Overall Score

The following are the overall bias and reliability scores for Associated Press according to our Ad Fontes Media ratings methodology. The Associated Press (AP) is an independent international news service operating in 250 locations worldwide. Founded in 1846, AP shares its news with subscribers from across the globe. AP has won 56 Pulitzer Prizes, including 34 for photography.

Reliability: 45.07

Bias: -2.22

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
US senator says mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey should be ‘shot down, if necessary’	0	46
The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees	0	45.67
McDonald’s employee who called 911 in CEO’s shooting is eligible for a reward, but it will take time	0	45.67
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump	-3.33	42.33
‘Vanderpump Rules’ star James Kennedy arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence	0	41.67
Biden has pardoned his son Hunter. What does that mean?	-1.33	46
Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far	0	47.67
South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine	0	47.67
Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures	-0.33	41
Mike Tyson concedes the role of villain to young foe in 58-year-old’s fight with Jake Paul	0	44
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments	0	46.33
Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including ‘lazy,’ a racist trope against Black people	-8	38.67
Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP	-3.33	44.67
Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say	0	46.67
Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the dark	-1	47.33
For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No	-3.67	49.67
Helene’s death toll reaches 200 as crews try to reach the most remote areas hit by the storm	0	50
Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?	-1	55.67
Florida communities hit three times by hurricanes grapple with how and whether to rebuild	0	47
Mormon faith pushes ahead with global temple building boom despite cool reception in Las Vegas	-5	40.33
Hurricane Kirk could cause dangerous surf conditions along the US East Coast	0	44
FACT FOCUS: Trump’s misleading claims about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol	-7.67	42.67
Before Hunter Biden’s guilty plea, he wanted to enter an Alford plea. What is it?	0	42.67
Kroger’s CEO says shoppers would see lower prices after the chain’s merger with Albertsons	0	43.33
A day after 12 deaths, other migrants risk their lives trying to cross the English Channel	0	46.33