ABC News
US OutletLean Left
Slantwise's combined political orientation rating is Lean Left.
Recorded confidence: High Confidence. This describes rating agreement, not factual accuracy.
Published arcs with ABC News coverage
The saved story receipts for these arcs include reporting from ABC News. Each arc brings together a matter's developments and coverage from different outlets.
- Mitch McConnell's health: his falls, freezes and long absences from the Senate
- The US-Iran war: the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia and the counteroffensive
- The backlash against Flock's license plate reader cameras
- Trump's tariff war with China and the truces that followed
- New York City's Legionnaires' disease outbreaks from Harlem to the Bronx
- Qatar's jet for Trump: the gift, its refit as Air Force One and its first flights
Recorded ratings
These are the raters' published categories, not Slantwise 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 CheckLeft-Center | 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
Counted as Lean Left, from the raters' rating above. How we count coverage
Editorial note
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