A - Rating the Bias of Verity, Tangle, The Free Press
July 2025
AllSides conducted research into the perceived bias of Verity, Tangle News, and The Free Press in July 2025. This survey was commissioned by Verity as part of an AllSides Media Bias Audit.
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During an AllSides Blind Bias Survey, participants from all sides of the political spectrum are asked to rate the content of a media outlet blindly, so they are not influenced by preconceived notions of a brand's bias. Sign up to take part in the next survey.
Results
Verity Rated Center
A total of 859 Americans across the political spectrum blindly rated the bias of content from Verity News. All respondents, regardless of self-reported bias, rated Verity as Center, on average. Respondents who are Right rated the outlet on the left side of center, while respondents in all other bias categories rated it as on the right side of center.
Tangle News Rated Center
A total of 859 Americans rated the bias of Tangle News Center (0.83) on average in the July 2025 Blind Bias Survey. Respondents who rated their own bias Center, Lean Right, and Right rated it Center; respondents who rated their own bias Left or Lean Left rated it Lean Right. Independents and Republicans rated it Center; Democrats rated it Lean Right.
The Free Press Rated Right
A total of 859 people rated The Free Press; the average rating was Right (3.60). Respondents in all bias categories rated The Free Press Right on average, except for respondents with a Center bias, which rated it Lean Right. Republicans rated it Lean Right on average; Democrats and Independents rated it Right.
About The Survey
Each survey participant was asked to self-report their personal political bias of Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, and Right. These responses were normalized so that unequal sizes of these groups would not skew the final results in favor of one bias group over another.
Results are not assessed by majority rule; we calculate pluralities and averages, both within respondent groups and across all respondent groups, to arrive at final determinations.
For this survey, AllSides collected 10 pieces of content from media outlets: top headlines taken on two different days at the same time of day, and top stories the outlet ran around two major national news stories. Stories and headlines were stripped of branding and any information that would allow participants to identify the outlet. Participants were asked to rate the bias of the source on a scale of Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, and Right.
Results are represented on a scale of -9 to +9, with 0 representing dead Center, -9 representing Left and +9 representing Right:
Left: -9.00 to -3.00
Lean Left: -2.99 to -1.00
Center: -0.99 to +0.99
Lean Right: +1.00 to +2.99
Right: +3.00 to +9.00
Note About Blind Bias Surveys
Blind surveys are robust, but do have limitations. They alone do not always determine our ratings. These surveys ask respondents to assess a relatively small snapshot of the source's content in time. The surveys don't include photos, content published over a long period of time, or other crucial elements for determining bias. Therefore, we often use blind survey data in conjunction with other methods to arrive at a final bias rating, such as Editorial Reviews, third party data and independent reviews by AllSides reviewers.
AllSides uses multiple methods for calculating media bias ratings.
Our Blind Bias Survey, described in the graphic below, represents one of our most robust media bias rating methods, but it is not the only method we use. A source might openly share its bias, or it may be determined by third party research, an independent review, or an Editorial Review. Take a look at the multiple methods AllSides uses to measure and rate media bias.
