Boston Herald media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Boston Herald as leaning right. We have seen it on 135 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Boston Herald biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Boston Herald as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Boston Herald left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Boston Herald as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Boston Herald reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Boston Herald 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 Boston Herald has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Boston Herald’s own report linked underneath.
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
Boston Herald reported it asEarly voting surges in Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
Boston Herald reported it asStage giant Patrick Stewart, of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86 (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Canada and the European Union are engaged in high-level discussions in Montreal, seeking to expand their partnership into new areas like strategic minerals and digital trade. The summit is viewed as a move to create an independent global stance.
Boston Herald reported it asCarney, top EU official push Canada associate membership, wider alliance against Trump threats (opens Boston Herald 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.
Boston Herald reported it asArtificial intelligence giant Anthropic files papers to sell shares to the public for the first time (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
Boston Herald reported it asLula’s win in Brazil bucks a regional shift to the right and denies Trump a powerful ally (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has disputed his job approval ratings, calling them 'fake' and suggesting his actual approval is 60%. This comes as multiple polls show his approval significantly lower, with one average at 38.8%.
Boston Herald reported it asSchoen: What history says about Trump’s job approval, midterms (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
A proposed California tax on billionaires could generate substantially less revenue than anticipated, according to Stanford economists. The study suggests that wealth migration among billionaires may offset the tax's benefits, potentially leading to a net loss in state income tax revenue.
Boston Herald reported it asEditorial: The wealth tax — Where did all the money go? (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Several US cities are exploring the use of driverless trains, with Washington D.C. and Los Angeles advancing plans for automated subway systems. Honolulu already operates a driverless metro. The move sparks debate over safety, cost, and the future of transit innovation.
Boston Herald reported it asTicker: Some US transit systems weigh whether to run automated trains (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
The head of the UN's nuclear agency predicts nuclear power could more than triple by 2060, driven by demand for reliable, carbon-free energy. In 2025, over 400 reactors supplied 10% of global electricity.
Boston Herald reported it asNuclear power could more than triple by 2060, UN agency says (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Israeli settlers have been involved in attacks on Palestinian olive trees and theft of olives in the West Bank. Reports indicate an acceleration of these incidents ahead of an upcoming Israeli election, with differing perspectives on land and crop ownership.
Boston Herald reported it asEmboldened Israeli settlers lead a surge of attacks on Palestinians’ olive harvest (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
Boston Herald reported it asFrench authorities deploy 70,000 officers for Saturday protests; Louvre and other museums closed (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Weekend unrest in France left roughly 3,000 shops damaged and could generate claims exceeding €13 billion. Authorities launched a digital tool to identify looters, and insurers prepared to assist, though coverage may be limited.
Boston Herald reported it asFrench authorities deploy 70,000 officers for Saturday protests; Louvre and other museums closed (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are heading to the eastern Atlantic coast of the United States. The shipments are part of an agreement between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase fuel supplies and lower prices.
Boston Herald reported it asThe Kremlin says a first tanker of Russian diesel sets sail for the US despite Ukraine’s protests (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Erika Kirk is pushing back against a defense proposal to delay the murder trial of Tyler Robinson until 2029. She is asking a judge to set a trial date in 2027, arguing that further delays will prolong the family's suffering and noting the significant cost of the defense.
Boston Herald reported it asDefense attorneys in Charlie Kirk’s killing want to have a trial in 2029 (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
Boston Herald reported it asIsrael says 2 soldiers killed in thwarted ‘terror attack,’ and other Middle East news (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
A recent poll by the Associated Press and NORC reveals that American voters prioritize economic concerns and ending the war in Iran over investigations into Donald Trump for the next Congress.
Boston Herald reported it asVoters prioritize costs and Iran over investigating Trump for next Congress, poll finds (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
The Trump administration is on track to deport approximately 660,000 people in its past year, a 26% increase compared to the Biden administration's yearly average. Voluntary departures are at an all-time high, but most deported individuals have no criminal convictions.
Boston Herald reported it asDeportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she will move out of her D.C. residence after federal agents conducted a four‑to‑five‑hour search, seized 17 items and sparked safety concerns. The raid is linked to a fraud probe into her family’s immigration records.
Boston Herald reported it asRep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Former Democratic Senator Joe Manchin will campaign with Republican Senator Susan Collins in Maine. Manchin stated his motivation is to counter attacks on Collins for her voting record with President Trump, calling related statistics "bullsh*t".
Boston Herald reported it asMaine Sen. Collins enlists ex-Democratic colleague Manchin in effort to highlight her independence (opens Boston Herald in a new tab)
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has confirmed it produced an ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother. The ad includes criticism of Acton and insinuations about her mental health. The campaign plans a significant advertising spend around the video, which has drawn criticism.
Boston Herald reported it asOhio’s Vivek Ramaswamy bankrolls disturbing ad with rival’s estranged mom (opens Boston Herald 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
- Digital First MediaCorporationdirect owner
- Alden Global CapitalPrivate Equityparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Official site
- bostonherald.com
- Seen publishing on
- bostonherald.com
- Access
- Metered: some articles are readable, some are not
- 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
- 135
- Reports listed
- 137
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
137 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.
On 57 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Boston Herald ran the story anyway.
Across the 135 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Boston Herald: its report arrived a median of 29 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
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