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Apple News Accused of Bias Against Republicans

Media Research Center analysis claims aggregator ran 84 negative headlines for GOP priorities versus zero positive ones.

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Apple News Accused of Bias Against Republicans

What this story says

  • Apple News ran 84 negative headlines about Republican priorities and no positive ones in the latter half of September, according to a Media Research Center analysis.
  • The same analysis found that over the period of September 15-30, Apple News featured five stories daily that negatively characterized Republican policy priorities.
  • In September, only three of Apple News' top stories originated from right-leaning sources, contrasted with 383 from left-leaning sources.
  • Broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC dedicated nearly 57 minutes to campaign stories negative for Republicans between September 28 and October 28, compared to less than 19 minutes negative for Democrats.

Who covered it

Left 0%(0)Centre 8%(1)Right 92%(11)

Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .

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30/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

68/100

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Thin on the left so far

None of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

An analysis conducted by the Media Research Center (MRC) has accused Apple News of exhibiting bias against Republican priorities. The MRC's review of the news aggregator's content from the latter half of September found that 84 headlines focused on Republican priorities were negative, with none being positive. This period, from September 15 to September 30, also saw Apple News feature five stories per day that negatively characterized top Republican policy priorities. Over the same timeframe, 33 stories with neutral headlines were also identified.

Further analysis of Apple News' top stories throughout September indicated a significant disparity in sourcing. The MRC reported that only three of the platform's top stories were sourced from right-leaning outlets, while 383 were sourced from left-leaning outlets. This represents less than 1% of top stories originating from the right.

The MRC also extended its analysis to broadcast television networks, examining coverage from September 28 through October 28. During this period, ABC, CBS, and NBC collectively spent nearly 57 minutes on campaign stories that were negative for Republicans. In contrast, less than 19 minutes were dedicated to stories negative for Democrats. The MRC noted that the GOP received approximately seven minutes of positive coverage from these networks over the same month.

Coverage comparison

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated reports below mention the specific framing of Republican policy priorities as described by the MRC, such as immigration being framed through court defeats, the economy through high gas prices, or law and order through positive portrayals of police abolition.

Tags:#MediaBias#AppleNews#RepublicanPriorities#HeadlineAnalysis#BroadcastNews

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 29 Oct 2026, 09:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Centre

1 rated outlet

We have not written our reading of the centre coverage of this story. The centre-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

Right

11 rated outlets

  • American Wire News, reporting on the Media Research Center's findings, led with the accusation that Apple News provided an "84-to-zero headline drubbing" against the GOP ahead of the midterms. The report highlighted the MRC's analysis, stating that Apple News ran 84 negative headlines on Republican priorities and zero positive ones in the latter half of September. It also noted that five stories per day negatively characterized Republican policy priorities during this period, with 33 neutral headlines. The outlet further cited the MRC's finding that only three of Apple News' top stories in September were sourced from right-leaning outlets, compared to 383 from left-leaning ones. American Wire News also included data on broadcast network coverage, stating ABC, CBS, and NBC spent nearly 57 minutes on campaign stories negative for Republicans versus less than 19 minutes negative for Democrats from September 28 to October 28.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Apple News Accused of Bias Against Republicans?
Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 8% are rated centre, 92% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Apple News Accused of Bias Against Republicans left or right?
The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 92% of the 12 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
Is the coverage of Apple News Accused of Bias Against Republicans biased?
Apple News Accused of Bias Against Republicans is one event reported by 12 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Apple News Accused of Bias Against Republicans?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Apple News Accused of Bias Against Republicans?
12 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did the Media Research Center's analysis of Apple News find?
The Media Research Center's analysis found that in the latter half of September, Apple News ran 84 negative headlines concerning Republican priorities and zero positive ones. Over the same period, five stories per day negatively characterized top Republican policy priorities, with 33 neutral headlines.
How did Apple News source its top stories in September?
In September, the Media Research Center reported that only three of Apple News' top stories were sourced from right-leaning outlets. In contrast, 383 top stories were sourced from left-leaning outlets, indicating a significant imbalance in the origin of content.
What was the broadcast network coverage like for Republicans and Democrats?
Between September 28 and October 28, ABC, CBS, and NBC spent nearly 57 minutes on campaign stories that were negative for Republicans. For Democrats, the coverage negative to them was less than 19 minutes during the same period. Republicans received about seven minutes of positive coverage.

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