Fact check: How do media bias rating organizations score Newsweek in 2025?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the analyses from multiple media bias rating organizations, Newsweek receives varied but generally centrist ratings in 2025:

AllSides consistently rates Newsweek as Center with a bias score of -0.45, indicating a slight lean to the left but overall balanced reporting ^[1]. They maintain high confidence in this rating based on multiple reviews and community feedback ^[1]. AllSides also rates Newsweek's fact-checking division as Center, though with lower initial confidence ^[2].

Ad Fontes Media places Newsweek in the Middle category for bias with a score of -2.68 (slightly left-leaning) and rates it as Generally Reliable/Analysis OR Other Issues with a reliability score of 38.36 ^[3].

Media Bias Fact Check provides a contrasting assessment, rating Newsweek as Right-Center Biased based on editorial positions that slightly favor the right, while rating it Mostly Factual in reported news, noting some failed fact checks requiring corrections ^[4].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks important context about the significant disagreement between rating organizations. While AllSides and Ad Fontes Media see Newsweek as center to slightly left-leaning, Media Bias Fact Check characterizes it as right-center biased ^[4]. This discrepancy highlights how different methodologies and criteria can lead to varying assessments of the same publication.

The analyses also reveal that reliability and bias are measured separately, with Newsweek generally receiving moderate reliability scores rather than top-tier ratings. Ad Fontes Media's reliability score of 38.36 suggests room for improvement in factual accuracy ^[3], while Media Bias Fact Check notes specific instances of failed fact checks ^[4].

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question itself does not contain misinformation but could benefit from acknowledging that media bias ratings are not uniform across organizations. The question implies there might be a single, consensus rating when the evidence shows substantial variation in how different organizations assess Newsweek's bias.

Additionally, the question doesn't specify whether it's asking about Newsweek's news reporting, editorial content, or fact-checking division, which receive different ratings from AllSides ^{[1] [2]}. This lack of specificity could lead to incomplete or misleading answers about the publication's overall bias profile.