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US to build new military base via state competition

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced plans for a modern installation to replace aging infrastructure.

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What this story says

  • US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced plans for a new military base.
  • The base will be selected through a competition where states pitch their locations.
  • The initiative aims to replace aging military infrastructure with a modern installation.
  • The winning state will be chosen based on its ability to remove regulatory hurdles and offer support.

Who covered it

Left 8%(1)Centre 25%(3)Right 67%(8)

Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 13 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

50/100

Craft

59/100

Hype

41/100

13 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 1 of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced plans to construct a new military base. The installation will be chosen through a merit-based competition among state governors. This initiative intends to replace older military infrastructure with a modern facility.

The proposed base, referred to as the "Next Great American Base," is part of a broader strategy to modernise the military. Hegseth stated that the project will build new bases from the ground up for service members and their families, moving away from reliance on aging posts. The installation is projected to cover hundreds of thousands of acres and accommodate up to 25,000 service members. It is designed to include independent power generation, modern air defences, and advanced technology, operating off the commercial grid.

Disagreement on cost estimate

Fox13news, which published the full report, stated that no cost estimate was provided for the project. The Herald Palladium and The Penn, both publishing digests, also noted that no cost estimate was provided. Vanguardia did not mention a cost estimate in its digest.

What the coverage left out

None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned the specific date of Secretary Hegseth's address, September 30, 2026, which was included in the full report by Fox13news. No left-rated outlet ran this story.

Tags:#Military#NationalSecurity#USPolitics#Infrastructure

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 1 Oct 2026, 00:30, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

1 rated outlet

We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

Centre

3 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports led on the announcement of the new military base and the competition to select its location. Fox13news, in its full report, detailed Secretary Hegseth's rationale for the project, including his criticism of spending on advanced weapons systems while troops live in outdated facilities. It quoted Hegseth saying, "For too long, our military has been bogged down by the same old tired Washington playbook: spending trillions on exquisite weapons systems, while our troops live in aging bases, outdated barracks, and with inadequate infrastructure. That era is over." The report also detailed the planned scale of the base, its features such as independent power, and the criteria for selecting the winning state, including cutting red tape and offering land and support. The Penn's digest also stated that no cost estimate was provided.

Right

8 rated outlets

  • The right-rated report, The Herald Palladium, highlighted that a new domestic military base is to be built and that no cost estimate was provided. Its digest stated, "A new military base is coming to the United States, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday."

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover US to build new military base via state competition?
Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 8% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is US to build new military base via state competition left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 8% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 67% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of US to build new military base via state competition biased?
US to build new military base via state competition is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting US to build new military base via state competition?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered US to build new military base via state competition?
13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is the plan for a new US military base?
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced plans to build a new, modern military base. The location will be chosen through a competition where governors will pitch their states. The initiative aims to replace aging infrastructure and will be built from the ground up.
How will the location for the new base be decided?
The winning state will be selected through a merit-based competition. Governors can pitch their states to Pentagon leadership. Key factors for selection include the state's ability to remove regulatory hurdles, offer land, and provide community support.
What is the expected size and capacity of the new base?
The new military installation is expected to span hundreds of thousands of acres. It is designed to house up to 25,000 service members and will feature independent power generation and modern technology.

Read it at the source

13 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

1

Centre

3

Right

8

Not rated

1

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