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📆📰Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel announced that due to pressure from the FCC, his interview with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico of Texas would air on YouTube rather than as part of his show. Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
September 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
💻📰🔍Here’s our annual simple chart for websites, with fewer sources and larger logos. The Ad Fontes Media team has now rated its 3000th website! Learn more:
September 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
📆📰The U.S. will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Friday. Many ceremonies are planned across the country, including in New York City and at the Pentagon. Our analysts rated media coverage about the anniversary in our Topic of the Week
September 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
📆📰President Trump announced that the U.S. struck a deal with Venezuela to get majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves, calling it “the biggest oil deal in world history.” Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
September 3, 2026 at 11:39 PM
📆📰Economists warn that the US will suffer a financial crisis if the government continues to spend more money than it collects. Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
August 28, 2026 at 10:59 PM
📆📰The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has been out to sea for more than 8 months. Sailors on board have reported food and water shortages, little time off, low morale, and threats of suicide. Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
August 20, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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New flagship Media Bias Chart features 134 web, podcast and TV/video sources. Please, we beg you, read this before asking why a news source you know isn’t on here
August 17, 2026 at 11:27 PM
📆📰The battle over transgender people in sports comes to the WNBA: Comments by Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham has sparked a debate, and the WNBA commissioner has released a memo. Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
August 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
📆📰Last week Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared at a Senate hearing about the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci invoked his 5th Amendment right more than a hundred times. Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
August 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
📆📰New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced that about 6,600 noncitizens were accidentally registered to vote in 2023-2024 because of a “serious software error” in the state’s Motor Vehicle System. Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
July 31, 2026 at 11:39 PM
📺📼Our analysts achieved another milestone when they fully rated their 900th TV/video program a few weeks ago. That means we have bias and reliability scores for more than 2,700 videos and shows! Also, check out the July Media Bias Chart® for TV/video:
July 29, 2026 at 10:33 PM
📆📰President Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on the country due to its “willful negligence” in not controlling the fires. Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
July 24, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🎧🎙Don’t make assumptions about the bias or reliability of a podcast: Listen to it. We do. (And not all Fox News podcasts are the same). 44 shows featured on the July edition of Media Bias Chart®
July 22, 2026 at 11:13 PM
🍎📖📰Educators: Join us for free news literacy webinars starting next week! Vanessa Otero, Ad Fontes CEO, will explain how to teach your students to rate the news for bias & reliability. She’ll also share tips for detecting AI-generated content. Learn more: adfontesmedia.com/educators-ne...
Educators: Join Me for Free News Literacy Webinars | Ad Fontes Media
‘Teaching News Literacy in the Era of Hyper-Polarized Media and AI’ will give you the tools to help students evaluate the info they consume
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July 21, 2026 at 1:05 AM
📆📰Lindsey Graham, 71, who represented South Carolina in the U.S. Senate since 2003, died unexpectedly on Saturday due to a tear in his aorta. Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
July 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM
📆📰The U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld the right of birthright citizenship as defined by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, rejecting an executive order by President Trump. Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week
July 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
💻📰 What does it mean if a source has a “Middle/Balanced” bias? Find out in this blog post featuring the July Media Bias Chart® for Web, which features 109 websites.
July 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
📆📰FIFA World Cup matches are being played throughout the United States, and the reaction thus far from fans and players has been positive. Our analysts rated coverage about the World Cup in North America for our Topic of the Week
July 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
📆📰Topic of the Week: The growing influence of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on the Democratic Party. Our analysts took a closer look:
June 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM
📆📰Topic of the Week: US and Iran reach tentative peace deal. Our analysts rated media coverage.
June 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM
🎧🎙June Media Bias Chart® for Podcasts features ratings from our 900th fully rated podcast! For the details on this and the 45 podcasts featured on this month's chart, read on in our newest blog post:
June 17, 2026 at 10:24 PM
📆📰Last week President Trump installed housing finance regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, which generated criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
June 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
💻📰June Media Bias Chart® features 111 websites, because that’s all that fits. Find out why we can't include AP, BBC and Reuters on the same chart. If your source isn’t on this chart, search for it on the app or interactive chart
June 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
📆📰Artists abandon Freedom 250 concert. Our analysts rated media coverage
June 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
📆📰The Department of Justice is setting up a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to pay claims to people who were “victims of lawfare and weaponization.” Our analysts rated media coverage in our Topic of the Week.
May 29, 2026 at 10:46 PM