CBS58 media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give CBS58 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 30 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is CBS58 biased?
The rating organisations do not give CBS58 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 CBS58 left or right?
The rating organisations do not give CBS58 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 CBS58 reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for CBS58 are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What CBS58 has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with CBS58’s own report linked underneath.
Earl Charles Spencer claims King Charles sounded 'euphoric' and 'like a lottery winner' in a phone call shortly after Princess Diana's death in 1997. Buckingham Palace has responded, stating that grief can affect memory.
CBS58 reported it asPrincess Diana’s brother claims Charles sounded ‘giddily elated’ the night of her death (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
CBS58 reported it asHouse to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote (opens CBS58 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.
CBS58 reported it asTrump lashes out at Supreme Court justices, saying his appointees ‘are not the people I interviewed’ (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
CBS58 reported it asTrump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
CBS58 reported it asTrump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
CBS58 reported it asMitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence due to health issues (opens CBS58 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.
CBS58 reported it asSupreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report found that nearly 80 immigrant detainees at the 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility were held in small metal enclosures for periods ranging from several minutes to nearly two hours. The report described the enclosures as 'highly unconventional' and a risk to detainee health and safety.
CBS58 reported it as‘Alligator Alcatraz’ put detainees in metal cages labeled ‘calming areas,’ watchdog finds (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials had travelled on a train that passed through the area shortly before the attack, according to reports. Poland's Prime Minister warned of intensified Russian attacks.
CBS58 reported it asTrump tells Ukraine to stop targeting Russia’s diesel as Kyiv says Moscow attacked passenger train near Polish border (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
The Justice Department announced the deportation of Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan woman accused of aiding a terror plot. Her case was the first to use the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a secretive tribunal established 30 years ago, which had not been activated until this summer.
CBS58 reported it asJustice Department secures deportation order in first-of-its-kind case brought in secretive court (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
Explosions were reported near Iran's Kharg Island and the port city of Jask. A US official confirmed strikes on Iranian oil tankers, while Iran's military warned of retaliation if its vessels are attacked. Oil prices rose following the news.
CBS58 reported it asUS strike sinks Iranian tanker, sparking retaliatory missile barrage at Jordan (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the war in Iran will conclude immediately after the US midterm elections in November. He accused Iran of prolonging the conflict to influence the election outcome and suggested the country seeks nuclear weapons.
CBS58 reported it asUS strike sinks Iranian tanker, sparking retaliatory missile barrage at Jordan (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
CBS58 reported it asICE officer federally charged in Minneapolis shooting lied to investigators 6 times, indictment says (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
Argentine President Javier Milei announced sanctions against companies involved in oil projects near the Falkland Islands and the construction of a new naval base in Tierra del Fuego. The moves come amid renewed tensions over the islands' sovereignty, fueled by remarks from former U.S. President Donald Trump.
CBS58 reported it asArgentina ratchets up Falklands tensions after Trump casts doubt on support for Britain (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject a federal judge's order that halts new rules for mail-in voting. The appeal comes as North Carolina prepares to send out mail ballots, with a whistleblower report warning the new rules could prevent millions of ballots from being sent.
CBS58 reported it asTrump asks Supreme Court to OK sweeping changes for mail ballots (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after 200-day Middle East mission amid crew welfare concerns
Trust 78The USS Abraham Lincoln reached Thailand after a 200-day deployment in the Middle East, the longest continuous sea duty in modern US Navy history. Reports of supply shortages, morale problems, and a possible suicide attempt prompted a Senate inquiry and a replacement carrier dispatch.
CBS58 reported it asAircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand after months of combat in Middle East (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
A 20-year-old Haitian student died by suicide in Springfield, Ohio, after his Temporary Protected Status was terminated. An advocacy group stated the decision to end TPS contributed to his death.
CBS58 reported it asAn Ohio college student died in an apparent suicide. His family says he felt ‘humiliated’ by his ICE ankle monitor (opens CBS58 in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the US will respond forcefully to Iranian attacks on American bases in Jordan and the UAE. The exchange of fire follows a US strike on Iran's Larak Island, with both sides issuing threats of further action.
CBS58 reported it asIran retaliates after US strikes, defying Trump’s warning it could be hit ‘much harder’ (opens CBS58 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.
CBS58 reported it asUSPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public (opens CBS58 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.
CBS58 reported it asTrump says US reaches deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of country’s oil reserves (opens CBS58 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Weigel BroadcastingMedia 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
- 30
- Reports listed
- 31
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
31 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. CBS58 is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 30 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than CBS58’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 33 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
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