Crooks and Liars media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Crooks and Liars one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Far left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 83 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Crooks and Liars biased?
The rating organisations do not give Crooks and Liars one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Far left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Crooks and Liars left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Crooks and Liars one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Far left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Crooks and Liars reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Crooks and Liars are Ad Fontes Media: Low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Crooks and Liars has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Crooks and Liars’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
Crooks and Liars reported it asPetulant Trump Threatens To Cut Off Trade With Europe (opens Crooks and Liars 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.
Crooks and Liars reported it asRep. Ted Lieu Furious Mike Johnson Refused To Hold AI Kill Switch Bill Vote (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
President Donald Trump reportedly had a heated exchange with Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty during a Kennedy Center board call. A federal judge blocked attempts to add Trump's name to the building, a decision the Justice Department has appealed.
Crooks and Liars reported it asKennedy Center Board Member Went For Trump's THROAT After He Verbally Attacked Her (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
Crooks and Liars reported it asGOP Rep Files Articles Of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth (opens Crooks and Liars 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.
Crooks and Liars reported it asMitch McConnell STILL Refuses To Be Recorded Following Return To Senate (opens Crooks and Liars 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.
Crooks and Liars reported it asDeSantis Admin Doubles Down On 'Even Smaller' Immigrant 'Torture' Cages After Outrage (opens Crooks and Liars 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."
Crooks and Liars reported it asTrump Declares Himself The Only 'Guardrail' AI Needs, Immediately Proves He Isn't (opens Crooks and Liars 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.
Crooks and Liars reported it asTrump Declares Himself The Only 'Guardrail' AI Needs, Immediately Proves He Isn't (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
Senator Roger Marshall and Democratic candidate Adam Hamilton participated in a debate at the Kansas State Fair. Marshall was booed by the crowd when he defended President Trump's tariffs. The debate covered stances on tariffs, the war in Iran, and partisan politics.
Crooks and Liars reported it asTrump Lackey Sen. Marshall Gets Booed (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
Donald Trump reacted aggressively to ABC News reporter Rachel Scott when she questioned his proposed $5,000 dividend plan. The exchange occurred after Trump's appearance at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas. Scott had asked why voters would need the payment if his economic policies were already successful.
Crooks and Liars reported it asDonald Trump Physically LUNGES, Growls At Female Reporter (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel announced his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on ABC due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pressure. The interview will instead be posted on YouTube. The decision comes amid a broader dispute between ABC's parent company, Disney, and the FCC over broadcast licenses.
Crooks and Liars reported it asFCC Bullies Kimmel's Interview With Talarico Off The Air (opens Crooks and Liars 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.
Crooks and Liars reported it asCampos-Duffy Gushes Over Illegal Trump Bribe For GOP Vote (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
Crooks and Liars reported it asFox Biz Host: Biden Was Bad, Trump Is Good, And $5K Bribe Is 'Golden' (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
A judge is set to rule on dismissing charges against former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn. Prosecutors want the indictment dismissed without prejudice, while Hearn's lawyer seeks dismissal with prejudice to prevent refiling.
Crooks and Liars reported it asPirro Gets Flustered At Presser (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has threatened to block sales of Canadian company Bombardier's jets in the U.S. unless the company increases its manufacturing in America. The move has prompted concern from Kansas politicians about the impact on local jobs and the economy.
Crooks and Liars reported it as'Had Better Weekends': MAGA Senator Responds To Trump Threat Without Mentioning Trump (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
Donald Trump has claimed he went to Ground Zero the day after the 9/11 attacks with construction workers and 'worked long and hard.' First responders and individuals present at the site have stated they did not see him there.
Crooks and Liars reported it asDISGRACEFUL: Trump Lies About Being Lifted From Rubble After 9/11 Attack (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell has been absent from public view for over 80 days since his June hospitalization. Fox News commentator Joe Concha has publicly demanded that McConnell return to Senate duties by September or resign, stating "Enough of this already."
Crooks and Liars reported it asComer's McConnell Excuse Doesn't Even Fly On Fox (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
First Lady Melania Trump will not attend the Republican Party's midterm convention in Dallas on September 9 and 10. A White House official confirmed her absence, which comes as at least 45 Republican lawmakers have also stated they will skip the event.
Crooks and Liars reported it asTrump Marriage Under Water As Melania Serves Her Husband Yet Another BRUTAL Snub (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has labelled media outlets reporting on low US munitions stockpiles during the Iran war as 'treasonous scum'. He claims US production is at 'levels never seen before' and stockpiles are 'far more than we could ever use'. Experts, however, warn that replenishing key weapons could take at least two years.
Crooks and Liars reported it as'Treasonous SCUM!': Trump Is Totally Losing His Sh*t Over Criticism Of His Iran War (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
Joel Shapiro's 'Blue' sculpture, installed at the Kennedy Center in 2019, was removed on September 2, 2026. The removal was requested by the Kennedy Center and the Joel Shapiro and Phelan Foundation, which will decide its future location. The action occurs amid broader renovation and renaming plans for the venue.
Crooks and Liars reported it asTrump’s Kennedy Center Renovation Now Includes Removing An Iconic Blue Sculpture (opens Crooks and Liars in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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
- John AmatoBillionairedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Official site
- crooksandliars.com
- Seen publishing on
- crooksandliars.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
- 83
- Reports listed
- 83
- We could read
- 16
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
67 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 16 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 20 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Crooks and Liars ran the story anyway.
Across the 83 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Crooks and Liars’s on 4 of them. Overall it filed a median of 24 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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