Boston.com media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Boston.com one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 38 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Boston.com biased?
The rating organisations do not give Boston.com one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Boston.com left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Boston.com one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Boston.com reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Boston.com are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Boston.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Boston.com’s own report linked underneath.
Jason Eaton has been convicted of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian students in Vermont in November 2023. A jury rejected his insanity defense, which cited claims of acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad. Eaton faces up to life in prison.
Boston.com reported it asJury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
Converse has removed a social media advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after critics said the imagery evoked racist symbols, including those associated with the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, stating they understood why the image was upsetting and had made a mistake.
Boston.com reported it asBoston-based Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, a former Connecticut budget official convicted of corruption, has fled the U.S. for Greece before his sentencing. He travelled by boat and plane, and his dual citizenship may prevent extradition.
Boston.com reported it asEx-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruption (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Boston.com reported it asMacklemore, Robert Kraft pledge millions in aid amid Ed Sheeran tour controversy (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Boston.com reported it asWhat to know about Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore was cut and artists dropped out (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has proposed new initiatives to enhance postpartum care, including free nurse home visits for all new parents and updated mental health screening regulations. The proposals follow the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, which highlighted concerns about maternal mental health.
Boston.com reported it asMassachusetts governor proposes improved postpartum healthcare after Lindsay Clancy trial (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
The Supreme Court will decide this month whether to hear a case brought by a Maine lobsterman challenging a federal rule requiring GPS trackers on fishing boats. The ruling could impact the broader commercial fishing industry.
Boston.com reported it asSupreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman’s challenge to GPS boat tracker requirement (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
Boston.com reported it asJudge in Lindsay Clancy case impounds jurors’ names indefinitely, says at least one has gotten threats (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
The juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has hired Edward Paltzik, an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. The juror stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt based on the evidence presented.
Boston.com reported it asJudge in Lindsay Clancy case impounds jurors’ names indefinitely, says at least one has gotten threats (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
A sexual assault trial is underway in New Hampshire for former youth counselor Jeffrey Buskey, 60. He faces 21 charges related to alleged abuse of four boys at a Manchester youth detention center in the late 1990s. The case is part of a larger scandal involving over 1,100 lawsuits.
Boston.com reported it asEx-youth detention center counselor faces sex assault trial in New Hampshire (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
The trial of Jason Eaton has begun in Burlington, Vermont, for the attempted murder of three Palestinian college students. Eaton claims intelligence agencies ordered him to shoot, while prosecutors contend he acted with intent and was not legally insane.
Boston.com reported it asA Vermont man is on trial for shooting 3 Palestinian students. He claimed the CIA told him to do it. (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Boston.com reported it asSupreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has stated he will not intervene in the Lindsay Clancy case, calling it a "state situation" and not a federal matter. Clancy's attorney had publicly requested a presidential pardon.
Boston.com reported it asTrump responds to calls for Lindsay Clancy pardon: ‘I hope they can work it out’ (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
The Trump administration is drafting a rule to allow married couples with a stay-at-home spouse to receive child care subsidies. The proposal would redirect funds from a program intended for working parents and is championed by Vice President JD Vance.
Boston.com reported it asTrump officials draft plan to pay at-home parents, using funds for working ones (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is facing a primary challenge from Helena Foulkes. McKee is attempting to avoid a rare defeat for an incumbent governor, while Foulkes has focused on his administration's handling of the Washington Bridge replacement project.
Boston.com reported it asRhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces rematch with Helena Foulkes amid turmoil over Washington Bridge (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
Jurors deliberated for a third day without reaching a verdict in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of strangling her three young children in January 2023. The case hinges on whether she acted due to postpartum psychosis or made a conscious choice.
Boston.com reported it asLivestream: Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial report they're still deadlocked; deliberations continue (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
Boston.com reported it asNASA's newest space telescope launches to explore hidden universe (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
Climate change is becoming a less prominent issue for Democrats in election campaigns, with some researchers coining the term 'climate hushing'. This shift occurs even as scientists predict 2026 could be the hottest year on record.
Boston.com reported it asThe Earth is sizzling, but climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats this year (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela granting the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves. Trump described the deal as the largest in world history, predicting it would increase US reserves and reduce fuel prices.
Boston.com reported it asTrump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves (opens Boston.com in a new tab)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved daraxonrasib, branded as Rasonque, for metastatic pancreatic cancer. In trials, patients taking the drug lived a median of 13.2 months, compared to 6.7 months on chemotherapy.
Boston.com reported it asFDA approves drug poised to transform care for pancreatic cancer (opens Boston.com 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Boston.com.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Official site
- boston.com
- Seen publishing on
- boston.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
- 38
- Reports listed
- 39
- We could read
- 7
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
32 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 7 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Boston.com is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 38 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Boston.com: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 21 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 21 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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