CBS News
US OutletRaters disagree. Slantwise's combined rating is Center.
Recorded confidence: Disputed. This describes rating agreement, not factual accuracy.
Published arcs with CBS News coverage
The saved story receipts for these arcs include reporting from CBS News. Each arc brings together a matter's developments and coverage from different outlets.
- The 2025-26 mid-decade redistricting fight: Texas, California and Virginia
- The 2026 hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship and the passengers' quarantines
- Alex Murdaugh's murder trial, its overturned verdict and his coming retrial
- Princess Kate's cancer, from her surgery and the edited photo to her remission
- Pope Leo XIV's criticism of Trump and their feud over Iran
- The Israel-Hamas war: the activist boats that tried to break Gaza's blockade
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 CheckRight-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 Center, from the raters' rating above. How we count coverage
Editorial note
Genuinely disputed (span 2): AllSides rates Lean Left (-1.69 from a Dec 2025 review); Ad Fontes rates Middle; MBFC recently downgraded to Right-Center (+1) citing leadership changes under Bari Weiss (Oct 2025). Confidence=disputed; centrist-default consensus is Center.