Source atlas · Updated
Know who’s telling you the news.
Outlets covering Congress, from national papers to one-person blogs, are graded on how reliable they are, which way they lean and how much of their reporting is their own. See where your go-to sources land and what they leave out.
Outlets covering Congress, graded on how reliable they are, which way they lean and how much they report themselves.
Sources listed2,038Papers, blogs, channels & more
Worth trusting59%of 425 rated outlets score 70+
Secondhand news12%of stories were reposted from another outlet
Stories indexed43,830▲ 2,583 this week
Official sources53Graded on their own list
2,038sources tracked
59%highly trusted
12%of news reposted
Where every outlet stands
464 outlets · higher is more trustworthyNo credibility score yet · 39
High credibility 70+Medium 45–69Low 0–44Sizebigger dot = more stories rated
Where every outlet stands
464 of 464↑ More credibleTap a column to filter
What the other side is reading
SEP 30 – OCT 7Blindspots · SEP 30 – OCT 7
Big stories on the right that left-leaning readers probably missed.Grassley Questions Collection of Journalists’ Communications in Smith ProbeHasan Piker Says He Will Pressure James Talarico to Move Left if ElectedTim Burchett Says He Will Try to Block Chevalier’s House SeatOne story · 54 outletsOCT 6
Trump Posts Number He Says Is Tom Cotton’s Over Daylight Saving BillCrooks and LiarsFar Left · 14
Golfer-in-Chief Takes Aim At Daylight Saving TimeThe New RepublicLeft · 22
Trump Gives Bonkers Defense for Doxing Tom CottonHuffPostCenter-Left · 36
Republican Senator Says Trump Goes 'Zero To A-Hole In 3 Seconds'ReutersCenter · 50
Trump Shares Republican Senator's Phone Number in Feud Over Time SwitchWashington ExaminerCenter-Right · 59
Trump releases Tom Cotton’s cellphone number over daylight savings billThe Daily WireRight · 80
Trump Shares GOP Senator’s Phone Number In Fight For Permanent Daylight Saving TimeFar RightFar Right
No rated outlet in this group ran it.Your reading diet · 30 daysPrivate
Who’s on top
The standouts among news outlets. Government and official sources have their own list.The standouts among news outlets. Official sources have their own list.Most credibleThe ones you can take at their word
Most originalDoing their own reporting
Most coverageThe loudest voices on the Hill
Biggest moversTrust gained or lost in 90 daysMeasured against scores rebuilt from the stories published by then (daily records began later).
The ones you can take at their word
Who owns what
Many outlets with different names have the same owner. Click a group to see where its outlets land on the chart.Different names, same owner. Tap a group to filter the outlet list.Ownership is researched from public records and company filings, with a source for every link. How ownership is sourced
Who reprints whom
Lots of “local” news is reposted from somewhere else. This shows who writes the stories and who reposts them.Lots of “local” news is reposted from somewhere else.Most reposted by othersTimes other sites ran their stories
Biggest re-publishersOther outlets’ stories they ran
All 2,038 sources by type
How each kind of source rates on average, from wire services to podcasts.Local News884Avg credibility 74Not yet classified273No average yetTrade Press219Avg credibility 62National News173Avg credibility 68International136Avg credibility 67Blog93Avg credibility 42Opinion79Avg credibility 47Government50No average yetNewsletter46No average yetOther39No average yetSocial Media17No average yetThink Tank16No average yetWire Service5No average yetPodcast3No average yetPress Release3No average yetVideo2No average yet