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Media Bias Rating

FiveThirtyEight is a data driven news website that was founded in 2008 by Naye Silver, a leading statistician and author. It is headquartered in New York City and is currently owned by ABC News, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney company. It is known for its insightful analysis and data-driven predictions and focuses on politics, sports, science and culture. FiveThirtyEight is known for its unique approach by using statistical analysis, accuracy, engaging content, and transparency. While it originally focused solely on American politics and sports, FiveThirtyEight has expanded its coverage to include international events, scientific breakthroughs, and cultural phenomena.

Bias Meter
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Our A.I. media bias rating of FiveThirtyEight shows what policies FiveThirtyEight supports and opposes including FiveThirtyEight's conservative and liberal leanings based on analysis of three hundred of articles scanned daily using the latest data science and artificial intelligence technologies.
Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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Biasly’s analyst team evaluates politician twitter accounts, voting records, and statements made in the press to determine leanings. Our diverse analyst team includes equal representation from conservative, center, and liberal viewpoints on every article we rate.

The Analyst Bias Score is on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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The Source Analysis Score focuses on assessing the quality of sources and quotes used including their number, lengths, uniqueness, and diversity.
Fact Analysis Score
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The Fact Analysis Score focuses more on the accuracy of claims, facts, and sources presented in the article and any hints of selection and omission bias.
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Our policy leanings for Fox News show what policies Fox News is biased on based on the sentiment leanings found in their news articles.

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*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

Author Bias
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News Source Ranking
FiveThirtyEight is ranked N/A among other media sources and has an average of 7,919,000 monthly visits according to Similar Web.
At Biasly, we rate political news articles from FiveThirtyEight using our Bias Meter technology to provide readers better insight into the conservative and liberal leanings present in today’s media. Here is a list of biases found in articles, political policies, and politician biases from FiveThirtyEight:

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