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See Our Updated Bias Rating for ABC Ahead of Presidential Debate

Bias / September 5th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

ABC News will host the second presidential debate. AllSides checked it for bias.

AllSides Media Bias Ratings, Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Chart, Blind Bias Survey

When Bias Tells The Truth

Bias / September 4th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

Is bias always wrong?

Media Industry, Media Bias, Misinformation And Disinformation

Media Bias Alert: ‘Joyful’ or ‘Radical’ Kamala Harris?

Bias / August 20th, 2024 / By Henry A. Brechter

Does Kamala Harris’ campaign embody joy, or radicalism? It may depend where you get your news.

2024 Presidential Election, Kamala Harris, Media Bias

AllSides Issues Open Letter to Google on Misleading Harris Campaign Ads

Bias / August 14th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides has issued an open letter to Google calling on the company to address the misleading Kamala Harris campaign ads on Google.

AllSides, Media Bias, Google Bias, Google, Kamala Harris, 2024 Elections

A Researcher Found That Voters Might Be Less Racist and Sexist Than We Think—But Journalists Weren’t Interested in the Story

Recommended Reading / August 8th, 2024 / By Zaid Jilani

We shouldn't be afraid of publishing good news, even if it goes against popular fatalistic narratives.

Media Bias, Negativity, Data, Minority Vote

Uncover Bias with Our New AI-Enhanced Bias Checker Tool: Try It Now

Bias / August 6th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

The AllSides Bias Checker is an AI-enhanced tool that instantly estimates the bias of a news article.

Media Bias, Bias Ratings, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, AllSides Media Bias Meter

Media Bias Alert: Olympic Boxers Spark Gender Eligibility Controversy

Bias / August 5th, 2024 / By Henry A. Brechter

Left and right media presented different truths on the controversy.

Media Bias, Media Bias Alert, Olympics, Transgender Athletes, LGBTQ Issues, Gender Identity, Sports

Brawny Solutions for our Dysfunctional Public Discourse

Recommended Reading / July 31st, 2024 / By David A. Foster

It has become difficult to imagine an America that is not dominated by today’s roaring spectacle. Where, instead, public discourse is sober, problem-focused, and restrained. Where the tide is turned against increasing national polarization. I’ve come to the conclusion that this world is more within reach than anyone realizes.

Technology, Civil Discourse, Social Media, Polarization, Free Speech, Media Bias

Did a Bullet Hit Trump? While Many Reported 'Yes', the AP Held Off

Bias / July 30th, 2024 / By Henry A. Brechter

Many reports from the Associated Press (Lean Left bias) don’t say explicitly that Trump was shot or grazed by a bullet.

Media Bias, Trump Assassination Attempt, Facts And Fact Checking, AP Bias, Donald Trump

How Biased Media Outlets Report Vice President Kamala Harris' Polling Differently

Bias / July 25th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

In the wake of President Joe Biden exiting the presidential race on Sunday, July 21st, there were many allegations of bias regarding how media outlets covered Vice President Kamala Harris’ polling.

Kamala Harris, Polls, Media Bias

Were Media Outlets Biased or Responsible in Initial Trump Shooting Coverage?

Bias / July 14th, 2024 / By Julie Mastrine

Many sources were scrutinized for not saying sooner that Trump was shot.

Media Bias, Trump Assassination Attempt, Donald Trump

Media Scrutinized for Coverage of Shooting at Trump Rally

Bias / July 14th, 2024 / By Clare Ashcraft

Media outlets were scrutinized for their initial coverage of the Trump shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, as outlets rated Lean Left by AllSides did not initially use words such as “gunfire,” “shots,” or “shooting,” and media outlets rated Right or Lean Right were quicker to report that there was possible gunfire/shots, or to use the term “assassination attempt.”

Trump Assassination Attempt, 2024 Presidential Election, Donald Trump, Media Bias

Media Bias Alert: How Media Outlets Showed Bias in Coverage of SCOTUS Chevron Decision

Bias / July 3rd, 2024 / By Julie Mastrine

When covering the recent Supreme Court decision that undercut federal agencies’ power to make and enforce policy, media outlets showed bias.

Media Bias, Media Bias Alert, AP, AP Bias, New York Times, New York Times Bias

Straight Arrow News is Balance Certified™ for the Second Year in a Row

Bias / June 25th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

We gave this outlet a gold star for balance.

Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings

Is Wikipedia Biased?

Bias / June 21st, 2024 / By Julie Mastrine

Numerous studies found Wikipedia has a bias; co-founder Larry Sanger has accused the site of bias.

Media Bias, Wikipedia Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings

Introducing The AllSides Bias Checker™: Check the Bias of Any Article in One Click

Bias / June 20th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

Introducing the AllSides Bias Checker: The AI-powered tool that spots spin, slant, and other forms of bias to produce a media bias rating for any news article.

Media Bias, AI, AllSides

Georgia’s Foreign Agents Law: How Media Bias Transcends Borders

Bias / June 18th, 2024 / By Andy Gorel

One of the biggest international stories in Western media over the past two months has been the proposed “Foreign Agents” law in the Republic of Georgia. Differently framed coverage of the controversial law from American and international news outlets provides an important lesson in global media bias.

Media Bias, Foreign Agents, Republic Of Georgia, Foreign Agents Registration Act, Media Freedom, State Department, European Union, Russia, Eastern Europe, Caucasus

Facts vs Myths: Was Hunter Biden’s Laptop Russian Disinformation?

Misinformation Watch / June 12th, 2024 / By Ethan Horowitz

The Hunter Biden laptop story has accentuated the disparity in media coverage from left and right outlets as much as any story since Joe Biden became president.

Misinformation And Disinformation, Facts And Fact Checking, Hunter Biden, Hunter Biden Laptop, Media Bias, Misinformation Watch

Misinformation Watch: Did Fauci Say He ‘Made Up’ Social Distancing?

Misinformation Watch / June 4th, 2024 / By Johnathon Held

The Daily Mail published an article with a headline stating that Dr. Anthony Fauci “confessed” to “making up” COVID-19 social distancing rules. Is this true?

Misinformation Watch, COVID-19 Misinformation, Anthony Fauci, Coronavirus, Social Distancing, Politics, Media Bias

ZeroHedge Has Millions of Readers. But Who Are Its Writers?

Recommended Reading / May 23rd, 2024 / By Andy Gorel

ZeroHedge is quietly one of the most-read conservative news sites, but it’s hardly considered a mainstream outlet. Enjoying a readership well ahead of other conservative mainstays, the outlet has become considerably influential largely off the back of one key device — anonymity. While millions worldwide read articles from ZeroHedge regularly, one thing isn’t clear: who’s writing them?

Media Industry, Media Bias, Journalism, Libertarian, Banking And Finance, Russia, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe

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