Glenn Greenwald Bias and Reliability

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Bias: Middle

Reliability: Generally Reliable/Analysis OR Other Issues

Overall Score

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

Bias: 5.33

Reliability: 36.12

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.

Reliability scores for articles and shows are on a scale of 0-64. Scores above 36 are generally good; scores below 24 are generally problematic. Scores between 24-36 indicate a range of possibilities, with some sources falling there because they are heavy in opinion and/or analysis, and some because they have a high variation in reliability between content pieces.

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 the bias score of a piece of content, we consider its language, its political position, and how it compares to other reporting 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 source’s overall bias score.

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 source’s overall reliability score.

The bias rating, demonstrated on the horizontal axis of the Media Bias Chart®️, 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, selective/incomplete, misleading, and inaccurate/fabricated information.

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
Iran War Supporters Invent a New and Absurd Justification: It Is All About China-25.3331.33
Congressional Testimony: The Leading Activists for Online Censorship Are Corporate Journalists8.040.0
As the Insurrection Narrative Crumbles, Democrats Cling to it More Desperately Than Ever20.030.0
The Journalistic Tattletale and Censorship Industry Suffers Several Well-Deserved Blows16.035.67
Demanding Silicon Valley Suppress “Hyper-Partisan Sites” in Favor of “Mainstream News” (The NYT) is a Fraud2.3344.33
The New Ruling Coalition: Opposition to Afghanistan Withdrawal Shows Its Key Factions-141.67
A Long-Forgotten CIA Document From WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on Today's U.S. Politics and Wars0.3338.33
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Misguided Defense of John Brennan and The Logan Act: a Dangerous and Unconstitutional Law9.3334.67
Instagram is Using False “Fact-Checking” to Protect Joe Biden’s Crime Record From Criticisms10.3327.0
The Hunter Biden Criminal Probe Bolsters a Chinese Scholar's Claim About Beijing's Influence With the Biden Administration14.026.67
The Kafkaesque Imprisonment of Julian Assange Exposes U.S. Myths About Freedom and Tyranny2.033.33
Reflecting the Authoritarian Climate, Washington Will Remain Militarized Until At Least March14.3335.0
Violence in the Capitol, Dangers in the Aftermath7.039.0
How Silicon Valley, in a Show of Monopolistic Force, Destroyed Parler-235.67
The New Domestic War on Terror is Coming0.3336.0
The Moronic Firing of Will Wilkinson Illustrates Why Fear and Bad Faith Mob Demands Reign Supreme3.3341.67
Violence in the Capitol, Dangers in the Aftermath-1.3343.67