The media in the US generally leans left (with a few notable exceptions).

This is a cherished American belief, but I don't think it's true after 2016, when NYT gave Trump a significant boost with their coverage of Clinton's emails, and continues to sanewash Trump, after 2024, when billionaires like Soon-Shiong and Bezoa personally directed their paper's editorial stance towards Harris, after Aksel Springer unveils a corporate conservative bias policy.

I think it's blatant now, but evidence suggests that "liberal bias" was never more than a partisan accusation.