Media Bias
Everyone is biased — and that's okay. There's no such thing as unbiased news. But hidden media bias misleads, manipulates and divides us. So everyone should learn how to spot media bias.
AllSides empowers you to understand the role media bias plays in the news and information you consume. The AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and AllSides Media Bias Chart™ help make news bias transparent, allowing you to identify different perspectives and political leanings so you can get the full picture and think for yourself.
Are you a media company that wants to measure the bias of your news content and consider ways to make it more balanced? Learn more about AllSides Media Bias Audits™ and other services for newsrooms.
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Media Bias Chart
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Methodology
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News about Media Bias
Learn About Bias
Learn how to spot common types of media bias.
Discover your own bias and see how you compare to others.
How do we define media bias, and is it a bad thing?
Learn about our biases and funding sources.
Our staff members are biased, too.
Tools to learn about bias in school.
About the Ratings
By making the political leanings of hundreds of media outlets transparent, AllSides allows you to consume a balanced news diet and avoid manipulation and fake news.
See top outlets in our Media Bias ChartSee full list of over 1400 rated sources
How We Rate Media Bias
We use multiple methods to rate news bias. Unless otherwise noted, our media bias ratings are based on online, written content. We typically do not rate broadcast, TV, or radio content. In some cases, we provide separate bias ratings for news and editorial/opinion content.
Learn about our rating methodology hereSee which media outlets we recently reviewed
What the Ratings Mean
AllSides Media Bias Ratings reflect the average view of Americans, not one individual.
We encourage everyone to read news across the political spectrum to get a comprehensive view of different perspectives and political leanings from liberal, Mixed, and conservative news sources. Please note that Center does not mean better! A Center outlet may still omit important perspectives, or run individual articles that display bias.
Our media bias ratings are fluid and subject to change over time as new information is gathered and biases change. See more on how AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ have evolved.
Learn what it means for an outlet to be Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, Right, or Mixed.