The Christian Science Monitor media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Christian Science Monitor in the centre. We have seen it on 34 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Christian Science Monitor biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Christian Science Monitor in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Christian Science Monitor left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Christian Science Monitor in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Christian Science Monitor reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Christian Science Monitor are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Christian Science Monitor has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Christian Science Monitor’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asDemocrats take Congress, win sweeping victories on GOP turf (opens The Christian Science Monitor 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.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asOn election eve, Michigan puts Democratic divide back in the spotlight (opens The Christian Science Monitor 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.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asAI is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity. Who has the advantage? (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asLula defies Latin America’s rightward tide, but polarization could limit influence (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asPolice and protesters clash in Paris as demonstrations break out across Europe (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Starlink and Starshield satellite terminals in Ukraine are now functioning at speeds over 161 km/h, according to a Ministry of Defense source. This development indicates a potential reversal of previous limitations that hampered counter-drone operations and logistics.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asUS intel pause, Starlink outages leave Ukraine vulnerable to Russian attack (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported that Saudi Arabia struck Sanaa International Airport. This comes amid escalating clashes, with the Saudi-led coalition previously accusing Houthis of an attack on Riyadh's airport that caused civilian casualties.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asHouthis, Saudis exchange strikes on airports as conflict intensifies (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Donald Trump has criticised the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay. He called the decision 'disgraceful and embarrassing' and an 'indelible stain' on Norway, claiming he had never heard of Pillay and that he deserved eight such awards for resolving conflicts.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asDignity defined in a Nobel Peace Prize (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised Donald Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court, calling them illegal and suggesting they were a reaction to her award. She also described the situation in Gaza as genocide and defended the UN's commission of inquiry.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asDignity defined in a Nobel Peace Prize (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
The Supreme Court is weighing whether local governments can sue energy companies for climate change costs. The case, brought by Boulder, Colorado, could determine the future of climate litigation against fossil fuel producers nationwide.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asGuns, immigration, climate change top the Supreme Court docket (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences. US President Donald Trump said the suspects were 'looking to do big damage' and had been under investigation. About 85 households were evacuated from their homes.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it as5 arrested near British air base used by US in Iran war (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
The United States has refused visas to members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's delegation, including his communications team, for the UN General Assembly. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson described the action as an 'unprecedented hostile move'. The US has authorised the delegation's travel but imposed restrictions.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asAt UN, Iranian leader denounces US and Israel as aggressors (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
China's ambassador to the US, Xie Feng, warned that Beijing has 'red lines' on Taiwan, human rights, and other issues that cannot be crossed. He stated that China's sovereignty, security, and development interests cannot be violated, identifying four specific areas that must not be challenged.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asTrump and Xi prepare to meet in Washington, with US-China trade and AI on the agenda (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Denmark and Greenland have reached an agreement with the United States for an expanded US military presence on the Arctic island. Danish and Greenlandic leaders stated the deal respects Greenland's self-determination and the sovereignty of the Danish kingdom, while US President Donald Trump said it grants permanent control over security.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asGreenland deal: What did the US and Denmark actually agree to? (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit at the White House on September 24. The leaders are expected to discuss trade, rare earth supplies, and artificial intelligence. Xi's visit marks the first by a Chinese leader to the US presidential residence in over a decade.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asOn eve of China summit, Trump raises stakes on AI rivalry (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
The UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway have jointly condemned Russia's elections held in occupied Ukrainian territories. They labelled the vote a 'sham' and a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty, stating it cannot alter the territories' status under international law.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asRussia wraps up first wartime parliamentary election (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asThe price of diesel keeps rising. Why it’s about to hit American consumers. (opens The Christian Science Monitor 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.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asSeizing opportunity from Kennedy Center drama (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asAs Russia votes, the Kremlin offers the public few options – or incentives (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asAs Russia votes, the Kremlin offers the public few options – or incentives (opens The Christian Science Monitor 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Christian Science Publishing Societyunknowndirect owner
- The First Church of Christ, ScientistOtherparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Official site
- csmonitor.com
- Seen publishing on
- csmonitor.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
- 34
- Reports listed
- 34
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
32 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The Christian Science Monitor is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 34 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Christian Science Monitor: its report arrived a median of 3 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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