Overall Score

The following are the overall bias and reliability scores for Aol.com according to our Ad Fontes Media ratings methodology.

Reliability: 43.34

Bias: -1.15

Panels of analysts from Ad Fontes Media regularly review representative sample content to rate it for reliability and bias. Each panel of analysts comprises one left-leaning, one right-leaning, and one center-leaning analyst.

The team considers a variety of factors when rating content. To determine its reliability score, we consider the content’s veracity, expression, its title/headline, and graphics. We add each of these scores to the chart on a weighted scale, with the average of those creating the sample content’s overall reliability score.

To determine sample content’s bias score, we consider its language, its political position, and how it compares to other reporting or analysis from other sources on the same topic. We add each of these scores to the chart on a weighted scale, with the average of those creating the content’s overall bias score.

The bias rating, demonstrated on the Media Bias Chart^®️ on the horizontal axis, ranges from most extreme left to middle to most extreme right. The reliability rating, demonstrated on the chart’s vertical axis, rates sources on a scale from original fact reporting to analysis, opinion, propaganda and inaccurate/fabricated information.

Reliability scores for articles and shows are on a scale of 0-64. Scores above 40 are generally good; scores below 24 are generally problematic. Scores between 24-40 indicate a range of possibilities, with some sources falling there because they are heavy in opinion and analysis, and some because they have a high variation in reliability between articles.

Bias scores for articles and shows are on a scale of -42 to +42, with higher negative scores being more left, higher positive scores being more right, and scores closer to zero being minimally biased, equally balanced, or exhibiting a centrist bias.

Individual Content Sample Scores

These are the most recent content samples that Ad Fontes Media analysts have rated for this source.

Content Sample URL	Bias	Reliability
(Associated Press) 2 men go free after their convictions were overturned in a case involving a discredited detective	-1.33	35.67
(Reuters) Trump picks hardline Republican Kari Lake to lead Voice of America	-1.33	42.33
(People) Pre-K Teacher Accused of Dropping 3-Year-Old Student to Ground	0	42.33
(NBC News) California mom shot and killed by her 2-year-old; boyfriend charged with improper gun storage	0	44.33
(USA Today) Man arrested in 1985 murder of couple at a Georgia church after original suspect exonerated	0	45.33
Inside the Mangione empire: Luigi’s arrest rocks his powerful family’s network of luxury clubs	0	44.33
Fire crews make progress in Malibu blaze as thousands remain evacuated	0	45.33
Atmospheric river-fueled storm threatens to knock out power and cause travel trouble in the Northeast	0	44.67
Dallas woman who fell into sewage system found dead miles away, family says	0	40.67
Four hurt when plane crashes into cars on South Texas street	0	42
3 Americans held for years in China have been released, the White House says	0	45.33
40-Year-Old Woman Missing in New York City After Jumping from Ambulance Wearing Scrubs: Police	0	41.33
Latest Thanksgiving forecast calls for snow, rain and bitter cold as millions travel	0	44.67
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold, fueling new push for Gaza truce	0	46.33
I've gone on over 30 safaris in South Africa. Here are 6 things I wish I knew before my first one.	0	38.67
2 Missouri officers accused of stealing nudes from dozens of women's phones at traffic stops	0	42.33
Miami man charged with killing his wife in Spain	0	43
Georgia’s Fulton County Jail subjects inmates to ‘inhumane, violent’ conditions that threaten their safety, DOJ finds	-1.33	44.67
Outage resolved after water main break affected 15 homes on G Street SE	0	40.33
Don't be fooled on Election Day: 6 false voting claims to look out for	-5.33	44.67
Children's hospital surprises 12-year-old patient with Taylor Swift tickets	0	40.33
Trump knocks Harris, signals support for Adams at NY charity gala	1	44
Musk kicks off campaign swing for Trump in Pennsylvania	0.67	43.33
Bill Clinton leaves NC audience befuddled with bizarre Trump ‘impression’	7	39.67
Judge in Trump's Jan. 6 case rules additional evidence will be unsealed Friday	0	44