Scientific American
Slantwise's combined political orientation rating is Lean Left.
Recorded confidence: High Confidence. This describes rating agreement, not factual accuracy.
Original evidence links are missing for some recorded ratings, or the ratings were imported without a documented original review.
Published arcs with Scientific American coverage
The saved story receipts for these arcs include reporting from Scientific American. Each arc brings together a matter's developments and coverage from different outlets.
- The 2026 salmonella outbreak traced to jalapeños from a Mexican farm
- Anthony Fauci, the inquiries into COVID's origins and his pardon from Biden
- The 2026 US cyclospora outbreak, the largest on record
- Lindsay Clancy's murder trial over the deaths of her three children
- The US-China race and rivalry over artificial intelligence
- The backlash against AI data centers and their power and water costs
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 CheckLean Left | Original link not recorded Look up on MBFC ↗Recorded: date unknown |
| Ad Fontes MediaLean Left | Original link not recorded Look up on Ad Fontes ↗Recorded: Jun 7, 2026 |
| AllSidesLean Left | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: Jun 7, 2026 |
Imported rating: the original review was not documented. A later evidence check does not reconstruct that review date.
Search links are lookup aids, not original evidence.
On our coverage graphs
Counted as Lean Left, from the raters' rating above. How we count coverage