Verity
What does this mean?How we determined this rating:
- Editorial Review: Jul 2025
- AllSides has high confidence in this bias rating.
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Learn about our bias rating methodsAbout Verity's Bias Rating
Verity is a news media 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.
Learn more about Center ratingsBias Reviews
We use multiple methods to analyze sources. Learn how we rate media bias.Verity Achieves AllSides Balance Certification™: 2025 AllSides Media Bias Audit
Verity was awarded AllSides Balance Certification™ and an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Center (-0.02) on the AllSides Media Bias Meter™) in July 2025, following an AllSides Media Bias Audit™.
AllSides Balance Certification™ is awarded to exemplary news media outlets and signifies that an AllSides Media Bias Audit™ of a news source found it issues news reporting that is substantially free from partisan political bias or equally balances left, center, and right perspectives. Learn how AllSides remains objective when conducting Media Bias Audits and commission an audit for your newsroom.
The overall Center rating is an average of the following bias reviews conducted in July 2025:
- An AllSides Expert Editorial Review of Verity’s written content returned a Center (-0.33) bias rating.
- An AllSides July 2025 Blind Bias Survey returned a Center (0.28) bias rating.
Verity July 2025 Blind Bias Survey Results
A total of 859 people across the political spectrum took the July 2025 Blind Bias Survey.
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.
On average, all respondents regardless of political party affiliation (Democrat, Indpendent, Republican) rated Verity as Center, and on the right side.
Verity July 2025 Editorial Review Results
An Editorial Review by a panel of six reviewers on the left, center, and right returned a Center rating (-0.33) for Verity in July 2025.
Panelists detected very little bias in Verity.
Panelists across the political spectrum commended Verity’s Narratives section for being broad and moving beyond left/right or Republican/Democrat binaries. Very little word choice bias, spin, slant, bias by omission, or other types of bias were detected, and any types of bias noted were not trends in reporting.
Confidence Level
Confidence is determined by how many reviews have been applied and consistency of data.As of June 2026, AllSides has high confidence in our Center rating for Verity. Two or more bias reviews have affirmed this rating or the source is transparent about bias.
Additional Information
About Verity
From Verity's About page [retrieved Aug. 4, 2025 at 4:38pm ET]: "Verity is a free news site that aims to counter media bias and profit-driven misuses of AI that have resulted in a distorted online news environment where clicks are prioritized over objectivity and depth. Powered by journalists using AI productivity tools, we deliver the full, nuanced truth behind every major news story."
Verity Ownership and Funding
Funding and ownership do not influence bias ratings. We rate the bias of content only.Owner: Improve the News Foundation (ITN)
From Verity's About page [retrieved Aug. 4, 2025, at 4:39pm ET]: "Verity is managed by the Improve the News Foundation (ITN), an apolitical American 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in October 2020 by MIT Professor Max Tegmark and Tufts Researcher Meia Chita-Tegmark — serving as president and treasurer/secretary, respectively."
"Verity is operated by ITN — a philanthropically funded, independent nonprofit based in the U.S. Our service is completely free and ad-free, so you'll never be asked for payment details or directly exposed to third-party ads. We rely solely on the generosity of our donors, including primarily the Future of Life Institute."