LEFT BIAS
These media sources are moderate to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Left Bias sources.
- Overall, we rate Being Liberal as Left Biased based on consistent story selection that favors progressive narratives and the frequent use of emotionally charged, adversarial language toward conservative figures. We also rate it Mostly Factual due to reliance on real events and external reporting with no recent failed fact checks, though factual reliability is reduced by strong opinionation and limited balance.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT (-6.5)
Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL (3.9)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
Being Liberal was founded in 2009 and is one of the oldest liberal-oriented political publishing brands on social media. Formerly publishing primarily through a standalone website and later on Medium, Being Liberal has since transitioned to Substack as its main publishing platform. According to its current About page, the outlet describes itself as delivering progressive social commentary, cultural analysis, and political news under the slogan “Reality has a well-known liberal bias,” and emphasizes activism-oriented engagement with its audience.
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Published by / Ownership
Being Liberal is independently operated and funded through reader subscriptions on Substack, supplemented by merchandise sales through the Being Liberal Shop. The publication is reader-supported and does not disclose advertising revenue as a primary funding source. Historically, Being Liberal was published by Huddled Masses Media LLC while hosted on Medium; however, the current Substack iteration operates as a subscription-based newsletter without platform-hosted ads.
Analysis / Bias
Being Liberal is a left-leaning news and opinion outlet that rewrites or contextualizes current events through a progressive ideological lens, frequently emphasizing critiques of conservative figures and institutions. For example, in “‘I’ve Never Seen This Before’: DOJ Mocked for ‘Incompetent’ Epstein File Fiasco”, the article relies on commentary from Politico writer Ankush Khardori to frame the Justice Department’s handling of Epstein-related documents as incompetent, using strong editorial framing alongside sourced quotes.
Similarly, “BREAKING: SCOTUS Blocks Trump From Deploying the National Guard to Chicago” presents a Supreme Court ruling with a legally accurate context but employs adversarial language toward Donald Trump and dissenting justices. More overtly ideological content appears in essays such as “The Nuremberg Diagnosis: What Trump’s Evil Misfits Are Missing”, which uses historical analogy, moral condemnation, and emotionally charged rhetoric rather than neutral analysis. While articles often link to mainstream or left-leaning source material and accurately describe underlying events, opposing perspectives are rarely presented, and tone is consistently partisan.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the last 5 years. Some in the past.
Overall, we rate Being Liberal as Left Biased based on consistent story selection that favors progressive narratives and the frequent use of emotionally charged, adversarial language toward conservative figures. We also rate it Mostly Factual due to reliance on real events and external reporting with no recent failed fact checks, though factual reliability is reduced by strong opinionation and limited balance. (D. Van Zandt 7/30/2017) Updated (12/27/2025)
Last Updated on December 27, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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