How RatedNews works
RatedNews is a community-powered news aggregator. We pull articles from 250+ outlets and let readers rate what they read. Every score you see comes from the community — no AI scoring.
The process
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1. Ingestion
Headlines are gathered continuously from 250+ news outlets spanning the US, UK and international press.
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2. Community rating
Readers rate the news outlets they trust with a 1–5 rating. Every score on the site comes from these community ratings.
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3. Outlet scoring
Outlet scores are the average star rating across all reader ratings, expressed out of 100. The rating count is always shown so you can judge the sample size.
Score breakdown
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Community Score
1 – 5 stars
The average star rating given by RatedNews readers, expressed out of 100 (5 stars = 100). The rating count is always displayed — a score from 3 ratings is far less reliable than one from 300.
Note: Community scores reflect reader perception, not independently verified fact. A high trust score means readers find the outlet credible — it is not a fact-check. Treat scores as collective signals, not verdicts.
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The most trusted news sources of 2026, as rated by readers
Full methodology
How ratings work, known limitations, and changelog
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