Is The Telegraph a reliable source?
This is how independent third parties assess the credibility and media bias of this source.
OVERALL RATING:35 +, 45 -
The Telegraph scores a total of 35 Plus Points and 45 Minus Points in our evaluation of journalistic quality.
This corresponds to a score of 44* resp. the grade C- (sufficient).
*: (35 + 5 BP) * 100 / (35 + 5 BP + 45 + 5 BP)
This corresponds to a score of 44* resp. the grade C- (sufficient).
| Grade | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| very good | A+ | > 89 |
| A | 89 - 84 | |
| A- | 83 - 79 | |
| good | B+ | 78 - 74 |
| B | 73 - 67 | |
| B- | 66 - 62 | |
| satisfactory | C+ | 61 - 56 |
| C | 55 - 49 | |
| C- | 48 - 44 | |
| sufficient | D+ | 43 - 39 |
| D | 38 - 32 | |
| poor | D- | 31 - 26 |
| insufficient | F | < 26 |
Grade composition
The overall rating is made up of the following individual ratings from independent third parties:
Ad Fontes Media12 +, 8 -
Ad Fontes Media, Inc. is a media watchdog organization based in Colorado that is best known for its Media Bias Chart, which ranks media sources based on political bias and reliability. We combine their ratings of individual articles and episodes to create a weighted average, with low-rated items increasingly weighted higher.
- "Mixed"
Reliability (Weighted Average)
- "Low Bias"
Bias (Weighted Average)
Media Bias/Fact Check7 +, 13 -
Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) is an American fact-checking website founded in 2015. It uses a 0-10 scale to rate sites on two areas: bias and factual accuracy. A source rated by MBFC with minimal bias gets 10 plus points. Maximum bias gets 10 minus points. The same principle applies to factual accuracy.
- "Right"
Bias Rating
- "Mixed"
Factual Reporting
Journalism Awards11 +
Journalism prizes are awards for excellent journalistic work in the period covered by the call for entries, which is usually one or two years. Sources receive one plus point for each journalistic award won that we track. We currently track up to three prestigious awards per country.
- "Scoop of the Year: Charles Moore (Daily Telegraph): For revealing the Archbishop of Canterbury’s true parentage, combining sensitivity and investigative skill to correct the historical record."
- "Campaign of the Year sponsored by Bournemouth University: The Telegraph: For leading a mental health campaign, raising awareness nationally and internationally, including Prince Harry's story."
- "Campaign of the Year sponsored by Bournemouth University: Bryony Gordon (The Telegraph): For leading a mental health campaign, raising awareness nationally and internationally, including Prince Harry's story."
- "Investigation of the Year: Claire Newell, Telegraph Investigation Team (The Telegraph): Brave journalism exposing #MeToo scandal, fighting through courts and showing impressive research and determination."
- "Marie Colvin Award: Josie Ensor (The Telegraph): Sympathetic but clear-eyed Syria reporting, humanizing those affected by ISIS and verifying stories globally."
- "Public Service Journalism: David Knowles (The Telegraph): Launched a globally impactful Ukraine podcast, inspiring listeners and building community through human storytelling."
- "Marie Colvin Award: Sophia Yan (The Telegraph): For tenacious and courageous reporting from China, exposing human rights abuses despite significant challenges."
- "Features Journalism: Cara McGoogan, Sarah Peters, Theodora Louloudis (The Telegraph): For explosive, sensitive reporting on undercover police deception."
- "Scoop of the Year: Tony Diver (Daily Telegraph): Revealed Downing Street parties before Prince Philip's funeral, changing public opinion about the prime minister."
- "Features Journalism: Mick Brown (The Telegraph): Awarded for shocking, insightful, and detailed features that demonstrated strong journalistic skills and gained access to reluctant sources."
- "Local Heroes (Highly commended): Andrew Gilligan (The Daily and Sunday Telegraph): Andrew Gilligan investigated corruption and extremism links involving Tower Hamlets' mayor with persistence and rigor."
British Journalism Awards
Fact Checkers10 -
We primarily use fact-checkers affiliated with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). We have linked to the International Fact-Checking Network fact-checkers' code of principles in the headline. For each failed fact-checker there is one minus point.
- "Telegraph article on climate change mixes accurate and unsupported, inaccurate claims, misleads with false balance"
- "Telegraph miscalculates the cost of working from home – Full Fact"
- "Telegraph columnist wrongly claims literacy at the lowest level in UK history – Full Fact"
- "There’s more to the claim only 32 vaccinated people were hospitalised with Covid-19 – Full Fact"
- "Benefits claims for autism and ADHD have not increased by 200,000 – Full Fact"
- "New antibody tests are not 100% accurate on all measures - Full Fact"
- "Telegraph wrong to claim removing PCR requirement will shorten self-isolation period – Full Fact"
- "A Bangladesh study doesn’t show that depression follows Covid-19 – Full Fact"
- "Telegraph suggests 9% of England dies each year – Full Fact"
- "Study doesn’t say most vapers are 17% more likely to transmit Covid – Full Fact"
Studies4 +, 6 -
Most scientific publications, though not all, rely on some form of peer review or editorial review to qualify texts for publication. Sources mentioned in studies which rate media quality and/or reliability receive between 10 plus and 10 minus points.
- "Daily Telegraph 5.65/10 Points (Average from Accuracy: 6.23/10 Points + 7 more quality-related ratings)"
European Media Systems Survey 2013
Press Council Rulings8 -
Press councils are national institutions of media self-regulation. Press councils have their own defined press code. Reprimands are issued in the event of a violation of the press code (e.g. for truthfulness, diligence, sensationalism, separation of advertising and editorial, personal rights). For each reprimand issued by a national press council, a source receives one minus point.
- "02025-21 Cressman v The Sunday Telegraph"
- "07463-19 Ward v The Sunday Telegraph"
- "10784-22 Various v Telegraph.co.uk"
- "11054-20 Buchanan v Telegraph.co.uk"
- "11845-20 Whitehead v telegraph.co.uk"
- "12340-15 Nartey v telegraph.co.uk"
- "19577-17 Campaign Against Antisemitism v Telegraph.co.uk"
- "22168-22 Walawalker v Telegraph.co.uk"
IPSO (UK)
Wikipedia1 +
Wikipedia’s reliability was frequently criticized in the 2000s. However, various studies and media reports have noted improvements over time, and in the late 2010s and early 2020s, it was more often praised.
In the scoring model, any positive mention of a source’s credibility or quality in a Wikipedia extract receives a plus point—while negative mentions are treated as minus points.
- "The Sunday Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper,"
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