HuffPost media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give HuffPost one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 546 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is HuffPost biased?
The rating organisations do not give HuffPost one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is HuffPost left or right?
The rating organisations do not give HuffPost one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is HuffPost reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for HuffPost are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What HuffPost has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with HuffPost’s own report linked underneath.
Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared at a Detroit church with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. This occurred after internal party tensions escalated over an advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices.
HuffPost reported it asHaley Stevens Struggles To Provide Direct Explanation For Her About Face On Mike Rogers (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
HuffPost reported it asJudge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking To Block Certification Of Alaska Senate Race If GOP Incumbent Loses (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Brooke Rollins posted a Halloween‑themed image on X depicting a Black man as a “SNAP Fraudster” shortly before the 2026 midterm elections. Critics called the post racist, while federal prosecutors charged Mercedes Reshard New, known as “Shawty Dred,” with fraud totalling more than $4 million.
HuffPost reported it asTrump Cabinet Secretary Torched For 'Disgusting' Racist Halloween Post (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
An analysis of a Trump administration list of alleged noncitizen voters in California found that 42% of the names could not be found on the state's voter rolls. The study, conducted by UCLA data analysts, also indicated that thousands of U.S. citizens may have been incorrectly flagged.
HuffPost reported it asOver 40% Of Names On DOJ List Of Alleged Noncitizens Are Not On Calif. Voter Rolls, Analysis Finds (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
A 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana was shot and killed in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the victim's mother.
HuffPost reported it asMamdani Says Trump Agrees To Grant Visa To Mother Of Ghanian Teen Killed In Bronx Shooting (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Iran's strikes on US bases in the Middle East focused on early-warning systems before hitting aircraft and buildings. An analysis documented over 115 strikes damaging structures on 26 sites, prompting the US to move assets out of the Persian Gulf.
HuffPost reported it asIran Targeted U.S. Air Defenses Then Hit Aircraft And Buildings On Mideast Bases, AP Analysis Finds (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Elon Musk has expressed alarm over a potential Democratic victory in the 2028 US elections, warning it could lead to a permanent one-party state and the "end of democracy." He urged voters to support Republican Senate candidates in the upcoming midterms.
HuffPost reported it asElon Musk Makes Final Fear-Laden Midterms Push For GOP: 'The End Of Democracy' (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Justice to release information on noncitizen voting by Friday. The order comes as the Trump administration's election integrity initiatives face scrutiny in court, with Democrats and voting rights groups alleging federal interference.
HuffPost reported it asDOJ Must Hand Over List Of 20,000 ‘Noncitizen’ Voters, Judge Orders (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
JD Vance faced criticism after responding to a question about housing affordability by joking about Senator Jon Husted's body. The exchange occurred at a Fox News town hall and was widely shared online.
HuffPost reported it asJD Vance Makes A Rather Revealing Admission About Trump's Interest In Jon Husted's Ass (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
The United States cancelled a planned group photo at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta due to deep rifts among member nations. Several European diplomats objected to standing alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, leading to the cancellation.
HuffPost reported it asU.S. Scraps G20 Photo After European Allies Object To Russia’s Participation (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Pentagon officials have asked several NATO countries, including Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, to tone down their public rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia. The request stems from concerns that some European statements have undermined continental security.
HuffPost reported it asPentagon Tells Europeans To Cool Their Rhetoric On Russia (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
HuffPost reported it asEl-Sayed And Stevens To Make Rare Joint Appearance As Democrats Seek Unity In Michigan Senate Race (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
HuffPost reported it asBlockchain Intelligence Firms Link North Korea To $6.3B Hack On Binance (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
HuffPost reported it asPatrick Stewart, Shakespeare-Trained Actor Who Led 'Star Trek' And 'X-Men,' Dead At 86 (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Jason Turkish, fiancé of former Democratic Senate candidate Haley Stevens, announced he will vote for Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. Turkish cited El-Sayed's rhetoric and concerns about antisemitism as his reasons, stating the election is about "country before party."
HuffPost reported it asDemocrat Haley Stevens Addresses Fiance Backing Trump-Endorsed Foe Over El-Sayed: 'I Will Be Honest' (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's rally in Salina, Kansas, scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. The Kansas Republican Party confirmed the cancellation five days before the November 3, 2026, Election Day.
HuffPost reported it asTrump Cancels Saturday’s Planned Rally for Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Truth Social is selling a paid service that provides clients with faster access to President Donald Trump's posts. Bloomberg and two Wall Street trading firms are reportedly paying up to $100,000 per month for this speed advantage, which critics deem unethical.
HuffPost reported it asBloomberg, 2 Trading Firms Agree To Pay Trump's Truth Social For Faster Access To His Posts (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
The Trump administration's online accounts shared images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween background around a Black man accused of food assistance fraud. The posts have drawn criticism for being inflammatory, coinciding with a government campaign on immigration enforcement.
HuffPost reported it asWhite House’s ‘Insanely Racist’ Halloween Troll Gets Carved Up By Critics (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Brooke Rollins posted a Halloween‑themed image on X depicting a Black man as a “SNAP Fraudster” shortly before the 2026 midterm elections. Critics called the post racist, while federal prosecutors charged Mercedes Reshard New, known as “Shawty Dred,” with fraud totalling more than $4 million.
HuffPost reported it asWhite House’s ‘Insanely Racist’ Halloween Troll Gets Carved Up By Critics (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
House Judiciary Committee Democrats have released a 50-page report alleging Donald Trump's involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein case and a government cover-up. The report claims there is enough evidence to warrant a criminal investigation into the former president.
HuffPost reported it as‘Witness Tampering’: Democrats Accuse Todd Blanche Of Guiding Ghislaine Maxwell In Prison Interview (opens HuffPost 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
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
- huffingtonpost.com
- Seen publishing on
- huffpost.com, huffingtonpost.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
- 546
- Reports listed
- 577
- We could read
- 139
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
438 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 139 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 161 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and HuffPost ran the story anyway.
Across the 545 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than HuffPost’s on 5 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as HuffPost, 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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