Carolina Coast Online media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places Carolina Coast Online in the centre. We have seen it on 46 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Carolina Coast Online biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Carolina Coast Online in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Carolina Coast Online left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Carolina Coast Online in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Carolina Coast Online reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Carolina Coast Online are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Carolina Coast Online has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Carolina Coast Online’s own report linked underneath.
The Federal Trade Commission is suing telehealth companies, including Hims & Hers, for deceptive practices and sharing customer health data. Critics argue federal laws don't adequately cover these online health services, leading to privacy concerns and a lack of required medical consultations.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asTelehealth companies keep exposing their customers' medical data. What should they do? (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
Early in-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections began on September 18, 2026, in Virginia and other states. The elections will determine control of the House and Senate, with key issues including the cost of living and the war in Iran.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asEarly voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice will investigate AI-related crimes but will not be a regulatory body for the technology. He accused Democrats of using the AI debate to influence the midterm elections and prefers a restrained approach to enforcement actions against AI companies.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asAttorney General Blanche's appearances at political events blur Justice Department boundaries (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average seeing a significant gain. This rebound followed the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate increase, which had previously led to market declines. Treasury yields and oil prices also decreased.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asUS futures climb after Fed takes a hawkish turn on inflation (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asTrump's planned $2.8 billion sale of munitions to Israel, including 40,000 one-ton bombs is largest in years (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in North Carolina with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. This event marks Trump's first rally since his midterm convention in Dallas, as Republicans hope his presence will energize voters.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asTrump to campaign in North Carolina rally with his handpicked Senate nominee Michael Whatley (opens Carolina Coast Online 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.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asTrump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the United States should have the lowest interest rates in the world. He made the remarks ahead of the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy meeting, arguing the nation's strong credit allows it to influence global economics.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asFederal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump's demands (opens Carolina Coast Online 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.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asNC marks 25 years since Sept. 11 attacks (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. This follows a federal appeals panel's decision to let a new map stand, sending the dispute back to the nation's highest court.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asUS Supreme Court again rejects push to use Trump-backed congressional map in Missouri (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, a new poll shows they remain a significant historical event for many Americans. While about two-thirds believe 9/11 impacted the country, few plan to commemorate the upcoming anniversary.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asSept. 11 ranks among the most historic events in many Americans’ lifetimes, polling shows (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
A majority of US adults report low trust in federal government information on elections, foreign affairs, and the environment, according to a new AP-NORC/USA Facts poll. Trust in information about education has risen, while trust in election result certifications has declined.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asMistrust of information coming from US government is rising across major issues, a new poll shows (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance stated the conflict with Iran is not a war and that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is nearly back to normal. President Trump is reportedly considering declaring victory.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asIran claims a strike on a US ship in the Strait of Hormuz but the US denies it (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
Turning Point Action activists heckled Democratic politicians at the Iowa State Fair, while also registering voters and signing people up for events. The organization is working to establish a presence in all of Iowa's 99 counties to influence the 2028 Republican presidential primary.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asTurning Point is laying the groundwork to shape Republican presidential primary in 2028 (opens Carolina Coast Online 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.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asLawmakers ask Army to explain why it told a military unit to stop specializing in drone warfare (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
Donald Trump has declared that Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, stating that Tehran would use them if it acquired them. He also claimed that if he were not president, Israel would no longer exist.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asTrump vows response to Iran’s retaliatory strikes: ‘We’re going to hit them hard’ (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
Russia launched a large aerial assault on Ukraine's Kyiv and Odesa regions using missiles and drones. At least 11 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded, including children. Ukrainian forces reported destroying most of the incoming aerial targets.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asA sixth straight day of Russian strikes hammers Kyiv, killing at least 12 (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would immediately reciprocate if the US returned to its commitments under a June memorandum of understanding. He contrasted Iran's record of honouring agreements with the US's alleged failure to do so.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asIran's president says Iran would return to ceasefire agreement if US does, and other Mideast news (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asPostal Service works to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
Republican congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout has been fined $2,500 and banned for three years from the prediction market platform Kalshi. The penalty follows Buckhout placing a bet tied to her own campaign, an action she acknowledged as a poor judgment call.
Carolina Coast Online reported it asKalshi suspends NC-1 candidate Buckhout for trading on her own race (opens Carolina Coast Online in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Carolina Coast Online.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
- Official site
- carolinacoastonline.com
- Seen publishing on
- carolinacoastonline.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 46
- Reports listed
- 46
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
46 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.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Carolina Coast Online is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 46 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Carolina Coast Online: its report arrived a median of 23 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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