- Lean
- Center (AllSides)
- Reliability
- Very High factual reporting (MBFC)
- Founded
- 1851
- Headquarters
- London
- Owner
- Thomson Reuters (about 70% owned by the Thomson family through Woodbridge)
- Funding
- Reuters is the news division of Thomson Reuters, a publicly listed company in which the Thomson family holds about 70% through its holding company, Woodbridge.
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Reuters Bias: What the Ratings Show
AllSides rates Reuters Center; Ad Fontes Media scores its bias at -1.39 (Middle) and its reliability at 44.97 (Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting); and Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Least Biased with Very High factual reporting.
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How Reuters Handles Corrections
Reuters publishes its editorial standards and values, and the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles commit the agency to integrity, independence and freedom from bias.
Is Reuters Biased?
Raters find little consistent bias in Reuters news reports. Criticism, when it comes, is usually about headline wording or which stories get covered on a given day, rather than a sustained left or right slant.
Is Reuters Left or Right?
Reuters sits at or near the center on every rating scale we use. As a wire service, it writes for thousands of client newsrooms across the political spectrum, which pushes it toward neutral wording and away from opinion. Reuters Breakingviews publishes signed financial commentary, which is labeled separately from news.
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Reuters Bias Rating From Independent Raters
All bars use one shared scale: the shaded band is each rater's own center zone, lined up. How we combine the raters
| Rater | Bias rating | Factual / reliability |
|---|---|---|
| AllSides | Center | Not rated (lean only) |
| Ad Fontes Media | Middle (-1.39) | 44.97: Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting |
| Media Bias/Fact Check | Least Biased (-0.5) | Very High, High Credibility |
Who Funds Reuters?
Reuters is the news division of Thomson Reuters, a publicly listed company in which the Thomson family holds about 70% through its holding company, Woodbridge. Reuters earns money by selling its reporting to media organizations and through Thomson Reuters professional and financial products, not from reader donations or government grants.
Why Reuters Is in Aplomb
Reuters meets all six of our source criteria: original reporting from bureaus worldwide, a public corrections policy, independence from government, clear labeling of commentary, transparent ownership, and top factual ratings. Aplomb shows Reuters news videos, not Breakingviews commentary.
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Reuters FAQ
Is Reuters biased?
Raters find little consistent bias in Reuters news reports. Criticism, when it comes, is usually about headline wording or which stories get covered on a given day, rather than a sustained left or right slant.
Is Reuters left or right?
Neither. AllSides rates Reuters Center and Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Least Biased.
Who owns Reuters?
Reuters is owned by Thomson Reuters, a publicly listed company. The Thomson family controls about 70% of it through its holding company, Woodbridge.
What is the Reuters bias rating?
AllSides: Center. Ad Fontes Media: Middle (-1.39), Reliable (44.97). Media Bias/Fact Check: Least Biased, Very High factual reporting.
Did the US government pay Reuters $9 million for "social deception"?
No. The claim went viral in February 2025. Federal records show that the $9 million Defense Department contract went to Thomson Reuters Special Services, a separate company within Thomson Reuters that works on security and fraud prevention, not to the Reuters news agency. The contract dates from 2018 and was part of a DARPA research program on protecting people from social engineering attacks; "Large Scale Social Deception" was the name of the simulated attack built for that research. Fact-checkers, including Lead Stories, rated the claim false.
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