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Rating the News


     B: Usually factual, good commentary 

The Guardian: B+   (center-left) 

Reuters: B+   (center-right)

🍁 The Globe and Mail: B   (center-right) 

🍁 Edmonton Journal: B   (center-right) 

🍁 Calgary Herald: B   (center-right)

🍁 Vancouver Sun: B   (center-right) 

The Associated Press: B   (center)

Jacobin: B   (left) 

Human Rights Watch: B   (center-left) 

🍁 CTV News: B-   (center) 

Reason: B-   (right-libertarian) 

New York Times: B-   (center)

BBC: B-   (center) 

NBC News: B-   (center) 

Haaretz: B-   (center-left) 


     C: Usually factual, ok commentary 

🍁 Macleans: C+

🍁 Global News: C+

Al Jazeera: C+

L’Orient le Jour: C+

France 24: C+

Agence France-Presse: C+

The Economist: C+ 

Sky News: C+ 

Independent.co.uk: C+

🍁 National Post: C 

Democracy Now: C

CNN:

Responsible Statecraft: C 

🍁 CBC: C- 

The Times of Israel: C- 


     D: Sometimes factual, bad commentary 

Jerusalem Post: D 

🍁 Rebel News: D- 

New York Post: D-

Fox News: D-


     F: Not reliable 

The Sun (UK): F 

Daily Mail (UK): F 

RT (Russia Today): F

Daily Sabah (Türkiye): F 


     News platforms ranked as B here are widely trusted and generally reliable. They also have extensive coverage of current events and thoughtful commentary. However, every news source is biased. That's why it's important to get your news from multiple sources. If you are only exposed to right-leaning or left-leaning news, you will miss many important events, stories, and perspectives that are actively shaping the world.

     News platforms ranked as C are also generally trustworthy, but may vary in quality depending on the subject. For example, Al Jazeera has good coverage and in-depth commentary on international news, but the network never criticizes the government of Qatar, its main funder.

     News platforms ranked as D must be approached with caution. Their accuracy is mixed, their sources are sometimes unreliable, and their commentary is often very partisan. 

     News platforms ranked as F are often inaccurate, sensational, and extremely biased. This includes thinly disguised government propaganda, such as RT. 

     For more detailed information on thousands of news sources, I recommend MediaBiasFactCheck.com