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.
- Biden's student debt relief plans and the court fights that blocked them
- The 2023 debt ceiling standoff between Biden and McCarthy
- Trump's New York hush money case and his conviction on 34 felony counts
- The Nord Stream explosions and Germany's case against Ukrainian suspects
- The February 2023 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
- Brazil's 2022 presidential election: Lula's defeat of Bolsonaro
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.