CBN media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place CBN on the right. We have seen it on 59 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is CBN biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place CBN on the right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is CBN left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place CBN on the right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is CBN reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for CBN are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What CBN has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with CBN’s own report linked underneath.
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
CBN reported it asTrump Announces End to US Military Aid to Israel as Political Uncertainty and Iran Tensions Mount (opens CBN in a new tab)
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.
CBN reported it asControl of Congress, Abortion, Gay Marriage, Transgenderism at Stake in Today's Elections (opens CBN in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
CBN reported it asControl of Congress, Abortion, Gay Marriage, Transgenderism at Stake in Today's Elections (opens CBN in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
CBN reported it asElection Bombshell as Democrat Endorses Republican in Michigan Senate Race (opens CBN in a new tab)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his coalition's parliamentary majority following recent elections. Neither the pro-Netanyahu bloc nor the opposition secured the 61 seats needed for a majority, leading President Isaac Herzog to begin consultations with parties to form a government and avoid further elections.
CBN reported it asIsrael Vote Results Leave Netanyahu, Eisenkot Blocs Short of Majority as Iran Threat Rises (opens CBN 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.
CBN reported it asLula is Declared Winner of Brazil's Election as Bolsonaro Rejects Results (opens CBN in a new tab)
Eight people were killed and 40 wounded in an attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan. Jordanian authorities have labelled the incident as extremist terrorism, and investigations into the attackers' potential links to known groups are ongoing. The US embassy announced increased security measures across Jordan.
CBN reported it asTerrorists in Jordan Murder at Least 7, Wound 40 at a Greek Orthodox Funeral (opens CBN in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated that the US has "knocked the hell out" of Iran and indicated the possibility of further military action. This comes amid reports of US and Israeli military preparations to disrupt Iran's nuclear rebuild.
CBN reported it asTrump Signals Iran Showdown May Be Near as Netanyahu Warns of Existential Threat (opens CBN in a new tab)
Tom Barrack said a US attack on Iran could happen within two days, but President Donald Trump told reporters he did not know of any such plan and recalled his October pledge not to strike before the midterm elections.
CBN reported it asTrump Signals Iran Showdown May Be Near as Netanyahu Warns of Existential Threat (opens CBN in a new tab)
Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit Party is projected to win seven to ten seats in Israel's upcoming election. This could make his party a key coalition partner for Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, giving Ben-Gvir significant leverage.
CBN reported it asUS, Israel Strategize against Iran Weapons Advances; PM Closes West Bank after Pre-Election Terrorism (opens CBN in a new tab)
Donald Trump has publicly endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for re-election, stating he is a "great warrior prime minister" and "will never let you down." Netanyahu thanked Trump for his "extraordinary endorsement."
CBN reported it asNetanyahu to Trump: 'We Have a Job to Finish' as Reports Signal More US Forces to MidEast (opens CBN in a new tab)
US military forces in the Middle East are reportedly prepared to launch a major offensive against Iran within 96 hours of receiving an order from President Donald Trump. The decision on whether to proceed has not yet been made by the president.
CBN reported it asNetanyahu to Trump: 'We Have a Job to Finish' as Reports Signal More US Forces to MidEast (opens CBN in a new tab)
Far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir's party is seeing a surge in support among younger and first-time voters in Israel, according to recent polls. Ben-Gvir, known for his hardline stances, is appealing to a demographic that previously considered him too extreme.
CBN reported it asIsrael at Crossroads: Can Netanyahu Win Another Mandate? (opens CBN in a new tab)
Israel's election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leading as vote counting continues. With 77.7% voter turnout, the highest since 1999, neither bloc has yet reached the 61 seats required for a majority.
CBN reported it asIsrael at Crossroads: Can Netanyahu Win Another Mandate? (opens CBN in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that US support for Vladimir Putin would be a 'historic mistake'. He also expressed hope that US President Donald Trump would reconsider decisions he believes are wrong and unhelpful to Ukraine and the US.
CBN reported it asGrowing Rift Between Trump and Zelenskyy After US-Russia Diesel Deal (opens CBN in a new tab)
A U.S. banking regulator found that nine of the nation's largest banks denied services to customers based on political, religious, or social views. The report, spanning 2020 to September 2025, was based on 100,000 complaints and hundreds of individual bank decisions.
CBN reported it asInvestigation of 9 Banks Finds 'Irrefutable Evidence' that Religious Groups Were Targeted (opens CBN in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated that the Houthis in Yemen are 'behaving very badly'. He made the comments to reporters before leaving for Alaska, as a conflict escalation continues in Yemen following the breakdown of a 2022 truce.
CBN reported it asTrump Weighs US Role in Saudi Reprisals against Houthis; Netanyahu Convenes Security Cabinet (opens CBN in a new tab)
The Kremlin has stated that no date has been agreed for a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump. Trump had previously announced that a call was scheduled to take place 'very soon'. The discussion was expected to touch on a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia.
CBN reported it asU.S. Presses Moscow for Answers After Mysterious Death at Russian Pathogen Lab (opens CBN in a new tab)
Israel's National Security Council has issued a warning to its citizens and Jews abroad about increased terror threats ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks. The council advised specific precautions and highlighted certain countries as high-risk destinations.
CBN reported it asThree Years after Hamas Massacre, Kibbutz Be'eri and Israel's Eshkol Region Rebuild with Purpose (opens CBN in a new tab)
Flydubai flight FZ1073 experienced a severe mid-air incident on September 30, 2026, when the co-pilot allegedly stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar. The aircraft plummeted thousands of feet before passengers and crew disarmed the co-pilot, allowing a safe emergency landing.
CBN reported it asIsrael Celebrates Return of Heroes, Passengers from Flight 1073 Sukkot 'Miracle'; Terrorism Suspected (opens CBN 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.
Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc.Otherdirect owner
Where it publishes from
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
- 59
- Reports listed
- 60
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 7 August 2026
57 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 9 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and CBN ran the story anyway.
Across the 59 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than CBN’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 2 days after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 10 October 2026.
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