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 18 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 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.
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)
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.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asSupreme Court blocks Trump effort to restrict mail ballots ahead of midterms (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asIn Dallas, Trump leans into a midterm where ‘I’m on the ballot’ (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Iran has threatened to retaliate against any new US attacks on its assets, warning that American oil and gas companies in the region share the exposure of Iranian assets. The exchange follows US strikes on three Iranian oil tankers.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asIran vows response to US strikes, says American facilities are ‘exposed’ (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The talks occurred as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a potential ceasefire, while Russian missiles struck airports near Kyiv.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asPutin meets with US envoys for renewed talks on ending the war in Ukraine (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter-long embroidery from the 11th century, has arrived in London for an exhibition at the British Museum. Tickets have sold out for months, with the museum anticipating one million visitors before the exhibition closes in July 2027. The tapestry depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asBayeux Tapestry: Early threads of English history go on display in London (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Independent bookstores in Hong Kong, providing a refuge for mainland Chinese readers seeking ideas unavailable at home, are under threat. A wave of arrests over alleged sedition under a 2024 national security law has targeted several shops, raising concerns about freedom of expression.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asHong Kong’s indie bookstores come under scrutiny amid a broader crackdown on dissent (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 'unprecedented economic warfare and isolation' on Iran, warning that any country enabling financial or governmental aid to Tehran would face 'tremendous economic consequences'. Reports vary on whether specific measures or targets were named, with China identified as Iran’s largest oil buyer.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asAs Iran stalemate drags on, US tries to tighten the economic vise (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Oil prices declined as investors anticipated the announcement of new US sanctions against Iran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to reveal the measures, which Iran has dismissed. Asian stock markets remained flat.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asAs Iran stalemate drags on, US tries to tighten the economic vise (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced new economic measures against Iran, warning any country providing financial or logistical support would face 'tremendous economic consequences'. The move follows stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran, with Trump claiming Iran had rejected a deal.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asAs Iran stalemate drags on, US tries to tighten the economic vise (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Trump announces potential new Iran sanctions and declares Strait of Hormuz blockade effective
Trust 42Donald Trump said the US could impose further sanctions on Iran, described a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as '100% successful', and argued that increased US oil production had reduced global reliance on the waterway. Oil prices, he said, had not spiked as feared and remained around $84 to $85 per barrel.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asAs Iran stalemate drags on, US tries to tighten the economic vise (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Lebanon's Parliament passed a general amnesty law on 12 August 2026, the first since 1991, to address prison overcrowding and reduce sentences for thousands. The law, debated for years, was approved without immediate clarity on how many people it will affect.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asA Mideast beacon for the sanctity of life (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance said negotiations with Iran would be 'messy' and 'take some time', describing Iranians as 'extremely difficult people'. President Donald Trump claimed a deal to reopen the Hormuz Strait was 'right around the corner', while Iran's president said communicating with its leader was 'very difficult'.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asIran issues list of new demands over Strait of Hormuz (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
New Mexico filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, accusing them of withholding unredacted files critical to its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. The state says repeated requests for information were ignored or denied, hindering its probe into alleged sex crimes.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asBlanche, DOJ become a focus of New Mexico Epstein investigations (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and its region killed over a dozen people and wounded others on 5 August 2026. The attacks destroyed Rozetka’s largest warehouse in Brovary, near Kyiv, and damaged homes in the Brovary district. No centre- or right-rated outlets covered the strikes.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it as‘There were many of them, and the grass was tall’: 505 nights under Russian fire (opens The Christian Science Monitor in a new tab)
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote Tuesday on advancing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination after Republican senators secured written assurances that a $1.8 billion fund tied to the Trump-IRS settlement would not proceed. Democrats argue the guarantees fall short of permanent protections.
The Christian Science Monitor reported it asOn Blanche vote, Cornyn and Tillis say their holdout was about principle (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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
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
- 18
- Reports listed
- 18
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
17 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.
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 18 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 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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