The Globe and Mail is rated Right-Center with High factual reporting by Media Bias Fact Check.
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
These media sources are slightly to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor conservative causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Right-Center sources.
- Overall, we rate The Globe and Mail slightly right-center biased due to editorial positions and High for factual reporting based on proper sourcing.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER (2.8)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.2)
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Founded in 1844, The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian broadsheet newspaper based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of 2+ million.
View our country profile for Canadian Media.
Funded by / Ownership
The Woodbridge Company Limited—the private Toronto-based holding company and family office for Canada’s wealthy Thomson family—holds 100% full ownership of The Globe and Mail following a complete buyout of its minority shares. Additionally, Woodbridge serves as the principal and controlling shareholder of global media giant Thomson Reuters, maintaining a voting control and majority economic stake of roughly 66% to 68% of outstanding shares. Operationally, the newspaper generates its revenue through a traditional hybrid model funded by print and digital subscriber fees alongside commercial advertising revenue.
Analysis / Bias
The Globe and Mail report local news through field journalists, while World news is primarily syndicated via the Associated Press and Reuters. News headlines and articles contain minimal loaded words and are well-sourced. However, editorials utilize sensational headlines: No, Justin Trudeau Shouldn’t go Grovelling to Saudi Arabia. Editorially, The Globe and Mail have a history of endorsing slightly more conservative candidates than liberal.
Finally, a Reuters Institute survey found that 66% of respondents trust their news coverage and 13% do not, ranking them #6 in trust among the major English-language Canadian news providers. In general, they report news factually and with a right-leaning political bias.
Failed Fact Checks
- None to date
Overall, we rate The Globe and Mail slightly right-center biased due to editorial positions and High for factual reporting based on proper sourcing. (7/27/2016) Updated (D. Van Zandt 07/02/2026)
Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/
Last Updated on July 2, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
MBFC relies entirely on readers like you.
No corporate or political donors. Your support keeps our 11,000+ ratings 100% independent.
- Remove all ads instantly
- Support independent ratings
- Cancel any time — no strings
Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources