National Review media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give National Review one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. We have seen it on 47 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is National Review biased?
The rating organisations do not give National Review one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is National Review left or right?
The rating organisations do not give National Review one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is National Review reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for National Review are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What National Review has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with National Review’s own report linked underneath.
House Republicans have accused ActBlue of weakening its fraud prevention measures, potentially allowing more fraudulent and foreign contributions. The Democratic fundraising platform denies the allegations, stating the investigation is politically motivated and that its previous rules were too strict.
National Review reported it asDem Fundraising Giant ActBlue Accepted Illegal Foreign Donations, Covered Up Evidence, House Report Says (opens National Review 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Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore.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.
National Review reported it asMacklemore Is Not the Victim (opens National Review in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
National Review reported it asKennedy Center Board Votes to Close Venue After Judge Blocks Trump Rebranding (opens National Review in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
National Review reported it asTrump’s Mail-In Ballot Order Dies (for 2026) at the Supreme Court (opens National Review in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
National Review reported it asTwenty-Five Years After 9/11: The Terror Is Past, Yet We’re Losing the War (opens National Review in a new tab)
The Trump administration is drafting a rule to allow married couples with a stay-at-home spouse to receive child care subsidies. The proposal would redirect funds from a program intended for working parents and is championed by Vice President JD Vance.
National Review reported it asAgainst the Stay-at-Home-Mom Subsidy (opens National Review in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has threatened to halt trade with countries that run trade surpluses with the U.S. if the Federal Reserve does not lower interest rates. The ultimatum was issued in a Truth Social post on Friday.
National Review reported it asTrump Says More Insane Things About the Federal Reserve (opens National Review in a new tab)
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject a federal judge's order that halts new rules for mail-in voting. The appeal comes as North Carolina prepares to send out mail ballots, with a whistleblower report warning the new rules could prevent millions of ballots from being sent.
National Review reported it asTrump’s Mail-In Ballot Rules Return to the Supreme Court — but the Actual Dispute Is Missing (opens National Review in a new tab)
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a father can decide whether his daughter attends an evangelical church. The decision upholds a lower court's order in a dispute over the child's religious upbringing, with the mother's lawyer planning an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
National Review reported it asThe Court Tries to Give God a Restraining Order (opens National Review in a new tab)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a G20 summit in North Carolina. They discussed Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine. Siluanov's attendance prompted objections from European governments, and he did not appear in a group photo.
National Review reported it asRussians in the Blue Ridge (opens National Review in a new tab)
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Texas’ US Senate seat, described capitalism as an 'oppressive system' in a 2020 Sierra Club forum, grouping it with white supremacy and climate change. The remarks resurfaced as Talarico faces Republican Ken Paxton in a tight race.
National Review reported it asTalarico Linked Capitalism to ‘White Supremacy’ in 2020 Meeting, Said System Should Be ‘Dismantled’ (opens National Review in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance told Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to stop mentioning his wife, Usha Vance, during a campaign rally. Vance also accused El-Sayed of promoting a divisive ideology.
National Review reported it asVance to El-Sayed: ‘Keep My Wife’s Name the Hell Out of Your Mouth’ (opens National Review in a new tab)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a G20 summit in North Carolina. They discussed Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine. Siluanov's attendance prompted objections from European governments, and he did not appear in a group photo.
National Review reported it asWhy Did Trump Invite the Russians to the G-20 Summit in Asheville? (opens National Review 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.
National Review reported it asA Spot-On Response to the Met’s Galliano Exhibition Cancellation (opens National Review in a new tab)
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated an Irish border poll is 'off the table' during a visit to Northern Ireland. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald criticised the remarks, while DUP leader Gavin Robinson welcomed them.
National Review reported it asAndy Burnham Meets the Standard of Misconstrual (opens National Review in a new tab)
A Senate investigation into mifepristone manufacturers has concluded that companies are not upholding risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, particularly concerning online sales. The report calls for regulatory action regarding oversight of abortion pill producers.
National Review reported it asDrug Companies, Prescribers Endanger Patients by Routinely Flouting FDA Rules, Senate Probe Finds (opens National Review in a new tab)
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the decision, stating Canadians will continue to call it 'Lake Ontario,' a name with Indigenous roots predating both countries.
National Review reported it asLake America? Spare Us (opens National Review in a new tab)
Democratic-controlled states have filed a new lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to limit mail voting in the midterm elections. The suit targets new U.S. Postal Service rules that require federal approval for mail ballot envelope designs and a list of eligible voters.
National Review reported it asResistance Judging at Its Worst (opens National Review in a new tab)
The Trump administration has temporarily suspended tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef. The stated aim is to lower consumer prices, but cattlemen's associations and some ranchers argue this will harm domestic producers and is a short-term fix.
National Review reported it asAs If Electronics Weren’t Expensive Enough (opens National Review in a new tab)
Canada's public broadcaster, CBC, has reportedly issued internal guidance advising journalists not to refer to the September 11 attacks as 'terrorist attacks' without attribution. The guidance, which suggests alternative phrasing, has drawn criticism from politicians and media watchdogs.
National Review reported it asCanadian Broadcasting Corporation Tells Staff Not to Refer to 9/11 as a Terrorist Attack (opens National Review 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
We hold no ownership record for National Review.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- nationalreview.com
- Seen publishing on
- nationalreview.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
- 47
- Reports listed
- 49
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
49 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 18 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and National Review ran the story anyway.
Across the 47 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of National Review: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
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