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 federal classified documents case against Trump and its dismissal
- Pakistan's clashes with Afghanistan and the militant attacks inside Pakistan
- The Black Sea grain deal and Russia's exit from it
- Militia attacks on US troops in the Middle East and the Jordan drone strike
- Alex Murdaugh's murder trial, its overturned verdict and his coming retrial
- The death and funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
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.
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