Spot media bias
Learn whose news leans, spins, or lies.
Notes
This article is about the bias and veracity of whole media sources. Visit this other article for individual fact-checking.
Just because two sources are biased doesn't mean they are unreliable or equally biased. For each story, read multiple reliable sources of differing bias.
We all have bias. Recognizing your own open_in_new, then choosing not to read only from sources that share your biases, will help you get a better balance.
Bias is no exact science, but the services in this article are widely respected as non-partisan institutions. They're about as close as possible to a fair, balanced assessment of media bias and reliability. Considered together, they're even more so.
Media search
Search any media source to get a broad analysis of its bias and reliability. Results are from Media Bias / Fact Check open_in_new.
Bias ratings
AllSides bias ratings open_in_new aren't as comprehensive, yet are easier to search, view, and contribute to. Allsides is also most transparent about their confidence in their ratings.
Bias chart
Zoom/scroll and find media on the Ad Fontes media bias chart open_in_new to see both its general bias and reliability placement. Select the source for an overview.
If you're on a phone, you may have to view it horizontally then touch/drag around to see it.
Ground News
ground.news open_in_new is a news aggregator that utilizes the bias rating resources above, along with AI, in compiling their info.