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 Georgia election case against Trump, from the investigation to its end
- The federal 2020 election case against Trump, from the investigation to its end
- The Black Sea grain deal and Russia's exit from it
- Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter and its transformation into X
- Violence and settlement expansion in the West Bank
- The cases against Jair Bolsonaro, from the coup plot to his 27-year sentence
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.