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US OutletSince Then's combined political orientation rating is Lean Left.
Recorded confidence: Medium Confidence. This describes rating agreement, not factual accuracy.
Original evidence links are missing for some recorded ratings, or the ratings were imported without a documented original review.
Stories with The Week coverage
These stories include reporting from The Week. Each story brings together a matter's updates and coverage from different outlets.
- Nippon Steel's takeover of U.S. Steel, from the 2023 sale to Trump's approval
- The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in US cattle, poultry and people
- Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial, conviction and 11-year sentence
- DeepSeek's shock to Nvidia and the US AI industry in January 2025
- Pete Hegseth's confirmation as defense secretary
- Russia and North Korea's alliance, from arms deals to troops in Ukraine
Recorded ratings
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Rater panel
| Rater and rating | Evidence and dates |
|---|---|
| Media Bias / Fact CheckLeft | Original link not recorded Look up on MBFC ↗Recorded: date unknown |
| AllSidesLean Left | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: Jun 7, 2026 |
Imported rating: the original review was not documented. A later evidence check does not reconstruct that review date.
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On our coverage graphs
Counted as Lean Left, from the raters' rating above. How we count coverage