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 Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct
- The fight to keep Trump off the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment
- Alexei Navalny's death in a Russian prison and the findings he was poisoned
- The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for Ukraine
- The 2024 presidential primaries, from the first campaign launches to Haley's exit
- Netanyahu's judicial overhaul and the mass protests against it
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.