducted an analysis of 50 news stories from prominent U.S. news o...

Media bias was apparent in how news outlets reported on purportedly racist comments by a Democrat and a Republican.

The Daily Mail’s AllSides Media Bias Rating™ was confirmed as Right in our August 2022 Blind Bias Survey.

NewsNation’s bias was on the border of Center and Lean Left in our August 2022 AllSides Blind Bias Survey. Following an Editorial Review, which allows an AllSides panel to review a larger swath of news reports for bias, AllSides decided to keep NewsNation’s AllSides Media Bias Rating™ as C...

The bias of BBC News’ online news reports was rated as Lean Left in the August 2022 AllSides Blind Bias Survey. Following an Editorial Review, which allows an AllSides panel to review a larger swath of content, AllSides decided to keep the rating for BBC News’ online reporting as Center

PayPal received backlash this week for releasing an updated use policy that would fine users up to $2,500 for “the sending, posting, or publication of any messages, content, or materials… [that] promote misinformation.” The platform has since removed the policy.

While some news outlets reported that politicians have put their differences aside to help Florida residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, other outlets emphasized the division between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Biden. Both Fox News and the New York Times showed bias.

The New York Times has a political alignment quiz called “If America Had Six Parties, Which Would You Belong To?” We asked the AllSides team to take the quiz and share their results.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) recently made headlines when he sent dozens of immigrants from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard. The biases of left and right-rated media could be seen in how they covered the story, with outlets exhibiting bias by viewpoint placement, slant, and word choice i...