NPR Fact Check

About NPR Fact Check's Bias Rating

NPR Fact Check is a fact check source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Lean Left.

NPR fact checks political figures and their claims. Along with standard fact checks, NPR also annotates important speeches. 

NPR’s editors and reporters write the fact checks.

AllSides also rates NPR's online written news and opinion/editorial content separately.

What a "Lean Left" Rating Means

Sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Lean Left display media bias in ways that moderately align with liberal, progressive, or left-wing thought and/or policy agendas. A Lean Left bias is a moderately liberal rating on the political spectrum.

July 2021 Editorial Review: Lean Left Bias

NPR’s fact-checking element has a Lean Left bias rating, according to a July 2021 Small Group Editorial Review by AllSides editors on the left, center, and right. 

We determined that NPR’s fact-checking had a different media bias rating than NPR’s online news. Thus, we rated it separately. 

NPR was reliable in citing sources and mainly used objective language. However, we found significant evidence of Lean Left bias in story choice. NPR focused much of its fact-checking on the political right instead of the left. Specifically, it monitored former President Donald Trump closely. 

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As of December 2023, people have voted on the AllSides Media Bias Rating for NPR Fact Check. On average, those who disagree with our rating think this source has a Lean Left bias.

As of December 2023, AllSides has medium confidence in our Lean Left rating for NPR Fact Check. An Editorial Review or Blind Bias Survey has affirmed this rating, or multiple reviews have returned differing results. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.