The Week
US OutletSlantwise's combined political orientation rating is Lean Left.
Recorded confidence: Medium 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 Week coverage
The saved story receipts for these arcs include reporting from The Week. Each arc brings together a matter's developments and coverage from different outlets.
- The 2024 gang rape allegation at Cornell and the reckoning over its handling
- The US-Iran war: the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia and the counteroffensive
- The Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad
- The killing of a woman in Okinawa, a US Marine's arrest and the backlash in Japan
- The Russia-Ukraine war: Russian drones in NATO airspace and alleged sabotage plots
- France's 2026 student protests over school funding
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 | Original link not recorded Look up on MBFC ↗Recorded: date unknown |
| 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.
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On our coverage graphs
Counted as Lean Left, from the raters' rating above. How we count coverage