Fact Check: CNN
“CNN”
Summary
CNN runs a dedicated fact‑checking operation and a program that scrutinizes media practices, and research shows its coverage is relatively more impartial than some rival cable news outlets. Although its pundit accuracy scores are modest, the network is recognized as a mainstream news source that strives for factual reporting.
Sources 60 searched
- “Reliable Sources” in Cable News: Analyzing Network Fragmentation in Coverage of Reform Policy - PMC
It is clear that sourcing is an avenue for selection bias among cable news outlets, but the extent to which fragmented source use manifests within aggregate network structures warrants research. For example, research suggests that, similar to vertical media, CNN may provide more impartial coverage (Morris and Francia 2010), or is at least less horizontal than MSNBC and Fox (Fico et al.
- Media Offenders – The White House
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay informed, stay accurate.
- Show Pages - Reliable Sources - CNN.com
Now more than ever, the press is a part of every story it covers. And CNN's "Reliable Sources" is one of television's only regular programs to examine how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover. Host Howard Kurtz, Washington Bureau Chief of The Daily Beast, ...
- Sign up for the Reliable Sources newsletter | CNN
CNN's Reliable Sources newsletter examines the information economy, chronicling the evolving media landscape in a digest with uncompromising reporting and analysis.
- The trope of ‘liberal media’ is finally dead | CNN Business
But President Donald Trump’s MAGA coalition are done crying about perceived bias. Even “fake news” has lost its bite.
- Fact Check | CNN Politics
CNN holds elected officials and candidates accountable by pointing out what’s true and what’s not. Here’s a look at our recent fact checks.
- PolitiFact | CNN
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.
- PolitiFact | MSNBC, Fox, CNN move the needle on our Truth-O-Meter scorecards
Our network scorecards measure the accuracy of claims by pundits for each major television network. (AP File) ... MSNBC and CNN have improved ever so slightly on our TV network scorecards, while Fox News has moved a touch in the opposite direction.
- PolitiFact | Fact-checking Fox, MSNBC and CNN: PunditFact's network scorecards
At Fox and Fox News Channel, that same number is now 58 percent. At CNN, it’s 22 percent. The comparisons are interesting, but be cautious about using them to draw broad conclusions.
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