CBS 17 media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place CBS 17 in the centre. We have seen it on 15 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is CBS 17 biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place CBS 17 in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is CBS 17 left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place CBS 17 in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is CBS 17 reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for CBS 17 are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What CBS 17 has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with CBS 17’s own report linked underneath.
A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle bomb at a mosque within Kohat’s police headquarters on 18 September 2026. At least 20‑21 people died, most of them police officers, and dozens were injured. President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack and Saudi Arabia expressed solidarity with Pakistan.
CBS 17 reported it asPakistani forces end 20-hour standoff with militants in the northwest (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
CBS 17 reported it asFed hikes interest rates by quarter point (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has proposed giving $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House and Senate in the upcoming midterms. The plan is projected to cost $1.2 trillion and has raised concerns about inflation.
CBS 17 reported it asTrump wants to send Americans money. Congress and economists don’t seem thrilled with the idea (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
French President Emmanuel Macron is in London to view the Bayeux Tapestry with King Charles III and meet UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. They will discuss migration, the Russia-Ukraine war, and UK-EU relations. The tapestry is on loan from France for a 10-month exhibition.
CBS 17 reported it asMacron and King Charles III hail their nations’ ties as they view the Bayeux Tapestry in London (opens CBS 17 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.
CBS 17 reported it asNC congressional candidate banned from Kalshi after betting on own race (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards is urging his colleagues to vote against a censure resolution following a House Ethics Committee report that found substantial evidence of unwanted advances toward two female staffers. Edwards maintains his actions were not sexual misconduct.
CBS 17 reported it asNorth Carolina congressman Chuck Edwards asks House colleagues not to censure him (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
Democratic-controlled states have filed a new lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to limit mail voting in the midterm elections. The suit targets new U.S. Postal Service rules that require federal approval for mail ballot envelope designs and a list of eligible voters.
CBS 17 reported it asNC joins states filing new mail voting challenge after judge removes hurdle for Trump (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
The family of Iryna Zarutska, who was killed on the Charlotte Area Transit system's Blue Line in August 2025, plans to file a civil lawsuit. A state audit revealed safety and security gaps, including a lack of fare enforcement and physical security.
CBS 17 reported it asIryna Zarutska's family to file a civil lawsuit regarding security failures around her death (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted against Sunday early voting in 20 counties where local election boards could not reach unanimous agreement. Decisions largely sided with Republican majorities on local boards, drawing criticism from Democrats and voting-rights advocates.
CBS 17 reported it asNC Board of Elections decides fates of early voting in 20 disputed counties (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 'unprecedented economic warfare and isolation' on Iran, warning that any country enabling financial or governmental aid to Tehran would face 'tremendous economic consequences'. Reports vary on whether specific measures or targets were named, with China identified as Iran’s largest oil buyer.
CBS 17 reported it asIran dismisses US economic threats and other developments in the Middle East (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced new economic measures against Iran, warning any country providing financial or logistical support would face 'tremendous economic consequences'. The move follows stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran, with Trump claiming Iran had rejected a deal.
CBS 17 reported it asIran dismisses US economic threats and other developments in the Middle East (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
Trump announces potential new Iran sanctions and declares Strait of Hormuz blockade effective
Trust 42Donald Trump said the US could impose further sanctions on Iran, described a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as '100% successful', and argued that increased US oil production had reduced global reliance on the waterway. Oil prices, he said, had not spiked as feared and remained around $84 to $85 per barrel.
CBS 17 reported it asIran dismisses US economic threats and other developments in the Middle East (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
Iran’s chief negotiator said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US lifts its naval blockade, releases frozen assets and ends oil sanctions. A vessel was struck in the strait, injuring at least one crew member, as tensions escalate over a June memorandum of understanding.
CBS 17 reported it asIran dismisses US economic threats and other developments in the Middle East (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
Oil prices declined as investors anticipated the announcement of new US sanctions against Iran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to reveal the measures, which Iran has dismissed. Asian stock markets remained flat.
CBS 17 reported it asIran dismisses US economic threats and other developments in the Middle East (opens CBS 17 in a new tab)
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) announced he will not seek re-election after the House Ethics Committee found substantial evidence of sexual harassment. The committee recommended censure, citing lavish gifts and inappropriate behavior toward two women staffers. Edwards will complete his current term.
CBS 17 reported it asRep. Chuck Edwards ends re-election bid (opens CBS 17 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.
Very high factuality
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Who owns it
- Nexstar Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect 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
- 15
- Reports listed
- 15
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
15 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. CBS 17 is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 15 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of CBS 17: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 23 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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