ABC 13 Houston media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give ABC 13 Houston one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 61 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is ABC 13 Houston biased?
The rating organisations do not give ABC 13 Houston one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is ABC 13 Houston left or right?
The rating organisations do not give ABC 13 Houston one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is ABC 13 Houston reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for ABC 13 Houston are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What ABC 13 Houston has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with ABC 13 Houston’s own report linked underneath.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asTrump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster US military presence in Greenland (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asHoldout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial says he 'didn't have any doubts' during deliberations (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
US Representative Gregory Meeks has placed a hold on a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, citing concerns about the use of 40,000 bombs in densely populated areas. The Trump administration is planning the sale, which could be bypassed from normal congressional review.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asUS preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
President Donald Trump was photographed on Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLIS[HED]'. The image emerged as the Kennedy Center has been surrounded by fencing and amid a court examination of its controversial closure.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asTrump photographed with 'Kennedy Center Demolished' sign as venue says closure 'temporary' (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
A Government Accountability Office report found the Trump administration spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers in 2025. The initiative, known as DOGE, led to a 435% increase in such leave, with an estimated $6.7 billion spent on a deferred resignation program.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asFederal government paid employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025: Report (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asU.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023 (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asHouse to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment votef (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
President Donald Trump reportedly had a heated exchange with Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty during a Kennedy Center board call. A federal judge blocked attempts to add Trump's name to the building, a decision the Justice Department has appealed.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asKennedy niece says Trump holding Kennedy Center 'hostage' amid battle over name (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
LeJames Norman was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday for a 2005 triple murder. On the same day, a Georgia judge issued a stay of execution for Stacey Humphreys, citing a new sentencing law.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asTexas plans to execute a man convicted in the killings of 3 people; Georgia execution put on hold (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
Donald Trump alleged the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, was a 'Democratic Plot' to remove him from the election. The FBI has found no connections between the suspect and others, and Trump offered no evidence for his claim.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asTrump claims Butler assassination attempt was a 'Democrat Plot' without showing evidence (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
Newly released FBI documents offer further insight into Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump on July 13, 2024. The records, obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee, include interviews with Crooks' father and describe his withdrawn personality and growing interest in weapons.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asTrump claims Butler assassination attempt was a 'Democrat Plot' without showing evidence (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the FBI has new information regarding the attacker in the 2024 attempt on Donald Trump's life. Trump claimed on social media that the assassination attempt was a "Democrat plot" to remove him from the election, though investigations concluded the shooter acted alone.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asTrump claims Butler assassination attempt was a 'Democrat Plot' without showing evidence (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has alleged that the "Unlawful Voter Initiative" uses legally questionable tactics and unreliable data to investigate non-citizen voting. The initiative reportedly targets hundreds of thousands of individuals across the US, with agents allegedly instructed to pose as voters.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asDHS agents allegedly directed to 'misrepresent' themselves to access state voter rolls, whistleblower claims (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asTrump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
The US Space Force has confirmed the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated the weapons are intended for defence against hostile actions, though specific details remain undisclosed.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asAir Force secretary acknowledges the US has weapons in space (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Space Force placed "space control weapons" to deter adversaries, drawing accusations from China and Russia.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asAir Force secretary acknowledges the US has weapons in space (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the United States should have the lowest interest rates in the world. He made the remarks ahead of the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy meeting, arguing the nation's strong credit allows it to influence global economics.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asFederal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump's demands (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asEPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
Landowners, ranchers, and business owners in Texas are suing the Trump administration to stop border wall construction in the Big Bend region. The lawsuit argues the government is misusing powers to waive environmental and other regulations in an area with low rates of illegal crossings.
ABC 13 Houston reported it asTexas landowners ask a court to stop Trump’s Big Bend wall plans (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
ABC 13 Houston reported it asTrump insists he's not downplaying AI risk, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against data centers (opens ABC 13 Houston in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- ABC Owned Television StationsMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Disney Media & Entertainment DistributionCorporationparent group
- The Walt Disney CompanyMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 61
- Reports listed
- 61
- We could read
- 8
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
53 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 8 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. ABC 13 Houston is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 61 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of ABC 13 Houston: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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