ABC57 media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give ABC57 one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 23 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is ABC57 biased?
The rating organisations do not give ABC57 one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; 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 ABC57 left or right?
The rating organisations do not give ABC57 one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is ABC57 reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for ABC57 are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What ABC57 has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with ABC57’s own report linked underneath.
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
ABC57 reported it asMitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence due to health issues (opens ABC57 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.
ABC57 reported it asTrump lashes out at Supreme Court justices, saying his appointees ‘are not the people I interviewed’ (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
Joe diGenova, the top prosecutor in a Justice Department probe into former officials targeting Donald Trump, has resigned. His departure followed a tense phone call with Attorney General Todd Blanche and could lead to further delays in the investigation.
ABC57 reported it asExclusive: Tense phone call and resignation upend Justice Department probe into Trump’s top foes (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that Russian forces could occupy the entire Donbas region within months. Jared Kushner expressed doubt about Putin's claims, reminding him that similar statements were made a year prior. Both Kyiv and Moscow are reportedly frustrated with Witkoff.
ABC57 reported it asTrump says Ukraine and Russia agreed to stop targeting energy sites, but Kyiv calls it a ‘proposal for a mutual halt’ (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has claimed Iran is behind recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, stating the rebels act as proxies for Tehran. The conflict is occurring amid broader regional tensions and uncertainty in oil exports.
ABC57 reported it asScores wounded as Iran-backed Houthis attack Saudi Arabia in major regional escalation (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said its Active Operations Department struck a Russian Su‑24 in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 7 September. Video shows tail number 49; the extent of damage is still being evaluated.
ABC57 reported it asRussia pounds Kyiv one day after visit by Witkoff and Kushner (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
ABC57 reported it asICE agent federally charged with lying over shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after 200-day Middle East mission amid crew welfare concerns
Trust 78The USS Abraham Lincoln reached Thailand after a 200-day deployment in the Middle East, the longest continuous sea duty in modern US Navy history. Reports of supply shortages, morale problems, and a possible suicide attempt prompted a Senate inquiry and a replacement carrier dispatch.
ABC57 reported it asAircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand after months of combat in Middle East (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the US will respond forcefully to Iranian attacks on American bases in Jordan and the UAE. The exchange of fire follows a US strike on Iran's Larak Island, with both sides issuing threats of further action.
ABC57 reported it asIran retaliates after US strikes, defying Trump’s warning it could be hit ‘much harder’ (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
Germany accused Russia of a drone attack at Leipzig airport on August 4-5. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement, suggesting Germany fabricated evidence to address domestic political issues. Germany closed Russia's consulate and cultural center in Bonn and summoned its ambassador.
ABC57 reported it asGermany blames Russia for drone attack on Leipzig airport (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
CIA Director John Ratcliffe was reportedly in Moscow for meetings, according to US media. The Kremlin stated no talks with US envoys were scheduled for that week. A US military aircraft flew from Riga to Moscow.
ABC57 reported it asCIA Director John Ratcliffe makes unannounced visit to Moscow to meet with Russian officials (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
The Kennedy Center may need to be demolished if extensive renovations are blocked, lawyers stated in court papers. A $250 million project is linked to the potential demolition, while a legal challenge seeks to prevent the inscription of Donald Trump's name on the building.
ABC57 reported it asTrump administration threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if renovations aren’t allowed (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke business and tourism visas for up to 200,000 foreigners seeking asylum in the US. The State Department expects to announce the action, which would be the largest mass visa revocation in US history, in the coming weeks.
ABC57 reported it asUS set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
A combined Russian attack using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones hit Ukraine on 20 August 2026, killing at least 13 people and injuring about 40. Residential buildings, a children's hospital and a school were damaged in Kyiv, while gas infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast and a border crossing in Odesa Oblast were also targeted.
ABC57 reported it asHuge Russian strikes on Kyiv leave 17 dead as attacks spill over to Romanian and Moldovan territory (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
Russian missile strikes on the Kharkiv region killed ten people and injured at least 17, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine launched 147 drones at Moscow, where 620 were intercepted. Attacks also hit Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, damaging civilian infrastructure.
ABC57 reported it asHuge Russian strikes on Kyiv leave 17 dead as attacks spill over to Romanian and Moldovan territory (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
At least 12 people were killed and 33 injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight into 20 August 2026. A children’s hospital, a school, residential buildings and warehouses were damaged. Ukraine said Russia used ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones; Russia claimed it struck military facilities with precision weapons.
ABC57 reported it asHuge Russian strikes on Kyiv leave 17 dead as attacks spill over to Romanian and Moldovan territory (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
A U.S. Air Force flight bound for McMurdo Station in Antarctica turned back to Christchurch after 150 minutes following a warning from New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority about a potential hazard linked to a planned Russian missile launch. The incident occurred during the annual Winter Fly-in period for Antarctic resupply missions.
ABC57 reported it asUS Air Force flight to Antarctica turns back after space activity warning (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
The U.S. Supreme Court on 17 August 2026 declined for the second time to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of a $5 million jury verdict in favour of writer E. Jean Carroll. The decision leaves intact a 2023 finding that Trump sexually abused and defamed Carroll in the 1990s.
ABC57 reported it asSupreme Court rebuffs Trump’s last-ditch effort to deny $5.6 million payment to E. Jean Carroll (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum on 12 August 2026 authorising federal law enforcement to use cyber tools against transnational criminal organisations. The order establishes a programme for private-sector companies to conduct surveillance and disruption operations under government oversight, with participating firms required to post a $1 million bond.
ABC57 reported it as‘Cyber privateers’: Trump issues order allowing US companies to hack overseas groups under certain conditions (opens ABC57 in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
ABC57 reported it asWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaving role, Trump announces (opens ABC57 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
- Weigel BroadcastingMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
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
- 23
- Reports listed
- 23
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
23 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. ABC57 is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 23 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of ABC57: its report arrived a median of 30 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 23 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 23 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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