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Google News' bias has gotten more pronounced since 2022. 63% of articles came from media outlets AllSides rates as Lean Left or Left. Just 6% were from the right. Thread ๐งต.
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NEW: Kamala Harrisโ presidential campaign is misrepresenting news articles in Google search, making them appear like endorsements, AllSides has found. Thread ๐งต
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Google has shown left bias since at least 2018. Back then, we found a 65% left bias. The number has remained relatively steady. Here's the full timeline of Google's News' bias ๐งต
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Google News shows strong left-leaning political bias, a new AllSides analysis found. 61% of media outlets presented on @googlenewsโ homepage over a 5-day period were from sources AllSides rates on the left, with just 3% on the right. Letโs dive deeper๐๐ผ๐งต
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AllSides also analyzed Google News in 2022. While Google curated 13% less Left-rated outlets in 2023, it curated 16% ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ Lean Left outlets. The share of Right-rated outlets increased very slightly, by 3%. The overall bias was still Leaning Left.
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Trump made a campaign stop at a McDonaldโs in Pennsylvania yesterday, where he briefly worked the fryers and engaged with supporters at the drive-thru window. Biased media outlets authored very biased coverage in response. Thread๐งต
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For search terms like "๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ" and "๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ," results were also mostly from Lean Left outlets. Outlets on the right never accounted for more than 12% of results, except for the term โ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ.โ
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Fact checkers are biased. We think that fact should be made transparent. Introducing the AllSides Fact Check Bias Chartโข๏ธ, which reveals the bias of top fact checkers like Snopes, Politifact, and more.
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AllSides proudly broke the viral story about the Harris campaign rewriting news headlines on Google. @axios and other media across the spectrum picked it up. Here's how we uncovered it and shared it with the world ๐งต.
NEW: Kamala Harrisโ presidential campaign is misrepresenting news articles in Google search, making them appear like endorsements, AllSides has found. Thread ๐งต
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@Timcast Almost all the other news aggregators we analyzed are biased, too. 83% of articles on Bing News were from the left โ even worse than Google (63%)
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Back in the days leading up to the 2022 midterms, AllSides found the search term โ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏโ returned no Google News results from Center-, Lean Right- or Right-rated media outlets.
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We also tried to find examples of the Trump campaign using similar tactics, but found nothing.
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#FromTheRight: Project Veritas: Anchor Amy Robach Says ABC News Killed Jeffrey Epstein Story | Reporting by @BreitbartNews . #mediabias #MediaWatch #ABCNews #JeffreyEpstein.
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YouTube Removes Project Veritas Video on Google Bias: coverage via @The @amspectator, @thedailybeast and AllSides. #googlebias #Google #mediabias
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Beguiling voters with fake endorsements from major news sources seems to be a new political campaign tactic. Keep an eye out for the โSponsoredโ label on Google search results to avoid being misled.
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AllSides has analyzed the bias of multiple news aggregators, and found most of them Lean Left. Just because news is aggregated from various sources does not mean you are getting a full picture.
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The Harris campaign spent over $750k on Google ads in August, Google Ads data shows. Many targeted swing states, such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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Almost every news aggregator we analyzed leans left, with one on the right side of center. Americans relying on Google, Bing, Apple, and other aggregators are getting a one-sided view. Here's a breakdown of the bias ๐งต
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AllSides found many media outlets omitted key details about the recent shootings that occurred amid civil unrest in Kenosha, WI. Analysis by @juliemastrine on the AllSides Perspectives blog:. #MediaBias #Kenosha #KenoshaShooting #KyleRittenhouse .
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โ๏ธMedia bias can manipulate and mislead. The AllSides Media Bias Chart makes news bias transparent. Version 10 of the chart features 6 new sources and strengthened ratings for 10 outlets ahead of the 2024 election. ๐๐งต
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The Harris ads masquerade as news articles w/ a clear pro-Harris slant. The Harris campaign has changed the actual headlines and preview text to make it appear the news outlet is explicitly supporting her candidacy. Hereโs an example from @guardian.
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The AllSides News Aggregator Bias Chartโข shows most aggregators Lean Left.
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Media bias should be transparent. The AllSides Media Bias Chartโข๏ธ helps you avoid media manipulation, fakes news & misinformation. Hereโs whatโs new in Version 5. Thread ๐๐ผ
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"This is the first time that Biden has reacted to theย phraseย .sweeping the nation, and it remains unclear whether the president knows what it means.". Report from @BreitbartNews, Right bias:.
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@DramaAlert These reports used our original research. Here's how we discovered the misleading ads:
AllSides proudly broke the viral story about the Harris campaign rewriting news headlines on Google. @axios and other media across the spectrum picked it up. Here's how we uncovered it and shared it with the world ๐งต.
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Bias in the #DemDebates โ two questions went to Sen. Elizabeth Warren before any questions were asked of more than half of the other candidates. #mediabias #DemocraticDebates.
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The ads describe Harris as โThe official candidate of the Philadelphia Eaglesโย spread virally on X over the weekend. The ads also contain a URL that links to a page on the NFL teamโs real website thatย offers voting information for Pennsylvania and New Jersey residents.
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Announcing Version 4 of the AllSides Media Bias Chartโข๏ธ. This chart helps you to easily identify different perspectives, making media bias transparent so you can avoid manipulation, fake news, and misinformation. #AllSidesMediaBiasChart #MediaBiasChart #AllSides #mediabias
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The Associated Pressโ (@AP) bias rating has moved from Lean Left to Left following numerous bias reviews by everyday Americans and a balanced panel of experts on the left, center, and right. ๐งต๐๐ผ
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Few media outlets seem willing to seriously address the issue of media bias, despite tanking public trust in news and abysmal readership and viewership rates. โ .Take @nytimes' (Lean Left bias) coverage of presidential pardons in 2020, as Trump left office for the first time, and
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It's here! Version 2 of the AllSides Media Bias Chart features new sources and bias ratings. Easily identify different perspectives so you can avoid manipulation, get the full picture and think for yourself. Learn what's new on our blog: #MediaBiasChart
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When clicked, the ad links to a normal news article ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ not an explicit endorsement.
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Statement from AllSides CEO on Harris campaign's misleading Google ads. @Google @KamalaHQ @KamalaHarris
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In 2018, then-President Donald Trump accused Google of bias after PJ Media (Right bias) published findings that 96% of results for the keyword "๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑ" were from left-leaning outlets. An AllSides analysis that year found ๐ฒ๐ฑ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐
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CBS News (Lean Left bias) promised it would not live fact check Vice Presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz during Tuesday's debate. Instead, CBS ran a fact check article addressing some of the candidates' claims. So, how did CBS do?โ ๐งต
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Media bias should be transparent so you can avoid manipulation, get the full picture and find the truth. Version 3 of the AllSides Media Bias Chart includes updated ratings for @AP, @EpochTimes, @business and more. Learn about what's new on our blog:
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An AllSides editor in Pennsylvania was signed into her company Google account when she discovered the ads. Her search results were likely personalized based on her account data and are difficult to replicate.
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Instead of telling you whatโs happening, the news often tells you ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต whatโs happening. New AllSides Media Bias Chartโข๏ธ just dropped to make political leanings transparent. Whatโs new in Version 7๐งต
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What does WikiLeaks founder Julian Assangeโs plea deal mean for press freedoms and national security?. See perspectives across the spectrum from @guardian, @mtaibbi, and @NoahCRothman:.
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The FBI revised its 2022 crime data to show that violent crime rose by 4.5% in 2022. The figure stands in contrast to the โfinalโ figure the FBI reported in September 2023, which showed it fell by 2.1%. AllSides did not find coverage from the left. Thread ๐งต
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Former Hawaii congresswoman and Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has been placed on TSAโs โQuiet Skiesโ terror watchlist and Hawaii lawmakers are demanding an explanation. AllSides has not found coverage from the left. Thread ๐งต
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From the AllSides Perspectives Blog: Minutes into last nightโs debate, the moderators showed bias against Trump, primarily by fact checking him and not Harris, even though both made false claims.
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In 2019, Northwestern University researchers found ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ณ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ in Google Newsโ Top Stories section. Just one was rated Lean Right by
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Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who was previously barred from global competition for failing a gender eligibility test, defeated Angela Carini in just 46 seconds Thursday after Carini stopped the fight over health concerns. Biased media covered the news very differently - Thread๐งต
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Also that year, Project Veritas (Right bias) released a video of Googleโs then-Head of Responsible Innovation, Jen Gennai, talking about Google's purported responsibility in "preventing. the next Trump situation":. โ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฆ.
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Democrats Propose Raising Teacher Pay By Rescinding Tax Cuts For Wealthiest Americans. Coverage from @dcexaminer, @HuffPost, and @bpolitics |
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NEW: The AllSides Media Bias Chartโข has been updated for 2022. Our recent Blind Bias Survey, in which hundreds of people rated the bias of Insider, NPR, Newsmax and more, led to some changes in our ratings. Read about the changes:.
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@markus85cali Both โ the majority of media outlets lean left, and Americans who get news from Google are getting a one-sided view. We can't speak to whether or not this bias is intentional on Google's part, but we do know balanced newsfeeds are perfectly possible, because we run one!.
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In 2022, AllSides found 61% of sources on Google News were on the left. The search term โ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏโ returned ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐- ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐-๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ
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Kamala Harrisโs campaign is misrepresenting the content of news articles in Google Search results as part of an advertising effort, falsely implying major news outlets have endorsed her candidacy, an AllSides investigation found. Here's how the media covered it. Thread ๐งต
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When people don't get the full view, they can't think for themselves. While we can't say if Google's bias is intentional, we can say its bias is pronounced. Keeping people inside one-sided filter bubbles has a harmful effect on our democracy. View the full timeline here:.
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Let's rewind: Trump's "bloodbath" comment . While speaking about China undercutting American manufacturing in March, Trump stated that it would be a โbloodbathโ if he lost the election. While many news outlets on the left framed his comment to mean that itโd be a bloodbath for
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Weโre a very small news team and were happy our research made such an impact. We take pride in revealing bias and misinformation from the left, center and right to reveal the full story. Thank you to everyone who shared. Read more here:
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We had a record level of people using our site this week which overwhelmed our web servers. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working hard to restore normal site load times. We know it's frustrating!ย Thank you for your patience and continued support of AllSides.
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Here's how Americans rate CNN's bias.
Lmaooo, the public knows.
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A former aide accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexually harassing her. Left-rated outlets covered the story less than right-rated outlets. See coverage from @voxdotcom, @foxheadlines and @nypost:. #LindseyBoylan #MediaBias .
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In 2023, ๐ฒ๐ฏ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ โ an increase from 61% in 2022. While the share of Lean Right and Right-rated sources increased slightly (by 3%), it wasnโt enough to move the needle overall.
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The Guardian (@guardian) was moved from a Lean Left to Left bias rating following an AllSides Editorial Review. Types of bias detected:. โ๏ธ story choice bias.โ๏ธ sensationalism.โ๏ธ strong slant against conservatives .
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Hello, new followers! ๐๐ผ On this feed, you'll find balanced news curated from all sides of the political spectrum. Our #FromTheLeft and #FromTheRight tags refer to the AllSides Media Bias Rating of the media outlet, *not* the specific article. (1/3).
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Dana Walden, co-chair of @ABCโs (Lean Left) parent company Disney, has donated to Kamala Harrisโs political campaigns since 2003, raising concerns that it could affect the integrity of the Trump-Harris ABC debate scheduled for September 10. How the media covered it. Thread ๐งต
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The media is strongly biased. Your favorite news source could also be a source of partisan manipulation. Getting news from the left, center and right helps us find the truth. New AllSides Media Bias Chartโข just dropped โ here's whatโs new in Version 9 ๐งต
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@lexfridman Thanks for sharing! Hereโs the latest version of our chart, with updated ratings for NPR, Newsweek, USA Today and more.
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Harris claimed that her administration created 800,000 manufacturing jobs while Trump's administration lost jobs in that industry. Those numbers need context: many jobs lost in the early days of the pandemic (under Trump) were refilled later (under Biden-Harris).
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Searching โelectionโ returned Google News results only from left-wing media outlets in the days leading up to the 2022 midterms. For every search term tested, Google News results from outlets on the left outnumbered outlets on the right and in the center.
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๐ขABC News Undergoes Multiple Bias Reviews Ahead of Tonight's Presidential Debate. We asked over 1,000 Americans to rate ABC's bias. Here's what they said๐๐งต
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Do you believe the ABC debate moderators are being fair/neutral/unbiased?.
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One in five voters find it credible that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged, with one in three likely Biden voters agreeing, a Morning Consult poll found.
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Over half of U.S. journalists (55%) say they believe that every side doesnโt always deserve equal coverage, according to a survey by @pewresearch (Center bias). What does that say about the state of journalism?.
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Media bias can manipulate your view and distort the truth. The AllSides Media Bias Chartโข๏ธ makes political bias transparent, so you can seek out various perspectives, spot bias, & think for yourself. We just reviewed the bias of numerous outlets, and changed @CNNโs rating ๐๐ผ๐งต
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Comparing word choice in initial coverage of shooting at Trump rally:. CNN (Lean Left bias): Trump โfallsโ.AP (Lean Left): "loud noises ring out".Fox News (Right): โpossible gunfireโ.Breitbart (Right): "Trump shot"
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#MediaBiasMonday: Republicans are more likely to trust @nytimes and Democrats are more apt to trust @FoxNews when they do not know which source they are reading, according to a recent study by @knightfdn and @Gallup:
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Anyone who wants to think for themselves should learn how to see media bias. Consuming media critically is the only way to avoid being manipulated. Thread ๐งต.
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Anyone who does this won't get a broad view, because Google is biased. Google News mostly curates articles from outlets AllSides rates Lean Left โ 63% were from liberal outlets in 2023, an increase from 2022. Just 6% were from outlets on the right.
Google Project 2025.
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Introducing the AllSides Media Bias Meterโข! . In addition to our Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, and Right media bias ratings, outlets will now be assigned a number on a scale from left to right. Thread ๐๐งต
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CNN (Lean Left) has not mentioned that Trump appears to have been shot in its initial coverage of Pennsylvania rally, referring only to an โincidentโ and saying he was injured. Apparent gunfire not mentioned. #mediabias #wordchoicebias #biasbyomission.
JUST IN: Donald Trump is rushed off stage by Secret Service during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Follow live updates.
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With claims of Google search bias back in the headlines, here's our look at how the search engine's news feature grew more slanted in recent years.
Google News' bias has gotten more pronounced since 2022. 63% of articles came from media outlets AllSides rates as Lean Left or Left. Just 6% were from the right. Thread ๐งต.
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Google Newsโ homepage heavily favored @CNN (Left bias) overall, showing stories from this media outlet the most often (15% of total stories were from this outlet). Overall, Google News displayed a Lean Left bias.
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Thank you @Timcast!.
Follow Allsides. This is a pretty good source to show you news from various perspectives. Much respect, please share.
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This headline shows bias by omission & slant. Itโs slanted by highlighting only what Trump got wrong (she didnโt donate) but omits Harrisโ actual involvement (she asked her X followers to donate to the fund).
Trump falsely accuses Harris of donating to Minnesota Freedom Fund, bailing out "dangerous criminals"
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Most aggregators curate ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฌ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐; they curate primarily from media outlets with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Lean Left or Left.
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Follow along as AllSides keeps track of presidential race calls in key swing states from outlets across the spectrum:
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Just 3% of journalists, or 3 out of 100, identify as Republican. The American media has a bias problem, and itโs fueled by an imbalance of Republican and Democratic journalists.
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President Biden referred to Trump supporters as โgarbageโ during a Harris campaign event Tuesday, sparking backlash and split media framing. L and C media largely hinged coverage on the White House's updated transcript while R media did not. Key details + media bias - Thread ๐งต
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Fact checkers reveal their political bias in numerous ways. They will:.โ .๐ analyze information and draw a conclusion about the meaning of the facts, which is subjective in nature;. ๐ display bias based on what facts they choose to highlight/focus on or to downplay/ignore;โ โ .
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How can you tell the difference between news, opinion and analysis online?. We're sure to label curated content in a way that reflects what you, the reader, will be seeing and consuming when you click on a given article. Here's a breakdown:.
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Americans overwhelmingly see @NPR's bias as Lean Left. In a 2022 AllSides Blind Bias Survey, 600 Americans blindly rated news content from NPR as Lean Left on average โ close to Left.
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