The Atlantic
US OutletLean Left
Since Then's combined political orientation rating is Lean Left.
Recorded confidence: High Confidence. This describes rating agreement, not factual accuracy.
Stories with The Atlantic coverage
These stories include reporting from The Atlantic. Each story brings together a matter's updates and coverage from different outlets.
- The US-Iran war: passage through the Strait of Hormuz
- The killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE officer in Houston
- The Russia-Ukraine war: the invasion, the front line and the long-range strikes
- The US-Iran war: Congress's war powers votes and the fight over the war
- NASA's Artemis II mission, from its delays to the crew's flight around the moon
- The 2026 Texas Senate race: Ken Paxton's primary defeat of John Cornyn
Recorded ratings
These are the raters' published categories, not Since Then assessments of factual accuracy. Dates show when we recorded or checked the evidence, not when a rater reviewed the outlet.
Rater panel
| Rater and rating | Evidence and dates |
|---|---|
| Media Bias / Fact CheckLeft-Center | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: May 20, 2026 |
| Ad Fontes MediaSkews Left | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: May 20, 2026 |
| AllSidesLeft | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: May 20, 2026 |
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Counted as Lean Left, from the raters' rating above. How we count coverage
Editorial note
AllSides moved The Atlantic from Lean Left to Left in October 2022. June/July 2025 survey confirmed Left rating across all bias groups.