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BuzzFeed News, a digital media outlet, was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti, John S. Johnson III, and Ben Smith. Headquartered in New York City, it operates within the larger BuzzFeed network. BuzzFeed News spans a wide array of topics including politics, entertainment, culture, and trending stories with its sharp, viral content and immersive multimedia features. BuzzFeed News remains under the ownership of BuzzFeed Inc.
BuzzFeed News is ranked 91 among other media sources and has an average of 91,000,000 monthly visits according to Similar Web.
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BuzzFeed News has a Bias Score of -54% Medium Liberal which is based on a variety of factors including its policy and politician leanings, article ratings, and the use of biased language. Its Reliability is rated as Good, and additional analytical insights are available in the other tabs.

  • Bias Rating

    -54% Medium Liberal

  • Reliability
    79% Reliable Good
  • Policy Leanings

    12% Somewhat Conservative

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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.

  • Politician Portrayal

    56% positive

Ratings are based on recent news using data science and A.I. technology.