Political Bias Ratings

Bias Ratings

Freespoke provides context to your searches and our news feed by labeling publisher political biases. Where possible, your results will indicate whether the publishing website is left- or right-leaning, or whether it tends to play it straight with its reporting.

Sourcing

We source our publisher labels from third parties such as Ad Fontes and AllSides.

Limitations

• Because our labels operate at the publisher level, we cannot account for the perspective of individual authors. If a liberal publisher employs a conservative editorial writer, our system will still label the content as left-leaning. We are considering more fine-grained labeling of authors or individual articles in the future.
• Because we rely on third-parties for our ratings, we cannot provide comprehensive assessments of each and every publisher. Our sources provide solid coverage of popular websites, but for less well-known sites, our bias ratings have a lower coverage rate.

Due to these limitations, you should always do your own research. Freespoke is a partner in your goal of understanding the varying perspectives on any topic, but in order to gain a truly deep understanding, each individual must still read and study on their own. We aim to assist in that mission.