Overall Score

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

Reliability: 26.69

Bias: -3.73

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
(Daily Beast) Iconic Band Is Latest to Tell Trump: Stop Playing Our Music	-1	42.67
(Business Insider) Putin will visit Mongolia — a country that's supposed to arrest him when he lands. But it probably won't, an expert says.	0	42
(Fox News) JD Vance booed during firefighters union speech in which he asked members what have Democrats 'gotten you'?	3.33	42
(The Independent) Billy Connolly recalls final conversation with close friend Robin Williams	0	43.33
(Today) Why people divorce a few years after marriage and when divorce risk is highest	0	42.33
Today - Krispy Kreme is selling a dozen doughnuts for $2 all Labor Day weekend	0	35.33
Metro - Netflix smash hit watched 73 million times in just 10 days	0	37.33
BuzzFeed - "Tossing" Might Be A Symptom Of ADHD — Here's How To Tell If You're Doing It	0	40.33
Newsweek: DNC Crowd Size Compared to RNC in Photos	-2	41.33
The Motley Fool: Billionaire Paul Singer Just Sold Nvidia to Buy This Chip Stock	0	39.33
Huffpost: Democrats Take On Trump With Devastating 'Law & Order' Parody During DNC	-10	39.67
AP: Coco Gauff will be on boxes of Wheaties a year after her US Open title	-1	42
The Drive: ‘Toxic’ Tesla Semi Fire Closes Part of I-80 Indefinitely as Firefighters Let It Burn	0	43
Reuters: Biden approved secret nuclear strategy focusing on Chinese threat, New York Times reports	0	41.67
Insider: I'm an American who visited Dubai for the first time. Here are 11 things I wish I knew before I went.	0	35
Newsweek: Donald Trump Loses Attention of Conservative TV Networks	-8.33	35.33
Reuters: Exclusive-Harris' election effort raises around $500 million in a month, sources say	0	44
Irish Star: Humiliation for Putin as Russia takes huge hit from Ukraine losing an astonishing percentage of their troops	0	28.33
(USA Today) Earthquake reported near Barstow, California Monday afternoon measuring 4.9	0	41.67
(ABC News) 2 dead, 20 injured after Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike	0.67	45.33
(CNN) Harris recalibrates policy stances as she adjusts to role atop Democratic ticket	1.67	45
(Business Insider) I work in Norway, one of the most productive countries in the world. Here's why – and how our work differs from the US.	0	38.67
(USA Today) American Bobby Finke surges to silver in men's 800 free	0	41.67
(HuffPost UK) Vladimir Putin Goes Nuclear In Another Cold War-Style Warning To US	-0.67	43.67
(CNBC) Protests erupt in Venezuela after Maduro claims victory in disputed election result	0	44.33