The Economist
Foreign OutletSlantwise's combined political orientation rating is Center.
Recorded confidence: High Confidence. This describes rating agreement, not factual accuracy.
Published arcs with The Economist coverage
The saved story receipts for these arcs include reporting from The Economist. Each arc brings together a matter's developments and coverage from different outlets.
- Brazil's 2026 presidential election: Lula vs. Flávio Bolsonaro
- The death of a Russian plague-lab worker and fears of an outbreak
- The US-Iran war: oil prices, gas prices and the market fallout
- Trump's summits with Xi Jinping, from South Korea and Beijing to Washington
- Venezuela under Delcy Rodríguez after Maduro's capture
- The far right's state election win in Germany and Merz's response
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 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
British weekly. Mostly paywalled — RSS often returns headlines only. AllSides removed The Economist (Lean Left) for further research in v7; current public rating is Lean Left.