The Economist media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Economist one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. We have seen it on 15 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Economist biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Economist one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Economist left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Economist one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Economist reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Economist are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Economist has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Economist’s own report linked underneath.
US President Donald Trump and Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez met briefly to discuss the restructuring of Venezuela's sovereign debt, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Rubio stated that debt restructuring is key to Venezuela's success and that elections were also discussed.
The Economist reported it asThe love-in between Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez (opens The Economist in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he had spoken with Donald Trump and they agreed to meet in New York. Zelensky also thanked Trump for a visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv. The meeting is expected to occur during the UN General Assembly.
The Economist reported it asThe love-in between Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez (opens The Economist in a new tab)
Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez met with US President Donald Trump in New York. Rodríguez described the meeting as historic and said they discussed cooperation in strategic areas. This was the first meeting between a US president and a Venezuelan leader in over eleven years.
The Economist reported it asThe love-in between Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez (opens The Economist in a new tab)
Donald Trump has suggested renaming artificial intelligence, stating the current term is inaccurate and ineloquent. He launched a poll on his social media platform, offering 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence' as alternatives.
The Economist reported it asReal co-operation on AI is likely to elude China and America (opens The Economist in a new tab)
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials had travelled on a train that passed through the area shortly before the attack, according to reports. Poland's Prime Minister warned of intensified Russian attacks.
The Economist reported it asThe War Room newsletter: Russia is hunting Ukraine’s trains (opens The Economist in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
The Economist reported it asWorld in Brief: Donald Trump dismisses AI warnings; Russia hits ... (opens The Economist in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
The Economist reported it asWorld in Brief: Donald Trump dismisses AI warnings; Russia hits ... (opens The Economist in a new tab)
OpenAI has announced that an internal AI model has produced a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of mathematics' seven Millennium Prize Problems. The company claims approximately 10,000 AI agents worked on the problem for 88 hours. However, mathematicians have expressed skepticism due to the lack of a publicly disclosed proof.
The Economist reported it asOpenAI's apparent maths breakthrough raises profound questions (opens The Economist 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 Economist reported it asThe many mysteries and lessons of the Bayeux tapestry (opens The Economist in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela granting the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves. Trump described the deal as the largest in world history, predicting it would increase US reserves and reduce fuel prices.
The Economist reported it asAmerica’s murky deal to secure a fifth of Venezuela’s oil (opens The Economist in a new tab)
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a threat of 50 percent tariffs on a range of Canadian products effective 19 August. Experts say the measures would disproportionately affect British Columbia’s exports and could be used to exploit provincial grievances, deepening divisions within Canada.
The Economist reported it asDonald Trump is getting a new tariff weapon against Russia (opens The Economist in a new tab)
A drone carrying approximately 800 grams of Semtex was discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport on 5 August 2026. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described the incident as a 'new threat scenario', while outlets diverged on attributing responsibility and the plane's cargo.
The Economist reported it asEurope must do more to guard its airports from Russian drones (opens The Economist in a new tab)
Count Binface, a comedic candidate whose real name is Jon Harvey, is running in the Clacton-on-Sea special election after Nigel Farage resigned his seat. The major UK parties are boycotting the vote, leaving Binface as the default challenger to Farage.
The Economist reported it asBlighty newsletter: Nigel Farage v Count Binface (opens The Economist in a new tab)
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as US Attorney General by a 50-49 vote on 9 August 2026, with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy casting the deciding vote. Cassidy said he had concerns about Blanche’s commitment to the Constitution but cited positive aspects of his record.
The Economist reported it asWorld in Brief: Iran’s demands threaten to derail Hormuz reopening; Todd Blanche confirmed as attorney-general (opens The Economist in a new tab)
Sudan’s Meroe pyramids, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are deteriorating due to halted preservation efforts and sand accumulation amid the country’s ongoing war. Archaeologists warn of potential collapses, while UNESCO reports over 100 cultural sites damaged since April 2023.
The Economist reported it asA battle for supremacy has laid Sudan and its capital to waste (opens The Economist 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- The Economist Groupunknowndirect owner
- Exor (company)unknownparent group
- Agnelli familyBillionaireparent group
- Rothschild familyBillionaireparent group
- Cadbury familyBillionaireparent group
- SchrodersPrivate Equityparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Official site
- economist.com
- Seen publishing on
- economist.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- 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
- 15
- Reports listed
- 15
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 7 August 2026
15 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. The Economist is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 15 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Economist: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 24 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 24 September 2026. Ratings pulled 10 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Economist, also publishing from United Kingdom, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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