The New Yorker media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The New Yorker one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 15 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The New Yorker biased?
The rating organisations do not give The New Yorker one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The New Yorker left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The New Yorker one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is The New Yorker reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The New Yorker 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 New Yorker has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The New Yorker’s own report linked underneath.
Iran announced on Monday that it is engaged in intensive indirect negotiations with the United States, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, to de-escalate tensions and avert potential conflict. The country has also offered to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz under specific conditions.
The New Yorker reported it asVoters Reject the War in Iran (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
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 New Yorker reported it asThe Night That Texas Went Blue (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
The New Yorker reported it asThe Night That Texas Went Blue (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
The New Yorker reported it asMidterm Elections 2026: Live Results, News, and Analysis (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
The New Yorker reported it asMidterm Elections 2026: Live Results, News, and Analysis (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
The New Yorker reported it asMidterm Elections 2026: Live Results Map (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
President Donald Trump indicated he would deliver his final campaign pitch for the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The renovation of the pool has been marked by significant cost increases and schedule delays.
The New Yorker reported it asFinally, the Beginning of Trump’s End (opens The New Yorker 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 New Yorker reported it asBrazil’s President Faces Down the Online Right (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
The New Yorker reported it asSix Senate Races We’re Watching (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking access to Utah's private voter information. The ruling marks the 27th consecutive loss for the DOJ in similar cases, according to Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson.
The New Yorker reported it asThe State Officials Defending the Midterms from the President (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank village of Abu Falah on October 16, 2026. During the assault, Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was beaten and had her camera and phone taken. Both Israeli military and police have opened investigations into the incident.
The New Yorker reported it asBehind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
The New Yorker published a collection of cartoon captions from its October 19, 2026 issue. Other outlets reported on collections of cartoons, with one outlet depicting the US Department of War livestreaming an execution.
The New Yorker reported it asCartoons from the October 19, 2026, Issue (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour has seen all supporting artists withdraw after the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was reportedly dropped due to his pro-Palestine stance. Greta Thunberg and Shane MacGowan's widow have commented on the situation.
The New Yorker reported it asEven Ed Sheeran’s Apology Took Both Sides (opens The New Yorker 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 New Yorker reported it asThe Bayeux Tapestry’s Long Journey Home (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
Tests on a white crystal-like substance found in the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, shot dead by ICE officers in Houston on 7 July, showed it was not methamphetamine. The family claims it was a homemade electrolyte mixture, while ICE initially alleged the van was weaponised.
The New Yorker reported it asWho Killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo? (opens The New Yorker in a new tab)
Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens has become a high-stakes battle over the party’s future, with El-Sayed backed by progressives and Stevens by the establishment. The winner will face Republican Mike Rogers in November.
The New Yorker reported it asMichigan Primary-Election Map: Live Results (opens The New Yorker 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
- Condé Nastunknowndirect owner
- Advance PublicationsMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- newyorker.com
- Seen publishing on
- newyorker.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
- 15
- Reports listed
- 16
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
14 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.
On 4 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The New Yorker ran the story anyway.
Across the 15 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The New Yorker’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 3 days after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The New Yorker, 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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