The Fence Post
Slantwise's combined political orientation rating is Center.
Recorded confidence: Low 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 The Fence Post coverage
The saved story receipts for these arcs include reporting from The Fence Post. Each arc brings together a matter's developments and coverage from different outlets.
- Trump's second-term tariffs, from 'Liberation Day' to the trade deals
- Trump's 50% tariff on Brazil, which he tied to Jair Bolsonaro's trial
- The 2025 government shutdown, the longest in US history
- Trump's tariff war with China and the truces that followed
- The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in US cattle, poultry and people
- The Trump EPA's repeal of climate rules, from power plants to cars
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 CheckCenter | Original link not recorded Look up on MBFC ↗Recorded: date unknown |
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 Center, from the raters' rating above. How we count coverage