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 listed1,985Papers, blogs, channels & more
Worth trusting58%of 367 rated outlets score 70+
Secondhand news12%of stories were reposted from another outlet
Stories indexed35,610▲ 2,566 this week
Official sources52Graded on their own list
1,985sources tracked
58%highly trusted
12%of news reposted
Where every outlet stands
402 outlets · higher is more trustworthyNo credibility score yet · 35
High credibility 70+Medium 45–69Low 0–44Sizebigger dot = more stories rated
Where every outlet stands
402 of 402↑ More credibleTap a column to filter
What the other side is reading
SEP 29 – OCT 6Blindspots · SEP 29 – OCT 6
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 ElectedJames Talarico Cites Biblical Teachings for Policy PositionsOne story · 52 outletsOCT 5
Trump Posts Number Identified as Tom Cotton’s Over Daylight Saving BillJezebelFar Left · 14
Trump Just Doxxed a Republican Senator over Daylight Saving TimeThe New RepublicLeft · 20
Trump Gives Bonkers Defense for Doxing Tom CottonHuffPostCenter-Left · 36
Republican Senator Says Trump Goes 'Zero To A-Hole In 3 Seconds'ReutersCenter · 49
Trump Shares Republican Senator's Phone Number in Feud Over Time SwitchFox NewsCenter-Right · 65
Trump drops Republican Senator's phone number in social post over fury on stalled 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 1,985 sources by type
How each kind of source rates on average, from wire services to podcasts.Local News818Avg credibility 74Not yet classified318No average yetTrade Press209Avg credibility 61National News173Avg credibility 68International127Avg credibility 68Blog88Avg credibility 42Opinion76Avg credibility 47Government49No average yetNewsletter45No average yetOther36No average yetSocial Media17No average yetThink Tank16No average yetWire Service5No average yetPodcast3No average yetPress Release3No average yetVideo2No average yet