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RANKED: The most biased news outlets in the US, according to Americans

1. Fox News: -51 (tie)

RANKED: The most biased news outlets in the US, according to Americans

1. Breitbart News: -51

1. Breitbart News: -51

Tied with Fox News, Breitbart News registered a -73 bias score among Democrats and those who lean Democratic.

But unlike Fox News, Republicans and those who lean Republican do not give Breitbart a positive bias score. In fact, Breitbart earned a -19 rating from Republicans.

3. MSNBC: -37

3. MSNBC: -37

Like Breitbart, MSNBC earned a negative bias rating from both Republicans and Democrats. While Democrats and those who lean Democratic gave MSNBC a -1 bias rating, Republicans and those who lean Republican gave MSNBC a -85 bias score.

4. Huffington Post: -32

4. Huffington Post: -32

HuffPost also scores negatively with both Democrats and Republicans.

Republicans and those who lean Republican gave them a -61 bias rating, while Democrats and those who lean Democratic scored them at -9.

5. CNN: -27

5. CNN: -27

Among Republicans and those who lean Republican, CNN is considered the most biased news organization with a -87 bias rating. Meanwhile, Democrats and those who lean Democratic gave CNN a favorable bias score of +29.

6. Mother Jones: -22

6. Mother Jones: -22

Mother Jones scores negatively in terms of bias with both Republicans and Democrats. While Mother Jones scores a -29 bias rating from Republicans and those who lean Republican, the publication earned a -16 bias score from Democrats and those who lean Democratic.

7. Vox: -12

7. Vox: -12

Democrats and those who lean Democratic gave Vox a -5 bias score, and Republicans and those who lean Republican handed Vox a -16 bias rating.

8. The New York Times: -11

8. The New York Times: -11

The New York Times scored very well with Democrats and very poorly with Republicans. Democrats and those who lean Democratic handed The Times a +44 positive bias rating, but Republicans those who lean Republican gave them a -74.

9. NBC News: -7

9. NBC News: -7

The two sides were split on NBC News, too. Democrats and those who lean Democratic gave NBC News a +42 bias rating while Republicans and those who lean Republican rated NBC News with a -64 bias score.

9. The Washington Post: -7

9. The Washington Post: -7

Tied with NBC News, The Washington Post also shares the qualification of being trusted by Democrats and distrusted by Republicans.

Democrats and those who lean Democratic scored The Washington Post with a +40 rating, while Republicans gave The Post a -65 bias score.

11. ABC News: +4

11. ABC News: +4

Democrats and those who lean Democratic rated ABC News as the third-least biased news organization in the country at +56. Meanwhile, Republicans and those who lean Republican scored ABC News at -60.

12. CBS News: +5

12. CBS News: +5

CBS News scored a positive +53 bias rating with Democrats and those who lean Democratic, while Republicans and those who lean Republican rated CBS with a negative -58 bias score.

12. USA Today: +5

12. USA Today: +5

Tied alongside CBS News, USA Today also scores favorably with Democrats and unfavorably with Republicans.

USA Today registered a negative -39 bias rating from Republicans or those who lean Republican, while Democrats gave the media organization a +36.

14. The Wall Street Journal: +10

14. The Wall Street Journal: +10

The Wall Street Journal is the only media organization that both Democrats and Republicans rated favorably. The Journal got a +2 bias rating by Republicans or those who lean Republican and a +24 score by Democrats or those who lean Democratic.

15. NPR: +12

15. NPR: +12

NPR earned a +54 bias rating from Democrats and those who lean Democratic, while Republicans and those who lean Republican rated NPR with a -43 bias score.

16. AP: +23

16. AP: +23

The Associated Press, which was voted the second least-biased media organization by survey respondents, was rated as the least biased news organization among Democrats. Democrats and those who lean Democratic rated the AP with a positive +74 bias score.

But Republicans or those who lean Republican handed the AP a -35 negative bias rating.

17. PBS News: +31

17. PBS News: +31

Polled as the least biased media organization by survey respondents, PBS News was given the second-highest rating by Democrats. Democrats or those who lean Democratic scored PBS with a +70 positive bias rating.

But Republicans or those who lean Republican gave PBS a -22 negative bias score.

Here are all the net bias scores of news organizations, from PBS News to Fox News:

Here are all the net bias scores of news organizations, from PBS News to Fox News:

Here's how Democrats ranked them, from the AP to Fox News:

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And here's how Republicans ranked them, from Fox News to CNN:

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