Army Times media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Army Times in the centre. We have seen it on 14 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Army Times biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Army Times in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Army Times left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Army Times in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Army Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Army Times 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 Army Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Army Times’s own report linked underneath.
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Army Times reported it asIran war has cost $38 billion, depleted two-thirds of US missile interceptors, CBO says (opens Army Times in a new tab)
A Pentagon inspector general's report has detailed the financial and material costs of the Iran war, estimating expenses at $33.4 billion as of June 29. The report also highlighted significant damage to U.S. bases and aircraft, alongside strategic inventory shortfalls for munitions.
Army Times reported it asIranian strikes damaged hundreds of US military buildings, dozens of aircraft (opens Army Times in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Army Times reported it asAmericans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection (opens Army Times in a new tab)
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that a federal judge lacked authority to overturn Bowe Bergdahl’s 2017 conviction for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The decision reinstates his dishonourable discharge and military sentence.
Army Times reported it asCourt overturns 2023 ruling that wiped Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction (opens Army Times in a new tab)
The US Department of Defense issued mandatory testosterone deficiency screening guidelines for active-duty and reserve service members aged 30 and older. Men will undergo blood tests, while women will be screened for fatigue and menstrual cycle disruptions. Treatment remains optional.
Army Times reported it asPentagon temporarily rescinds guidance on testosterone screening for US troops (opens Army Times in a new tab)
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressing the Army to explain why it ordered the 173rd Airborne Brigade to stop specializing in drone warfare. The unit had been developing its own drones and practicing tactics pioneered by Ukraine.
Army Times reported it asThe Army shut down a specialized drone unit. Legislators want to know why. (opens Army Times in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
Army Times reported it asIran war escalation raises concern over civilian death toll (opens Army Times in a new tab)
The Pentagon is reviewing U.S. troop deployments in Europe and has asked NATO allies to take on greater responsibility for the continent's conventional defence. This shift reflects U.S. priorities moving towards domestic and Indo-Pacific security challenges.
Army Times reported it asPentagon’s NATO review preparing troop options for Hegseth by November 6 (opens Army Times in a new tab)
The US Army is disbanding a drone assault battalion established in Europe in January 2026 to test drone and robotic warfare tactics. The 600-soldier unit, part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, will revert to its original role after an exercise in Germany. Military experts warn the move could slow adaptation to modern battlefields.
Army Times reported it asUS Army to end experimental drone battalion in Europe (opens Army Times in a new tab)
A U.S. judge ordered the release of Melissa Farris, accused of vandalising the World War II Memorial in Washington, with conditions including avoiding the site. Farris faces felony charges, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro criticised the decision. Reports diverged on whether the release was routine or controversial.
Army Times reported it asUS judge orders release of woman accused of vandalism at World War II Memorial (opens Army Times in a new tab)
White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker will leave the Trump administration in the next few weeks, following other recent departures from the national security team. Baker, who also served as national security adviser to Vice President JD Vance, was involved in key foreign policy decisions and helped shape Vance’s foreign policy positions.
Army Times reported it asWhite House national security official to depart administration (opens Army Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump established the Presidential Commission on Military Spouses, appointing Jennifer Hegseth, wife of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as its chair. The commission will address housing, employment and education challenges for military families and submit annual recommendations to the President.
Army Times reported it asTrump’s new commission will target quality of life for military spouses (opens Army Times in a new tab)
The US Defence Department signed a framework deal on 3 August 2026 to triple Patriot missile production and quadruple THAAD output. The agreement, with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, establishes a second source for PAC-3 rocket motors and increases ignition safety device production, though its monetary value remains undisclosed.
Army Times reported it asPentagon moves to triple Patriot, quadruple THAAD interceptor production (opens Army Times in a new tab)
The US Defence Department announced framework agreements with Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to expand production of Patriot and THAAD interceptor components. The deals aim to triple PAC-3 and quadruple THAAD output to replenish inventories depleted by conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.
Army Times reported it asPentagon moves to triple Patriot, quadruple THAAD interceptor production (opens Army Times 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
- Sightline Media Groupunknowndirect owner
- Regent, L.P.Private Equityparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
- Official site
- armytimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- armytimes.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
- 14
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
10 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 4 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Army Times is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 14 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Army Times: its report arrived a median of 34 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Army Times, 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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