OPINIONORIGINAL PUBLISHERTRACKED SINCE AUG 2026
American Thinker
An opinion outlet rated low on credibility, with a lean far to the right. None of the stories it hosts is a confirmed repost.An opinion outlet rated low on credibility, with a lean far to the right. None of its stories here are confirmed reposts.
- CREDIBILITY
- 40Low
- LEAN
- 91Far Right
- ORIGINALITY
- 100%
- STORIES
- 23▲ 2 this week
- REPRINTED
- 0times
Credibility 23 stories · 95% range 39–41 · updated Oct 1, 2026Lean 23 stories · 95% range 87–94 · updated Oct 1, 2026Originality 23 hosted stories · updated Sep 29, 2026
WHERE IT SITS · 249 OUTLETSOPEN ATLAS →
LEANFar Right · 91
CREDIBILITYBottom 9% · 40
ORIGINALITYTied for highest · 100%
American Thinker other dots are the 248 other outlets
WHERE IT SITS · 249 OUTLETSATLAS →
LEANFar Right · 91
CREDIBILITYBottom 9% · 40
ORIGINALITYTied for highest · 100%
American Thinker other dots are the 248 other outlets
SCORECARDTicks mark the opinion average; on the lean bar, its own lean.
STORIES · 12 MONTHS23
August spike: 18 stories, 4 of them on Ethics/Corruption and 3 on Foreign Policy.
Hatched: May–Jul, when ChamberLight collected few or no stories from any outlet, so a gap there is not the outlet’s.
TONE TOWARD EACH PARTYNET
RepublicansNet tone 0
DemocratsNet tone −82
More negative toward Democrats than other outlets are. How tone is measured
LATEST ACTIVITY
- SCORELean 92 → 91 Sep 29 · 16 stories
- STORY2 new stories in the last 7 days · 1 on Economy
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 78 outlets covered it
- FRAMINGPastor Comments on James Talarico’s Positions in Undercover Video its headline: negative toward Talarico · 5 outlets · Sep 17
CREDIBILITY
40Low
The combined AI rating of its own stories, 0 to 100, for the outlet’s transparency, standards, corrections and original reporting. 9 points below the opinion average (49).
POLITICAL LEAN
91Far Right
Where its news stories sit from 0 (left) to 100 (right). Opinion pieces are left out, and its stories reposted on other sites count toward it.
ORIGINALITY
100%
The share of stories it hosts that are not confirmed copies of another outlet’s article.
SCORE HISTORY · 12 MONTHSHISTORY · 12 MO
Unchanged at 40 since September. Dotted where ChamberLight collected few or no stories (May–Jul). Opinion average: 49, above this range. How score history works
Writing quality 35 · 22 stories, shown apart from credibility
Challenges to these scores
No one has challenged a score on this page yet. Anyone can; editors publish every outcome here.
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICSTICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL
- Ethics/Corruption22%−13 PTS against 35% of all outlets’ stories
- Economy13%−9 PTS against 22% of all outlets’ stories
- Education13%+10 PTS against 3% of all outlets’ stories
- Foreign Policy13%−6 PTS against 19% of all outlets’ stories
- Voting Rights13%+1 PTS against 12% of all outlets’ stories
- Abortion/Reproductive Rights9%+7 PTS against 2% of all outlets’ stories
- Defense/Military9%−4 PTS against 13% of all outlets’ stories
- Healthcare9%−3 PTS against 11% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 22 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 22 PAIRS
Republican 27%Democrat 73%
- 1Abdul El-Sayed (Democrat)5 stories
- 2James Talarico (Democrat)2 stories
- 3Jon Ossoff (Democrat)2 stories
- 4Ken Paxton (Republican)2 stories
- 5Mark R. Warner (Democrat)2 stories
- 6Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat)1 stories
- 7Bert Mizusawa (Republican)1 stories
- 8Chuck Schumer (Democrat)1 stories
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
Pastor Comments on James Talarico’s Positions in Undercover Video- American Thinker (this source)James Talarico and the Democrat candidates who lie to winNEGATIVE TOWARD TALARICO
- Fox NewsTexas Senate candidate James Talarico faces pay-to-play allegationMIXED ON TALARICO
- NewsbustersTalarico's Lesbian Minister 'Guarantees' that He Lied to Fox About His ViewsNEGATIVE TOWARD TALARICO
- pjmedia.comJames Talarico's Lesbian Minister Just Outed HimNEGATIVE TOWARD TALARICO
- twitchy.comUndercover Video: Talarico's Lesbian Pastor Admits He's Faking a Makeover to Get Elected (WATCH)NEGATIVE TOWARD TALARICO
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and American Thinker did not.
OWNERSHIP
Ownership not on file.Owners are added as they are researched, each with a cited source. How ownership is sourced
WHO REPRINTS IT
No other site has reprinted its stories.Only reprints confirmed by the page itself or a second signal count. How reprints are counted
MOST SIMILAR OUTLETS
- HotAirCredibility 41Lean 91
- pjmedia.comCredibility 41Lean 91
- LifenewsCredibility 38Lean 90
- NewsbustersCredibility 41Lean 88
- twitchy.comCredibility 38Lean 93
- VictorygirlsblogCredibility 37Lean 91
CREDIBILITY
40
44
41
66
LEAN (50 = CENTER)
91
89
91
64
ORIGINALITY
100%
100%
100%
89%
STORIES
23
335
95
268
ETHICS/CORRUPTION COVERAGE
22%
15%
23%
28%
TONE TOWARD GOP
0
+18
0
−4
TONE TOWARD DEMS
−82
−62
−77
−26
Best value in each row is highlighted. Tone is the share of stories positive toward a party minus the share negative, from −100 to +100. All four covered 4 stories in common in the last 90 days.
- American ThinkerTHIS SOURCE
- townhall.com
- pjmedia.com
- New York Post
AT40
TC44
PC41
NY Post66
AT91
TC89
PC91
NY Post64
AT100%
TC100%
PC100%
NY Post89%
AT23
TC335
PC95
NY Post268
AT22%
TC15%
PC23%
NY Post28%
AT0
TC+18
PC0
NY Post−4
AT−82
TC−62
PC−77
NY Post−26
Best value in each row is highlighted. Tone is the share of stories positive toward a party minus the share negative, from −100 to +100. All four covered 4 stories in common in the last 90 days.
- Mainly about Alexandria Ocasio-CortezCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Melat KirosCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Mark R. WarnerCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about James TalaricoCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Daniel S. GoldmanCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Elizabeth WarrenCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Abdul El-SayedCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Jon OssoffCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about James TalaricoCRED 35REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Abdul El-SayedCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Jon OssoffCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Darline GrahamCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Alexander VindmanCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Bert MizusawaCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Daniel BilzerianCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Abdul El-SayedCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Ken PaxtonCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Royce WhiteCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Abdul El-SayedCRED 40REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Abdul El-SayedCRED 40REPRINTS —
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