NBC 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 NBC News coverage
The saved story receipts for these arcs include reporting from NBC News. Each arc brings together a matter's developments and coverage from different outlets.
- The cuts to Medicaid: work requirements, Trump's payment freeze and hospitals
- The 2026 Los Angeles mayor's race: Karen Bass vs. Nithya Raman
- Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race and Kamala Harris's nomination
- The killing of Charlie Kirk: the firings and fights over speech after it
- The 2026 Texas Senate race: Ken Paxton's primary defeat of John Cornyn
- North Korea's missile tests and Kim Jong Un's terms for talks with Trump
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
AllSides rates online content only — not NBC broadcast TV.