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
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
White House signaling it will likely stop Nippon Steel’s plans to buy US Steel	0	42.33
Shooter kills 4 at a Georgia high school and a 14-year-old student is in custody, officials say	-1	47
Ultra swimmer abandons attempt to cross Lake Michigan again	0	42
Israelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza	-1	47
FACT FOCUS: Gaping holes in the claim of 2K ballot ‘mules’	-1.33	46.33
PBS’ Judy Woodruff apologizes for an on-air remark about peace talks in Israel	0	42
In Mexico, an Indigenous Triqui artist embraces his roots through contemporary rap	0	45.33
Labor dispute stops Canada’s major freight railroads, could cause major economic disruption in US	0	45.33
Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race	-1.33	47.33
Trump’s campaign called it an economic address. He made big promises but mostly veered off topic	-9.67	42
Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate and lashes out at Harris at news conference	-1.67	45.67
Thousands were arrested at college protests. For students, the fallout was only beginning	-2.33	49
Teen brother of Air Force airman who was killed by Florida deputy is fatally shot near Atlanta	0	44.33
Few Americans trust the Secret Service after a gunman nearly killed Trump, an AP-NORC poll finds	0	32
US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election	0	44.33
Police fire gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests over Nigeria’s economy. At least 2 killed	-1	51.33