Jezebel media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Jezebel on the left. We have seen it on 41 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Jezebel biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Jezebel on the left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Jezebel left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Jezebel on the left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Jezebel reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Jezebel are Ad Fontes Media: Low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Jezebel has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Jezebel’s own report linked underneath.
The Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own. The court will hear arguments on the policy in December, with three liberal justices dissenting from the decision.
Jezebel reported it asSupreme Court Says Sure, Keep Torturing Immigrants While We Discuss Whether to Torture Immigrants (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas are suing New York, California, and Massachusetts, alleging their abortion shield laws unconstitutionally facilitate the distribution of abortion drugs. A separate suit targets individuals and groups for shipping these drugs.
Jezebel reported it asThe Anti-Abortion AGs Are at It Again (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton privately told donors that the recent GOP convention in Dallas negatively impacted his polling numbers. His campaign adviser dismissed the leaked audio as 'manipulated nonsense'. Paxton is in a close race against state Rep. James Talarico.
Jezebel reported it asKen Paxton Admits In Leaked Audio That Trump Is Dragging Him Down (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders released a video promoting stricter Medicaid rules. The ad, which depicted a white man as a welfare recipient, has drawn criticism from some conservatives who argue it should have featured a Black woman.
Jezebel reported it asGOP Governor Suggests White Guys Are Are on Welfare, and MAGA Is Pissed (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
The U.S. Department of Education has rescinded the 2024 Biden-era Title IX regulations, reinstating the 2020 interpretation that defines sex as male or female. The move removes protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, drawing criticism and praise.
Jezebel reported it asAs Title IX Wobbles in Front of the Nation, the Trump Admin Deals its Latest Attack (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
Republican Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French is facing scrutiny for social media posts calling for the execution of political opponents. A CNN KFile investigation uncovered posts from French advocating for the execution of former President Barack Obama and other officials.
Jezebel reported it asMan, This Texas GOP Candidate Really Loves Demanding ‘Public Executions’ for His Enemies (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
Dr. Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, is scheduled for a Senate confirmation hearing. Lawmakers are expected to focus on her positions regarding vaccines and the abortion pill mifepristone.
Jezebel reported it asHeidi Overton Is As Shifty as a Window (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
Paramount Global and California's attorney general have discussed potential concessions as part of settlement talks. These discussions reportedly include a $1.5 billion investment in production within the state, as detailed by The Wall Street Journal.
Jezebel reported it asGavin Newsom Is the 2028 Candidate For Suckers (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
Stanford University's Residential & Dining Enterprises used AI to alter a promotional photo, replacing a Latino student with an AI-generated Black woman and digitally slimming other students. The student stated the changes made him feel 'silenced and erased'.
Jezebel reported it asSo Your College Isn’t Diverse Enough for Marketing Purposes? Just AI-Generate Some Black Students Into Existence! (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
The FBI sought to launch a pay-to-play investigation into interactions between Senator Susan Collins and a top donor, Martin Kao, but the probe reportedly ended after Donald Trump returned to office. Kao was indicted for illegal campaign contributions.
Jezebel reported it asTurns Out Susan Collins Was Way More of a Sellout Than We Thought (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
Jezebel reported it asClassy! Mike Johnson Saves Himself by the Bell (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has alleged that the "Unlawful Voter Initiative" uses legally questionable tactics and unreliable data to investigate non-citizen voting. The initiative reportedly targets hundreds of thousands of individuals across the US, with agents allegedly instructed to pose as voters.
Jezebel reported it asOh, Great, Another Whistleblower Report Warning Us About This Year’s Elections (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
The Trump administration proposed changes to the U.S. census that would count only citizens and permanent residents, potentially excluding millions and reshaping political representation and federal funding. The changes could also eliminate demographic questions.
Jezebel reported it asFor 236 Years, the Census Never Excluded Residents for Their Immigration Status. Guess Who Wants To Change That? (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
A Wall Street Journal report has led to criticism of Senator John Fetterman from former staffers and Democratic lawmakers. The report alleges Fetterman has shown little interest in his work, including constituent meetings and attending certain events.
Jezebel reported it asJohn Fetterman Has No Business Being a Senator (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Pentagon are investigating claims that COVID-19 vaccines may have caused deaths among military personnel. The probe follows testimony from an Army doctor who stated she is aware of 28 such deaths.
Jezebel reported it asIf RFK Jr. Is Looking for Someone to Blame for the COVID Vaccine, He Could Start with Trump (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
Jezebel reported it asFor the First Time, Federal Prosecutors Charge One of Their Own ICE Agents with a Felony (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
Jezebel reported it asUSPS Whistleblower Warns of “Catastrophic Failure” Coming in Post Office Mail Ballot Processing (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
A federal judge has paused a lawsuit aiming to overturn the FDA's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The case will not proceed until at least December 1, following a request from the Department of Justice.
Jezebel reported it asMore Than 322 Repro Health Researchers File an Amicus Brief Defending Telehealth Abortion (opens Jezebel 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.
Jezebel reported it asThe First Monday in May Has Been Canceled (opens Jezebel in a new tab)
The Pentagon has hired conservative military veterans with significant online followings into government positions. These individuals are reportedly amplifying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's viewpoints and challenging critics of the Trump administration. The State Department is also funding a $11 million initiative to counter Chinese influence.
Jezebel reported it asPete Hegseth Is Stuffing the Pentagon With MAGA Influencers and Blue-Check Suck-Ups (opens Jezebel 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.
Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- Paste MediaIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
- Official site
- jezebel.com
- Seen publishing on
- jezebel.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 41
- Reports listed
- 41
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
40 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 9 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Jezebel ran the story anyway.
Across the 41 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Jezebel: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 11 October 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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