The Economist
Foreign OutletSince Then's combined political orientation rating is Center.
Recorded confidence: High Confidence. This describes rating agreement, not factual accuracy.
Stories with The Economist coverage
These stories include reporting from The Economist. Each story brings together a matter's updates and coverage from different outlets.
- The Supreme Court's 2024 ruling that presidents have immunity for official acts
- Labour's 2024 landslide that made Keir Starmer prime minister
- Julian Assange's plea deal and his return to Australia
- Harvey Weinstein's Los Angeles conviction and New York retrials
- The fight over emergency abortions under federal law
- The US push to force TikTok's sale or ban it, from state bans to the 2025 deal
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 CheckLeast Biased | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: May 20, 2026 |
| Ad Fontes MediaMiddle | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: May 20, 2026 |
| AllSidesLean Left | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: May 20, 2026 |
On our coverage graphs
Not counted as left, center or right. It is an international outlet, and the graphs show how American outlets covered a story. How we count coverage
Editorial note
British weekly. Mostly paywalled — RSS often returns headlines only. AllSides removed The Economist (Lean Left) for further research in v7; current public rating is Lean Left.