Action News Now media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Action News Now in the centre. We have seen it on 97 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Action News Now biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Action News Now in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Action News Now left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Action News Now in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Action News Now reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Action News Now 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 Action News Now has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Action News Now’s own report linked underneath.
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
Action News Now reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
A fire damaged the Senatobia Police Department building on Saturday morning. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local agencies are investigating the incident. The department has been at the centre of controversy following an officer-involved shooting in June.
Action News Now reported it asFederal officials investigate fire at beleaguered police department in Mississippi (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
An analysis of a Trump administration list of alleged noncitizen voters in California found that 42% of the names could not be found on the state's voter rolls. The study, conducted by UCLA data analysts, also indicated that thousands of U.S. citizens may have been incorrectly flagged.
Action News Now reported it asMore than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls: analysis (opens Action News Now 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.
Action News Now reported it asSeptember 2027 trial date set for man charged with attacking White House correspondents’ dinner (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
New York has enacted legislation restricting how AI companion chatbots interact with children under 18. The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, defines a dozen prohibited 'unsafe AI companion features' and takes effect January 1.
Action News Now reported it asNew York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
Public opposition is growing across California regarding the use of police drones, leading to contentious local policy discussions. Concerns range from privacy violations to the expansion of surveillance beyond emergency situations.
Action News Now reported it asCalifornians revolt against police drones after rapid adoption across state (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, began on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid. This comes as President Zelenskyy reported a significant overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones.
Action News Now reported it asLocalized Russia-Ukraine ceasefire takes effect in Oleshky in deal brokered by Melania Trump (opens Action News Now 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.
Action News Now reported it asJudge: Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director's daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutor (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
An independent UN investigations panel has concluded that Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, particularly its energy systems. The report details the intent behind these attacks and their severe impact on the civilian population.
Action News Now reported it asUN panel: Russia is committing crimes against humanity by targeting civilians in Ukraine (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
Action News Now reported it asAnthropic set to make stock market debut as questions swirl about safety of AI (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit Party is projected to win seven to ten seats in Israel's upcoming election. This could make his party a key coalition partner for Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, giving Ben-Gvir significant leverage.
Action News Now reported it asIsrael presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that a potential resumption of war with the US and Israel would not alter Iran's policies. He also indicated that the management of the Strait of Hormuz would not return to its pre-war status.
Action News Now reported it asIran says messages are still being passed to the US amid war concerns, and other Mideast news (opens Action News Now 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.
Action News Now reported it asPowerful earthquake in China’s Tibet region collapses hundreds of homes and kills at least 16 people (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration is proceeding with a Forest Service reorganization after a judge blocked it. The plan includes moving headquarters to Salt Lake City and closing research stations, but opponents argue it will lead to job losses and violate congressional restrictions.
Action News Now reported it asAgriculture secretary says agency is 'full-bore ahead' on Forest Service reorganization (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
El Salvador has deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti to help find four missing soldiers who were attacked by gangs. The soldiers were reportedly abducted after their armored vehicle came under fire in Croix-des-Bouquets.
Action News Now reported it asEl Salvador sends troops to Haiti to rescue four service members (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting field operations to identify noncitizen voters in nine states. The order cites concerns that the department's efforts rely on flawed data that may include U.S. citizens.
Action News Now reported it asFederal judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation in 9 states (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
The United States has quietly reduced its military presence at bases across the Middle East in recent days. The State Department has also ordered a reduction of non-essential staff and their families from diplomatic posts in Saudi Arabia, citing Houthi attacks.
Action News Now reported it asUS orders departure of some embassy staff and families from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi threat (opens Action News Now in a new tab)
Democrats and allied groups have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration. The suit, lodged in federal court in Washington D.C., accuses the administration of trying to interfere with the midterm elections and intimidate election officials.
Action News Now reported it asDemocrats sue to block Trump administration from usurping states' authority to administer elections (opens Action News Now 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.
Action News Now reported it asSupreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates (opens Action News Now 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.
Action News Now reported it asRussia frees 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard captured in occupied Ukraine (opens Action News Now 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
We hold no ownership record for Action News Now.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Chico, Butte County, California, United States
- Official site
- actionnewsnow.com
- Seen publishing on
- actionnewsnow.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 97
- Reports listed
- 98
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
98 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. Action News Now is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 97 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Action News Now’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 18 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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