AZCentral media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give AZCentral one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 23 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is AZCentral biased?
The rating organisations do not give AZCentral one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is AZCentral left or right?
The rating organisations do not give AZCentral one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is AZCentral reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for AZCentral are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What AZCentral has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with AZCentral’s own report linked underneath.
Democrat Katie Hobbs has won re-election as Arizona governor, defeating Republican Andy Biggs. Early returns showed Hobbs with a commanding lead, securing her second term in office.
AZCentral reported it asHere's what we've learned from the Arizona midterm elections so far (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
Democrat Joanna Mendoza has declared victory in Arizona's Congressional District 6, leading Republican incumbent Juan Ciscomani with 56.7% of the vote. The race is too close to call, according to the Associated Press. The contest has focused on social programs and tax cuts.
AZCentral reported it asMendoza declares win in pivotal Tucson-area US House race (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding across the Southwest, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Arizona and Colorado. The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is forecast to reach historic levels, while Sedona, Arizona, residents are being urged to leave their homes.
AZCentral reported it asArizona flooding triggers evacuations, highway closures (opens AZCentral 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.
AZCentral reported it asMayor charges at resident during town hall meeting in New ... (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
President Donald Trump will present the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk and other tech executives at a White House ceremony on Thursday. The event is part of a summit titled 'Science: A New Golden Age'.
AZCentral reported it asTrump calls musk a 'modern day Thomas Edison' at science awards (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
A protester at a Donald Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio, was punched by a supporter and subsequently mocked by the president for their weight. The incident occurred as federal officers executed a search warrant at the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar.
AZCentral reported it asTrump is returning to Arizona for midterm election rally (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
During a Donald Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio, attendees attacked a protester. Video captured supporters pulling at her clothing, shoving her, and striking her. Donald Trump referred to the protester as 'paid' and 'scum,' and mocked her weight. No arrests were made.
AZCentral reported it asTrump is returning to Arizona for midterm election rally (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
Tropical Storm Rachel is intensifying south of Colima and Jalisco, with potential to become a hurricane. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Polo has weakened over Sonora after making landfall in Baja California Sur.
AZCentral reported it asHow Hurricane Polo moisture could affect Arizona weather (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
The United States has refused visas to members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's delegation, including his communications team, for the UN General Assembly. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson described the action as an 'unprecedented hostile move'. The US has authorised the delegation's travel but imposed restrictions.
AZCentral reported it asIranian president vows not to 'bend at the knee' after Trump ... (opens AZCentral 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.
AZCentral reported it asCharlie Kirk statue and poster vandalized with paint (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
A 27-year-old British researcher, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from Anthropic and the AI industry, citing concerns over the rapid, irresponsible development of self-improving superintelligence. He fears this race poses a significant risk to humanity, with some reports suggesting an existential threat by the end of the decade.
AZCentral reported it asA researcher warned AI could end humanity. Congress is starting to freak out. (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon, a researcher formerly with OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned, stating that leading AI developers are acting irresponsibly and "gambling with our lives." His departure has drawn comparisons to the Skynet scenario from the Terminator film.
AZCentral reported it asA researcher warned AI could end humanity. Congress is starting to freak out. (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon has resigned from AI company Anthropic, warning that the rapid development of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. His departure and warnings have been reported across several outlets, highlighting concerns about AI safety and the race for superintelligence.
AZCentral reported it asA researcher warned AI could end humanity. Congress is starting to freak out. (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
An Anthropic researcher has warned of a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction in the next ten years. The warning follows a colleague's resignation over concerns about reckless AI development.
AZCentral reported it asA researcher warned AI could end humanity. Congress is starting to freak out. (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject a federal judge's order that halts new rules for mail-in voting. The appeal comes as North Carolina prepares to send out mail ballots, with a whistleblower report warning the new rules could prevent millions of ballots from being sent.
AZCentral reported it asTrump brings fight over mailed ballots back to Supreme Court (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
Police in Tucson, Arizona, are investigating a shooting outside a gay bar as a possible hate crime. Three people, including the shooter, died in the incident. The suspect was found with a note listing LGBTQIA+-associated businesses.
AZCentral reported it asScenes from Vigil in Tucson for two slain men from LGBTQ+ community (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the United States after being detained by ICE. In a recent interview, the commentator expressed shame over his past support for Donald Trump and described his arrest as being akin to that of a gang member.
AZCentral reported it asDeported right-wing pundit says ICE has 'institutionalized' brutality (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky after a confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Freedom, who declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft identifying as a woman, was wearing a shirt with a definition of 'woman'.
AZCentral reported it asEnes Kanter Freedom ejected after WNBA altercation with Natasha Cloud (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
The US Navy is reviewing plans to rename a Ford-class aircraft carrier currently designated USS Doris Miller, a Black sailor recognised for heroism at Pearl Harbor. Sources say internal discussions include honouring Donald Trump, which would be unprecedented for a sitting president.
AZCentral reported it asNavy may name new aircraft carrier after Trump and not WWII hero (opens AZCentral in a new tab)
Florida primary voters selected U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds as the Republican nominee for governor and former Rep. David Jolly as the Democratic nominee. Donalds, endorsed by Trump, defeated Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, while Jolly, a party-switcher, won the Democratic primary. They will compete in November to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis.
AZCentral reported it asFavorite Byron Donalds cruises to easy GOP gubernatorial nomination (opens AZCentral 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- USA TODAY Co., Inc.Media Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
- Official site
- azcentral.com
- Seen publishing on
- azcentral.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
- 23
- Reports listed
- 23
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
22 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 5 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and AZCentral ran the story anyway.
Across the 23 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than AZCentral’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 18 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as AZCentral, 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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