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The latest AllSides Google News (Lean Left) bias analysis found the proportion of news outlets on the left appearing on Google News grew, while the proportion of outlets on the right shrank.
Our 2025 analysis found a total of 73% of news outlets that appeared on the Google News’ homepage over a 2-week period were from outlets on the left; just 1% were from outlets AllSides rates on the right; 25% were from the Center.
Our last 4 years of analysis show the proportion of outlets on the left appearing on Google News has steadily increased:
- 73% in 2025
- 66% in 2024
- 63% in 2023
- 61% in 2022.
The proportion of news outlets on the right that appeared in Google News also shrank in 2025:
- 1% in 2025
- 5% in 2024
- 6% in 2023
- 3% in 2022.
AllSides looked only at Google News’ “Top Stories,” “U.S.,” and “World” sections, which are not personalized for individual users.
Note: Percentages are rounded to whole numbers; totals may not sum exactly due to rounding.
The analysis looked at 218 articles that appeared on Google News over a 2-week period in November 2025. AllSides found the proportion of media outlets that appeared on Google News’ homepage were as follows:
- 12% Left-rated
- 61% Lean Left-rated
- 25% Center-rated
- 0% Lean Right-rated
- 1% Right-rated
The top outlets that appeared on Google News were New York Times News (Lean Left bias), CNN (Lean Left bias), BBC News (Center bias), Reuters (Center bias), and Washington Post (Lean Left bias).
Read the full report on AllSides’ 2025 Google News Analysis here.
RELATED: AllSides News Aggregator Bias Chart
Google News Bias Over Time
Outlets on the left have increased by 12% since 2022 and outlets on the right decreased by 2% since 2022 (5% since 2023). The amount of Center outlets remained relatively constant.
Note that while the 2022–2025 analyses used the same methodologies, AllSides Media Bias Ratings change over time, which affect the comparison. Notably, The Guardian was curated 6% of the time in 2025. It was categorized as Lean Left in 2023 and shifted to Left in 2024, and is reflected as such in the bar charts above.
The Associated Press was similarly rated Lean Left in 2023 and shifted to Left in 2024 following AllSides Editorial Review. AllSides has also expanded its ratings, so some sources may have moved from Not Rated to Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, or Right.
Bias in News Aggregators
The AllSides News Aggregator Bias Chart, first released in 2024, plots the political bias of popular news aggregators. AllSides has found other news aggregation services, including Bing News, Apple News, NewsBreak, and Yahoo! News, favor news outlets on the left.
Just because the news is aggregated from different sources does not mean readers are getting the full picture.
AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ reflect the average judgment of all Americans, not just a panel of insiders. Ratings are driven by a balance of input from experts and ordinary people across the political spectrum to reveal the average judgment of Americans. AllSides uses multiple methodologies to rate bias, including Editorial Reviews and Blind Bias Surveys of Americans.
RELATED: AllSides Media Bias Chart
Please contact AllSides for inquiries about this news aggregator bias analysis.
Clare Ashcraft is the Bridging Coordinator and Media Analyst at AllSides. She has a Center bias.
Visuals by Andrew Weinzierl, Director of Research at AllSides (Lean Left bias).
Reviews and edits by Julie Mastrine, Director of Communications and Bias Services (Lean Right bias).
