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.
- Israel's 2026 war with Hezbollah and its first direct talks with Lebanon
- Marty Makary's time leading the FDA and Heidi Overton's nomination to succeed him
- The fight over the abortion pill: mifepristone access and doctors who mail it
- The Epstein files: the fight to make the Justice Department release them
- The 2026 hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship and the passengers' quarantines
- Pope Leo XIV's criticism of Trump and their feud over Iran
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