The Forward media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Forward as leaning left. We have seen it on 13 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Forward biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Forward as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Forward left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Forward as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is The Forward reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Forward are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Forward has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Forward’s own report linked underneath.
Hundreds of Jewish students, parents, and alumni gathered outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence to protest his rhetoric regarding Israel and Zionism. The event occurred amid a rise in antisemitic hate crimes in the city.
The Forward reported it as‘We’re saying ‘no’ to Mamdani’: Orthodox teens demonstrate outside Gracie Mansion (opens The Forward 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Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore.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.
The Forward reported it asRobert Kraft pledged $2M to aid Palestinians amid Macklemore row. How will he do it? (opens The Forward in a new tab)
US Representative Gregory Meeks has placed a hold on a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, citing concerns about the use of 40,000 bombs in densely populated areas. The Trump administration is planning the sale, which could be bypassed from normal congressional review.
The Forward reported it asKey House Democrat refuses to clear $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel (opens The Forward in a new tab)
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has filed a lawsuit against Columbia University, alleging the institution failed to protect him and other pro-Palestinian students from harassment and retaliated against them. The suit claims the university's actions led to doxing and Khalil's detention by immigration agents.
The Forward reported it asMahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University citing ‘hostile environment’ for pro-Palestinian students (opens The Forward in a new tab)
The Venice Film Festival has added 'NAZA,' a documentary directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to its main competition. The film, produced by The Guardian and filmmakers behind 'The Zone of Interest,' examines the civilian impact of the Israel-Hamas war.
The Forward reported it asDocumentary alleging Israel committed wanton killing in Gaza gets standing ovation in Venice (opens The Forward in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance stated he would not disavow his friendship with Tucker Carlson, despite political disagreements. Vance made the remarks at a White House press conference, emphasizing that personal relationships should not be determined by political differences.
The Forward reported it asJD Vance refuses to disavow Tucker Carlson (opens The Forward in a new tab)
Joel Shapiro's 'Blue' sculpture, installed at the Kennedy Center in 2019, was removed on September 2, 2026. The removal was requested by the Kennedy Center and the Joel Shapiro and Phelan Foundation, which will decide its future location. The action occurs amid broader renovation and renaming plans for the venue.
The Forward reported it asA great Jewish sculptor gave a gift to America. The Trump administration is taking it away. (opens The Forward in a new tab)
Greece and Israel are set to sign an agreement for the 'Achilles Shield' air defense system, valued at over three billion euros. The system aims to provide a networked shield against aircraft, drones, and ballistic missiles, and is expected to be operational within 35 months.
The Forward reported it asIsrael and Greece ink defense deal to protect against regional threats (opens The Forward 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.
The Forward reported it asJohn Galliano bows out of Met exhibition as backlash over antisemitism mounts (opens The Forward in a new tab)
Prominent Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have condemned streamer Hasan Piker for remarks described as antisemitic. The condemnations follow Piker's calls for violence against capitalists and his comments regarding Jewish support for Israel.
The Forward reported it asJon Ossoff joins Democrats distancing from Hasan Piker (opens The Forward in a new tab)
A whistleblower alleges a Trump administration task force pressured Ivy League universities into settlements despite incomplete investigations or no evidence of legal violations. The complaint, filed by former Justice Department lawyer Haley Van Erem, claims the probes were politically driven and disregarded constitutional protections.
The Forward reported it asWhistleblower claims Trump's campus antisemitism crackdown was a cash grab (opens The Forward in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
The Forward reported it asTrump just used journalists as human shields — Jewish ethics has thoughts about that (opens The Forward in a new tab)
Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District primary pits 14-term incumbent John Larson against former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, who argues for generational change. Larson’s office says he is fit to serve after a 2025 seizure, but the race reflects broader Democratic debates over leadership age.
The Forward reported it asA Democratic upset in Connecticut — but Israel was not a factor (opens The Forward 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
- Forward AssociationIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- forward.com
- Seen publishing on
- forward.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
- 13
- Reports listed
- 13
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
13 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 5 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The Forward ran the story anyway.
Across the 13 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Forward: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 6 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Forward, also publishing from United States, 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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