ABC 7 News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give ABC 7 News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 136 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is ABC 7 News biased?
The rating organisations do not give ABC 7 News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is ABC 7 News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give ABC 7 News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is ABC 7 News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for ABC 7 News are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What ABC 7 News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with ABC 7 News’s own report linked underneath.
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal judge to halt a third criminal case against him. The Justice Department filed the charges using a 'criminal information' instead of a grand jury, a move Comey's team calls legally invalid.
ABC 7 News reported it asAttorneys for James Comey return to court to fight DOJ's efforts to charge him for 3rd time (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
ABC 7 News reported it asBinance estimates security breach impact at $6.3 billion (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
A federal judge has fixed a September 2027 trial date for Cole Tomas Allen, accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ dinner. Jury selection begins 7 September in Washington, D.C., and the case is expected to run three to four weeks.
ABC 7 News reported it asSeptember 2027 trial date set for man charged with attacking White House correspondents’ dinner (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Matthew Unglesbee has been charged with mailing threatening communications and false information after allegedly sending four letters containing a white powdery substance to congressional offices in northern Illinois. The letters included notes such as "HA HA" and "enjoy your gift."
ABC 7 News reported it asMan who allegedly sent white substance to members of Congress put his address on envelopes: DOJ (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic has filed for an initial public offering on Nasdaq, warning investors about potential catastrophic or existential risks to humanity from advanced AI systems. The company detailed these concerns in its IPO paperwork, dedicating a significant portion to risk factors.
ABC 7 News reported it asRisks spelled out for Anthropic investors include possible harms from runaway AI (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Police responded to a youth soccer game in Florida after a league director called 911. The director stated the call was due to disruptive parents, while the child's mother claims the police were called because her son was too talented.
ABC 7 News reported it as3-year-old soccer prodigy has police called on him by other parents for being 'too good' (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in election fraud. The offer applies to past and upcoming midterm elections and was made via his social network, Truth Social.
ABC 7 News reported it asTrump offers $1M reward for voter fraud tips that result in conviction (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Dictionary.com has selected 'Maxxing' as its 2026 Word of the Year. The term signifies an effort to maximize and optimize various life areas, gaining traction among Generation Z and Alpha.
ABC 7 News reported it as'Maxxing' named 2026 Word of the Year by Dictionary.com (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
ABC 7 News reported it asJudge reinstates Maurene Comey after ruling her firing unlawful (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
ABC 7 News reported it asLula’s win in Brazil bucks a regional shift to the right and denies Trump a powerful ally (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Erika Kirk is pushing back against a defense proposal to delay the murder trial of Tyler Robinson until 2029. She is asking a judge to set a trial date in 2027, arguing that further delays will prolong the family's suffering and noting the significant cost of the defense.
ABC 7 News reported it asCharlie Kirk's family wants capital murder trial to start next year: Court filing (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini charged at resident Michael Sawka during a council meeting, shouting threats. Bianchini stated he "snapped" due to comments about his family, while Sawka said his actions highlighted government spending.
ABC 7 News reported it asVideo shows New Jersey mayor charging at resident during council meeting (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tibet on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens, and collapsing hundreds of homes. China has ordered an extensive rescue operation in the remote, mountainous area.
ABC 7 News reported it asA 7.0 earthquake hits China’s Tibet, killing 16 and injuring 32 (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she will move out of her D.C. residence after federal agents conducted a four‑to‑five‑hour search, seized 17 items and sparked safety concerns. The raid is linked to a fraud probe into her family’s immigration records.
ABC 7 News reported it asRep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
ABC 7 News reported it asUrgent security fix issued for code vital to estimated 70% of all websites (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, who challenged her dismissal by President Donald Trump. The court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that validated Trump's executive authority in the firing.
ABC 7 News reported it asSupreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has confirmed it produced an ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother. The ad includes criticism of Acton and insinuations about her mental health. The campaign plans a significant advertising spend around the video, which has drawn criticism.
ABC 7 News reported it asAmy Acton campaign slams Ramaswamy over controversial ad featuring estranged mother (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released by Russia after nearly five years of detention. He was convicted of serving as a mercenary. The release was announced by former President Donald Trump, who stated Russia demanded nothing in return.
ABC 7 News reported it asDetained American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia as Witkoff meets Putin (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Jaden John Read, 24, was arrested in Kansas on charges of threatening President Donald Trump. The alleged threats were posted on Facebook ahead of a planned rally in Wichita, leading to a Secret Service investigation.
ABC 7 News reported it asMan arrested for alleged threats to shoot President Trump at Kansas rally (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Oil prices saw a decline on Monday, with Brent crude futures falling to $114.51 and US West Texas Intermediate futures at $101.04. The drop occurred despite recent surges to near six-month highs, influenced by hopes for reduced Iran-US hostilities, though attacks on Saudi Arabia maintained investor caution.
ABC 7 News reported it asGlobal oil prices hit highest level in 5 months amid attacks on ships, facilities (opens ABC 7 News in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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
Who owns it
- ABC Owned Television StationsMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Disney Media & Entertainment DistributionCorporationparent group
- The Walt Disney CompanyMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
- Official site
- abc7news.com
- Seen publishing on
- abc7news.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 136
- Reports listed
- 136
- We could read
- 8
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
128 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.
On 38 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and ABC 7 News ran the story anyway.
Across the 136 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of ABC 7 News: its report arrived a median of 29 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as ABC 7 News, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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