ScreenRant media bias and reliability
ScreenRant is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 8 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is ScreenRant biased?
ScreenRant is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is ScreenRant left or right?
ScreenRant is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is ScreenRant reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for ScreenRant. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What ScreenRant has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with ScreenRant’s own report linked underneath.
Paramount has settled lawsuits brought by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America concerning its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlements pave the way for the $81 billion deal to proceed, pending final court approval.
ScreenRant reported it asParamount & Warner Bros. Merger Set To Officially Move Forward After Settling Major Lawsuit (opens ScreenRant in a new tab)
Actor Alan Ritchson stated that a planned adaptation of Lee Child's novel 'Die Trying' for the 'Reacher' series was approved but later blocked after 'someone got re-elected.' The comment, made on Threads, prompted a response from White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.
ScreenRant reported it asReacher Officially Dethroned By Prime Video’s Record-Breaking New Thriller (opens ScreenRant in a new tab)
The animated series South Park began its 29th season with a name change to South America, a new theme song, and a plot involving e-bikes and a Donald Trump cameo. The episode saw Kenny die when his e-bike exploded.
ScreenRant reported it asSouth Park Season 29’s Trump Change Starts A New Era (opens ScreenRant in a new tab)
The film 'Being Heumann' dramatizes the 1977 protest that launched the disability-rights revolution. Led by Judy Heumann, the 28-day occupation of the Federal Building in San Francisco aimed to pressure officials to enact Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Directed by Siân Heder, the film stars Ruth Madeley and Mark Ruffalo.
ScreenRant reported it asBeing Heumann Review: Ruth Madeley Shines In A Conventional But Important True-Story Drama (opens ScreenRant in a new tab)
The horror film 'Onslaught' follows a military veteran, Celeste, who must protect her trailer park when escaped super soldiers, created by Dr. Kammler, descend upon it. The film features a cast including Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens.
ScreenRant reported it asOnslaught Review: Style Over Substance Works When The Execution Is This Slick (opens ScreenRant in a new tab)
Several new films, music albums, and television series are set to be released across various streaming platforms this week. Offerings include 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' on Disney+ and 'Scary Movie' on Paramount+.
ScreenRant reported it as3 Years Later, The Mandalorian Returns To Its Home This Week (opens ScreenRant 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.
ScreenRant reported it asHeroes & Nashville Star Hayden Panettiere Dies At 36 (opens ScreenRant in a new tab)
Barack Obama played himself in a sketch on Larry David’s HBO show, joking that David convinced him to wear the tan suit that sparked a media firestorm in 2014. The episode, produced by Obama’s Higher Ground, revisited the controversy with improvised lines and a running gag about ketchup.
ScreenRant reported it asBarack Obama's HBO Max Series Cameo With Larry David Resolves 12-Year Controversy (opens ScreenRant in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed ScreenRant. We asked on 10 September 2026.
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.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
- Valnet Inc.Media Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canada
- Official site
- screenrant.com
- Seen publishing on
- screenrant.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
- 8
- Reports listed
- 8
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 9 August 2026
8 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.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. ScreenRant has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 8 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of ScreenRant: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 24 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 24 September 2026. Ratings pulled 10 September 2026.
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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where ScreenRant publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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Every rating on this page is a named third party’s published work, republished with its author and, where one exists, a link to it. Our own coverage record is the section we measure ourselves. Neither is a judgement of any individual report: those are scored story by story, and the reasoning is on our methodology page.