Is ABC News biased?
Independent monitors rate ABC News as center-left.
ABC News is the news division of the ABC television network, producing World News Tonight, Good Morning America and This Week. Its reporting is mainstream and broadly factual, with framing that independent monitors typically rate as slightly left of center.
Visit abcnews.go.comHow ABC News covered the news this month
- Stories covered
- 53
- last 30 days
- Loaded language
- 0.21 per story
- all-outlet average 0.289
- Cross-spectrum share
- 42%
- of its stories were also covered by the other side (average 31%)
- Framing
- —
- needs 10 stories with framing data (0 so far)
Top topics
- Top Stories · 47% (avg 41%)
- Politics · 38% (avg 41%)
- World News · 11% (avg 11%)
- Technology · 2% (avg 5%)
- Business · 2% (avg 2%)
Methodology: we count the stories in our archive from the last 30 days that include ABC News (opinion pieces excluded). For each analyzed story, the AI classifies how each outlet's article is framed, based on emphasis, word choice and what it includes or omits, and flags loaded phrases. These are automated estimates, not verdicts. How CadNews works
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Blind spots
Big stories from the last 30 days, covered by outlets on both sides, that ABC News didn't cover in its feeds.
- Israeli Oct. 7 hostage shares how she survived 50 days in Hamas captivity after massacre: ‘I demanded that they respect us’13 outlets
- Rubio in Greece digs into past to tout Trump’s ‘America first’ approach10 outlets
- DNC sues to stop Trump's taxpayer-funded ad blitz9 outlets
- Trump repeats his false claim that Iran could destroy Los Angeles or San Diego – as it happened7 outlets
- Takeaways from Iowa Senate debate between Ashley Hinson, Josh Turek7 outlets
Political lean
Center-left
Factual reliability
High factual reporting
Founded
1945
Headquarters
New York, NY
Type
Broadcast network news
Ownership
The Walt Disney Company
Strengths
- ·Large national audience and extensive breaking-news resources.
- ·Political unit and polling partnerships provide regular data-driven coverage.
Things to keep in mind
- ·Morning-show and lifestyle content blurs into news programming.
- ·Word choice on contested political topics is often rated center-left.
Is ABC News left or right?
CadNews rates ABC News as center-left. This rating reflects the consensus of independent media monitors (AllSides, Ad Fontes Media, Media Bias/Fact Check) and how its framing compares with other outlets in our story analyses.
Is ABC News credible?
ABC News has high factual reporting factual reliability. Large national audience and extensive breaking-news resources.
What is ABC News?
ABC News is the news division of the ABC television network, producing World News Tonight, Good Morning America and This Week. Its reporting is mainstream and broadly factual, with framing that independent monitors typically rate as slightly left of center. Founded in 1945, it is owned by The Walt Disney Company and based in New York, NY. Format: Broadcast network news.
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