We rate about 1000 news sources - from NYT, to wire services, down to niche sites like War On The Rocks. I mention that last one because it rates very highly in its area of focus: foreign policy, often in topics relating to war/defense. Indeed, because our algorithm emphasizes expertise rather than credibility you'll often see specialist sources outrank mainstream generalist sources.

As for best unbiased sources, here's a blog post that draws from our dataset: https://blog.thefactual.com/what-are-the-best-nonpartisan-ne...

There are also great sources on the left and right, namely: https://blog.thefactual.com/what-are-the-most-credible-conse... https://blog.thefactual.com/what-are-the-most-credible-liber...