BBC Fact Check

About BBC Fact Check

BBC Fact Check is a fact check source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Center.

What a "Center" Rating Means

Sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Center either do not show much predictable media bias, display a balance of articles with left and right biases, or equally balance left and right perspectives.

Center doesn't mean better! A Center media bias rating does not necessarily mean a source is totally unbiased, neutral, perfectly reasonable, or credible, just as Left and Right don't necessarily mean extreme, wrong, unreasonable, or not credible. AllSides encourages people to read outlets across the political spectrum.

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BBC Fact Check Rated Center in July 2021 Small Group Editorial Review

The BBC fact check section, called Reality Check, has a Center bias rating, according to a July 2021 Small Group Editorial Review by AllSides editors on the left, center, and right. 

Reality Check posted fact-checks for a wide range of topics and countries. We found it to have a Center bias because of a lack of partisan language and transparent use of sources.

Our team is U.S.-based and, therefore, not fully confident in declaring the bias of articles with an international focus. 

Click here to see our overall rating for the BBC. 

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

As of May 2023, AllSides has medium confidence in our Center rating for BBC Fact Check. Two bias reviews have 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.