Bonus Material - Ad Fontes Data
Supplement to "Why Do You Watch Fox News?"
Ad Fontes - Bias and Reliability of Fox News
Ad Fontes Media brings together politically diverse analysts who apply a consistent methodology to rate news sources by reliability and bias.
As Ad Fontes explains:
Reliability scores for articles and shows are on a scale of 0-64. Scores above 40 are generally good; scores below 24 are generally problematic. Scores between 24-40 indicate a range of possibilities, with some sources falling there because they are heavy in opinion and analysis, and some because they have a high variation in reliability between articles.
Bias scores for articles and shows are on a scale of -42 to +42, with higher negative scores being more left, higher positive scores being more right, and scores closer to zero being minimally biased, equally balanced, or exhibiting a centrist bias.
Below are the bias and reliability ratings for Fox News Daytime Shows, Jesse Watters Primetime, Hannity, and The Faulkner Focus. In addition, because so many Fox viewers cross over with One America News (OAN) and Newsmax, bias and reliability ratings have been included for those networks.
Fox News Live (Daytime Shows)
Reliability: 35.31
Bias: 11.06
Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox)
Reliability: 18.58
Bias: 22.96
Hannity (Fox)
Reliability: 17.93
Bias: 23.88
The Faulkner Focus (Fox)
Reliability: 28.28
Bias: 18.85
Newsmax
Reliability: 29.10
Bias: 13.44
OAN
Reliability: 28.49
Bias: 14.01
While Fox News Live scores below the threshold typically considered reliable, both the reliability and bias scores worsen in Fox’s evening programming, as the content shifts from news reporting to opinion-driven segments. Scores below 24, like those of Jesse Watters Primetime and Hannity, often reflect poor sourcing, unchecked claims, or sensationalism. By contrast, outlets like Reuters and Associated Press (AP) typically score above 50 in reliability and fall within a minimal bias range.