Gizmodo
A national outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean between left and center-left. None of the stories it hosts is a confirmed repost, and other sites have reprinted 1 of its stories.A national outlet rated high on credibility, with a lean between left and center-left. None of its stories here are confirmed reposts.
- CREDIBILITY
- 71High
- LEAN
- 32Center-Left
- ORIGINALITY
- 100%
- STORIES
- 11▲ 2 this week
- REPRINTED
- 1time
Credibility 10 stories · 95% range 68–74 · updated Oct 6, 2026Lean 11 stories · 95% range 25–39 · updated Oct 6, 2026Originality 10 hosted stories · updated Oct 6, 2026
Gizmodo at a glance
SCORECARD
Ticks mark the national news average; on the lean bar, its own lean.STORIES · 12 MONTHS
11June spike: 8 stories, 8 of them on Technology/Privacy and 4 on Economy.
Hatched: Nov–Jan and May, when ChamberLight collected few or no stories from any outlet, so a gap there is not the outlet’s.
LATEST ACTIVITY
- SCORELean 33 → 32 Oct 5 · 11 stories
- FRAMINGSanders, Ocasio-Cortez and Merkley Introduce License Plate Reader Bill its headline: mixed on Sanders · 15 outlets · Oct 3
- STORY2 new stories in the last 7 days · 1 on Foreign Policy
- REPRINTAOL.com reprinted 1 story in the last 7 days · credited to Gizmodo
- BLINDSPOTSkipped: Thomas Massie Files Impeachment Articles Against Pete Hegseth 80 outlets covered it
Gizmodo’s scores: credibility, lean and originality
CREDIBILITY
The combined AI rating of its own stories, 0 to 100, for the outlet’s transparency, standards, corrections and original reporting. 3 points above the national news average (68).
POLITICAL LEAN
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
The share of stories it hosts that are not confirmed copies of another outlet’s article.
SCORE HISTORY · 12 MONTHSHISTORY · 12 MO
Dotted where ChamberLight collected few or no stories (Nov–Jan and May). The dashed line is the national news average (68). How score history works
Challenges to these scores
No one has challenged a score on this page yet. Anyone can; editors publish every outcome here.
What Gizmodo covers: topics and people
TOP TOPICS · SHARE OF ITS STORIESTOP TOPICS
TICK = ALL OUTLETSTICK = ALL- Foreign Policy9%+1 PTS against 8% of all outlets’ stories
- Technology/Privacy9%+6 PTS against 3% of all outlets’ stories
WHO THEY COVER · 4 STORY–PERSON PAIRS · 4 PAIRS
- 1Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat)1 stories
- 2Bernie Sanders (Independent)1 stories
- 3Jeff Merkley (Democrat)1 stories
- 4Richard Blumenthal (Democrat)1 stories
How Gizmodo framed shared stories, and what it skipped
SAME STORY, DIFFERENT HEADLINES
- Gizmodo (this source)'Flock is Eviscerating the Very Notion of Privacy': Sanders and AOC Propose the Ban Flock ActMIXED ON SANDERS
- Common DreamsWarning US Is 'Moving Toward a Surveillance State,' Sanders and AOC Propose Crackdown on Flock CamerasMIXED ON SANDERS
- The Mary SueWhat are Flock cameras and why are lawmakers fighting over them?MIXED ON SANDERS
- PoliticoSanders, AOC, Merkley propose bill to ban Flock camerasMIXED ON SANDERS
- The HillProgressives unveil legislation cracking down on Flock camerasMIXED ON SANDERS
- United Press InternationalSanders, Ocasio-Cortez, Merkley announce bill to ban Flock camerasMIXED ON SANDERS
- The Detroit NewsSanders, Ocasio-Cortez debut bill to crack down on Flock camerasMIXED ON SANDERS
- Washington ExaminerAOC, Sanders, Merkley roll out bill to ban Flock camerasMIXED ON SANDERS
WHAT IT SKIPPED · BLINDSPOTS
Stories that 8 or more news outlets covered in the last 30 days and Gizmodo did not.
Gizmodo’s owner, reprints and similar outlets
OWNERSHIP
WHO REPRINTS IT
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Compare Gizmodo with other outlets
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 1 story in common in the last 90 days.
- GizmodoTHIS SOURCE
- Washington Examiner
- Politico
- Democracy Now!
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TONE TOWARD GOP
TONE TOWARD DEMS
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 1 story in common in the last 90 days.
- Mainly about Bernie SandersCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Richard BlumenthalCRED 60REPRINTS 1×
- Mainly about Bernie SandersCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Ted CruzCRED 65REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Anna Paulina LunaCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Micah LasherCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Alexander BoresCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Bernie SandersCRED 70REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Elizabeth WarrenCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Bernie SandersCRED 75REPRINTS —
- Mainly about Bernie SandersCRED 70REPRINTS —
