Buzzfeed media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Buzzfeed as leaning left. We have seen it on 24 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Buzzfeed biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Buzzfeed as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Buzzfeed left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Buzzfeed as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Buzzfeed reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Buzzfeed are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Buzzfeed has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Buzzfeed’s own report linked underneath.
President Donald Trump was photographed on Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLIS[HED]'. The image emerged as the Kennedy Center has been surrounded by fencing and amid a court examination of its controversial closure.
Buzzfeed reported it asTrump Appeaed To Be Reviewing Plans To Demolish The Kennedy Center In New Photos From Air Force One (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
President Donald Trump reportedly had a heated exchange with Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty during a Kennedy Center board call. A federal judge blocked attempts to add Trump's name to the building, a decision the Justice Department has appealed.
Buzzfeed reported it as"At Last, Someone With A Spine!!": The Internet Is Cheering On Rep. Joyce Beatty After She Did NOT Hold Back During Her Call With Trump About The Kennedy Center (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Buzzfeed reported it asHere Are All The Artists Who Have Dropped Out Of Ed Sheeran’s Tour After His “Spineless” Response To Macklemore’s Statement Fueled More Backlash (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
The second series of The Celebrity Traitors has an official premiere date of Thursday, October 1, 2026. The show will air weekly on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, featuring a new segment and a cast including Amol Rajan and Bella Ramsey.
Buzzfeed reported it asBBC Finally Confirms Return Date For “Celebrity Traitors” Season 2 Alongside New Trailer (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
Buzzfeed reported it asThese Tweets Have A LOT To Say About Mitch McConnell's First Public Appearance After Months Of Health Speculation (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the United States can afford to send $5,000 to every adult American if Republicans retain control of Congress. He indicated the payments would be made after the election, and a White House budget official discussed the funding plan.
Buzzfeed reported it as"He Thinks You’re Stupid": This MS NOW Host Is Blaring The Alarm On Trump's $5k Check Promise (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance stated that if the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump had been fatal, he would have suspected a conspiracy. Vance also discussed his interest in 'end times' theology and artificial intelligence during a podcast appearance.
Buzzfeed reported it asJD Vance Just Made A Terrifying "End Times" Claim, And I Think We're All Uncomfortable Right Now (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted an image of two young women in uniform from a Canadian cadet program with the caption 'this is real'. The post led to backlash, with some calling it unfair to target the youth program. The Pentagon defended the post, stating it speaks for itself.
Buzzfeed reported it as"Scumbag": Pete Hegseth Took A Shot At Canada By Body-Shaming A Woman Online (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Former President Donald Trump has strongly advocated for data centers, stating that communities opposing them risk becoming "backwards and poor." He suggested that such opposition could benefit China and urged support for the facilities as a path to prosperity.
Buzzfeed reported it asAOC's Response To Trump's Data Center Claim Is Going Viral (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has cancelled its planned 2027 Met Gala exhibition featuring designer John Galliano. The decision follows significant backlash over the designer's past antisemitic and racist comments.
Buzzfeed reported it asThe 2027 Planned Met Gala Exhibition Won’t Go Forward After Backlash Over This Controversial Designer (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
U.S. President Donald Trump stated the United States does not need Canada, while simultaneously imposing a 50% tariff on Canadian aluminum. Reports highlight the significant economic interdependence between the two nations, with Canada being the US's second-largest trading partner.
Buzzfeed reported it asPeople Are Renaming Lake Ontario After Trump's Announcement, And These Are Absolutely Hilarious (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that Dolly Parton's death felt like losing a family member and claimed the country music icon "really liked me." He mandated that American flags be flown at half-mast nationwide in her memory.
Buzzfeed reported it asTrump Lasted Exactly 24 Hours Before Making His Dolly Parton Praise All About Himself (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Natalie Harp, a close aide to Donald Trump, worked in the White House for more than a year without a routine security clearance, according to reports. Trump personally intervened to prompt her to complete the process after concerns were raised by White House counsel and security officials.
Buzzfeed reported it asIntimate Letters Allegedly From Natalie Harp To Trump Have Been Revealed (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Actress Hayden Panettiere, 36, was found dead in her Greenville, South Carolina apartment on 16 August 2026. Police and the coroner’s office reported no signs of foul play. Her father confirmed her death in a statement to ABC News, and tributes followed from co-stars and fans.
Buzzfeed reported it as“Heroes” And “Nashville” Star Hayden Panettiere Has Died At Age 36 (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
Buzzfeed reported it asKaroline Leavitt Is Stepping Down From Her Role As White House Press Secretary (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
US Representative Nancy Mace said on CNN that 'our granddaughters will be wearing burkas to school' if Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Senate race, calling Muslim officeholders a threat. CNN’s Omar Jimenez challenged her on First Amendment protections during the exchange.
Buzzfeed reported it asThis CNN Anchor Politely Pointed Out To Nancy Mace That Her Bigoted On-Air Rant Was Dumb (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
Buzzfeed reported it as"This Seems Really Reckless": Trump Reportedly Used Another Plane To Leave Turkey While He Left People Aboard Air Force One To "Play Decoy" (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Donald Trump told a conservative broadcaster he would not rule out declaring a national security emergency to enforce voter ID and proof-of-citizenship rules for federal elections. Legal experts say no president has the authority to change election laws unilaterally, but Trump has not dismissed the idea.
Buzzfeed reported it asTrump Seems To Be Entertaining An Alarming Pitch To Take Over The Midterms (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Donald Trump published a National Park Service employee’s statement alleging David Hearn violently ripped the Reflecting Pool’s coating. The U.S. Attorney moved to dismiss the case, citing a botched installation. A new sign at the pool blames previous administrations, including Trump’s own term, for clogged water ports.
Buzzfeed reported it asTrump Is Furiously Backpedaling On 1 Of His Central "Vandalism" Claims, And It Seems Pretty Embarrassing (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Usher responded to social media speculation that he sent a lookalike to perform at his New Jersey concert, calling the theory 'funny' and stating artificial intelligence is not advanced enough to clone him. Fans compared video clips, noting differences in appearance and mannerisms.
Buzzfeed reported it as“Something Definitely Off Here”: A Viral Clip Has People Genuinely Convinced That Usher Hired A “Clone” To Perform For Him On Tour — And Now He’s Responded (opens Buzzfeed in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- BuzzFeedMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- NBCUniversalMedia Conglomerateparent group
- ComcastMedia Conglomerateparent group
- Verizon MediaMedia Conglomerateparent group
- Verizon CommunicationsMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- buzzfeed.com
- Seen publishing on
- buzzfeed.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 24
- Reports listed
- 24
- We could read
- 7
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
17 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 7 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 4 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Buzzfeed ran the story anyway.
Across the 23 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Buzzfeed: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Buzzfeed, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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