The Media Bias Chart ®

Version 6.0
Most Extreme Left Hyper-Partisan Left Skews Left Neutral Skews Right Hyper-Partisan Right Most Extreme Right
(minimal, balanced, or centrist)
-38.5 -27.5 -16.5 -5.5 0 5.5 16.5 27.5 38.5
56 Type Key
Original Fact
Reporting
Most
Reliable
49.5

Fact Reporting
Mixed
Reliability
43
Complex Analysis (WEB)
OR Mix of Fact Somewhat
Reporting and Unreliable
Analysis
36.5
(TV)
Analysis OR Unreliable
High Variation
Reliability

in Reliability
(TV)
30
Opinion OR Articles rated on a
High Variation in (WEB) scale of 0-64 for
Reliability reliability and
-42 to +42 for bias.
23.5
Selective or (TV) Overall source scores
Incomplete reflect weighted
Story; Unfair average of article
Persuasion scores and shown on
17 truncated scale.

Propaganda/ Some sources moved

Contains up to +/-2 units for
Misleading Info viewability
10.5
For precise scores,
Contains article data, and more
Inaccurate/ sources, go to
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