AZ Family - Phoenix media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place AZ Family - Phoenix in the centre. We have seen it on 20 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is AZ Family - Phoenix biased?
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Is AZ Family - Phoenix left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place AZ Family - Phoenix in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is AZ Family - Phoenix reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for AZ Family - Phoenix are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What AZ Family - Phoenix has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with AZ Family - Phoenix’s own report linked underneath.
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asFBI disrupts Russian plot to carry out targeted killings on US soil, indictment says (opens AZ Family - Phoenix 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 The records, obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee, include interviews with Crooks' father and describe his withdrawn personality and growing interest in weapons.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asTrump blames Biden administration for handling of assassination attempt at Pennsylvania campaign rally (opens AZ Family - Phoenix 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.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asTrump blames Biden administration for handling of assassination attempt at Pennsylvania campaign rally (opens AZ Family - Phoenix 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.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asTrump blames Biden administration for handling of assassination attempt at Pennsylvania campaign rally (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
A newly unveiled statue of Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters was defaced with red paint. The vandalism occurred days after the statue's unveiling and coincided with the one-year anniversary of Kirk's assassination.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asNewly unveiled Charlie Kirk statue vandalized at Turning Point USA headquarters (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
U.S. District Judge Murray Snow rejected Maricopa County's request to end federal supervision of the sheriff's office. The judge cited a plaintiffs' expert who found a 4.7-minute longer average stop for Hispanic drivers compared to white drivers.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asJudge rejects bid to end federal oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
A multi-agency operation in Arizona arrested 95 undocumented truck drivers holding state-issued commercial licences, most from California. The broader operation detained 143 people from 18 countries and seized methamphetamine and marijuana. The US Department of Transportation finalised a rule to block unqualified foreign drivers from obtaining licences.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asBorder Patrol arrests 95 commercially licensed drivers in Yuma operation (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
The Trump administration has begun building a border wall project on land belonging to the Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona. The tribe alleges federal agents and contractors trespassed on its land, damaging sacred sites, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection states the area is a dangerous smuggling route.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asBorder wall contractors, CBP agents enter Tohono O’odham Nation illegally, leaders say (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
Democratic-controlled states have filed a new lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to limit mail voting in the midterm elections. The suit targets new U.S. Postal Service rules that require federal approval for mail ballot envelope designs and a list of eligible voters.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asArizona, other Democratic-led states file lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s order limiting mail-in voting (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
A federal judge has lifted a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. The Supreme Court ruled a previous challenge was premature, but states have filed a new lawsuit arguing the USPS rule interferes with election administration.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asArizona, other Democratic-led states file lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s order limiting mail-in voting (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
A legal watchdog has filed bar complaints against U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and two subordinates. The complaints allege ethical violations in their attempt to charge six Democratic lawmakers over a video encouraging troops to resist unlawful orders.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asBar complaint filed over bid to indict lawmakers including Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
Mexico has restarted live cattle exports to the United States after a nearly two-year suspension. The halt was due to a screwworm outbreak, which has affected both countries and led to increased beef prices in the US.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asDouglas Port of Entry reopens to cattle after yearlong screwworm closure (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
A Missouri judge issued an arrest warrant for Jill Stein after she and her attorney failed to appear at a court hearing on 20 August 2026. The warrant was later dropped when her attorney appeared in court. Stein faces misdemeanour charges of trespassing and assault from an April 2024 protest at Washington University in St. Louis.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asArrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
Actress Hayden Panettiere, 36, was found dead in her Greenville, South Carolina apartment on 16 August 2026. Police and the coroner’s office reported no signs of foul play. Her father confirmed her death in a statement to ABC News, and tributes followed from co-stars and fans.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asAutopsy completed for actress Hayden Panettiere, coroner says (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, have asked a Utah judge to block the death penalty. They argue the shooting did not endanger other attendees at the Utah Valley University event on 10 September 2025. Prosecutors say DNA links Robinson to the weapon.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asDefense in Charlie Kirk’s killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit ‘intended target’ (opens AZ Family - Phoenix 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.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave at month’s end, Trump says (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs chose John Giles, a former Republican mayor of Mesa, as her running mate on 11 August 2026. Giles, who switched to independent in May, aims to attract conservative voters in a tight race against Republican Rep. Andy Biggs. Arizona will elect a lieutenant governor for the first time in January 2027.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asGov. Hobbs chooses former Republican Mesa Mayor John Giles as running mate (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
Congressional Democrats launched an investigation into the Trump administration’s efforts to deport military service members and their families, citing an Associated Press report that found over 50 spouses and parents of active-duty troops have been detained by immigration authorities. The probe focuses on coordination between the Pentagon and DHS.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asCongressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
Donald Trump warned Iran that the US would launch major strikes unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, while Axios reported an interim deal was near. Oil prices fell below $80 a barrel after US officials expressed hope for a resolution, though no centre-rated outlet covered the story.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asIran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close, but one or both would have to back down (opens AZ Family - Phoenix in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed progress in negotiations with Iran and Oman to increase commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, though no final agreement has been reached. Qatar and Pakistan are mediating, with a Saudi source suggesting a deal could be announced within days.
AZ Family - Phoenix reported it asIran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close, but one or both would have to back down (opens AZ Family - Phoenix 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
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Very high factuality
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Who owns it
- Gray TelevisionMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Meredith CorporationMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
- Official site
- azfamily.com
- Seen publishing on
- azfamily.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
- 20
- Reports listed
- 20
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
16 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.
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Across the 20 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of AZ Family - Phoenix: its report arrived a median of 31 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 21 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
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