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 listed2,363Papers, blogs, channels & more
Worth trusting59%of 520 rated outlets score 70+
Secondhand news13%of stories were reposted from another outlet
Stories indexed59,731▲ 2,654 this week
Official sources82Graded on their own list
2,363sources tracked
59%highly trusted
13%of news reposted
Where every outlet stands
579 outlets · higher is more trustworthyNo credibility score yet · 59
High credibility 70+Medium 45–69Low 0–44Sizebigger dot = more stories rated
Where every outlet stands
579 of 579↑ More credibleTap a column to filter
What the other side is reading
OCT 4 – 11Blindspots · OCT 4 – 11
Big stories on the right that left-leaning readers probably missed.Ken Paxton Criticizes James Talarico Over Campaign AbsenceSunny Hostin Predicts Texas Will Vote Democratic in Senate RaceTim Burchett Says He Will Try to Block Chevalier’s House SeatOne story · 61 outletsOCT 8
Trump Posts Phone Number He Identified as Tom Cotton's Over Daylight Saving TimeCrooks and LiarsFar Left · 13
Golfer-in-Chief Takes Aim At Daylight Saving TimeThe New RepublicLeft · 22
Trump Gives Bonkers Defense for Doxing Tom CottonMS NOWCenter-Left · 36
Trump cyber heckles Sen. Tom Cotton over daylight saving timeReutersCenter · 50
Trump Shares Republican Senator's Phone Number in Feud Over Time SwitchFox NewsCenter-Right · 63
Trump drops Republican Senator's phone number in social post over fury on stalled billThe Daily WireRight · 78
Trump Shares GOP Senator’s Phone Number In Fight For Permanent Daylight Saving TimeThe Patriot PostFar Right · 92
Senators Should Answer to Voters, Not FactionsYour 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 2,363 sources by type
How each kind of source rates on average, from wire services to podcasts.Local News1,074Avg credibility 73Trade Press292Avg credibility 62Not yet classified207No average yetNational News191Avg credibility 68International182Avg credibility 66Blog113Avg credibility 41Opinion94Avg credibility 46Government75No average yetOther47No average yetNewsletter39No average yetThink Tank19No average yetSocial Media13No average yetPress Release6No average yetWire Service5No average yetPodcast3No average yetVideo3No average yet