BBC News
Foreign OutletSlantwise's combined political orientation rating is Center.
Recorded confidence: High Confidence. This describes rating agreement, not factual accuracy.
Published arcs with BBC News coverage
The saved story receipts for these arcs include reporting from BBC News. Each arc brings together a matter's developments and coverage from different outlets.
- The US-Iran war: oil prices, gas prices and the market fallout
- The US-China race and rivalry over artificial intelligence
- South Africa's spate of mass shootings in 2026
- Pope Leo XIV's September 2026 trip to France
- The social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, YouTube and TikTok
- Ed Sheeran's US tour and the fight over Macklemore's 'Free Palestine' call
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 CheckLeast Biased | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: May 20, 2026 |
| Ad Fontes MediaNeutral | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: May 20, 2026 |
| AllSidesCenter | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: May 20, 2026 |
On our coverage graphs
Counted as Center, from the raters' rating above. How we count coverage
Editorial note
British public broadcaster. Rated relative to the US political axis — UK political center sits left of the US center. MBFC notes a slight rightward drift in recent editorial framing; AllSides puts the long-window average at Center but close to Lean Left (-0.94).