Daily Montanan media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Daily Montanan one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 44 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Daily Montanan biased?
The rating organisations do not give Daily Montanan one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Daily Montanan left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Daily Montanan one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Daily Montanan reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Daily Montanan are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Daily Montanan has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Daily Montanan’s own report linked underneath.
A federal judge in New Hampshire appeared skeptical of a civil rights group's challenge to President Donald Trump's second attempt to redefine birthright citizenship. The ACLU had asked the court to block the order, but the judge suggested a new lawsuit might be necessary.
Daily Montanan reported it asJudge suggests Trump’s most recent birthright citizenship orders may require new lawsuit (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's address to the United Nations General Assembly included numerous claims that have been disputed by experts and official reports. These assertions covered topics from U.S. munitions stockpiles and global oil reserves to his record on settling wars and climate change warnings.
Daily Montanan reported it as‘Drive them into hell’: Trump ponders destruction of Iran at United Nations (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
Daily Montanan reported it asDiesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
Three major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets seek immediate restoration of access.
Daily Montanan reported it asCNN, MS Now, Politico sue Trump over White House ban (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Donald Trump's plan to significantly alter national mail-voting rules. Following the decision, voting rights groups announced a voter protection campaign, while the Department of Justice and Homeland Security pursue separate election-related investigations.
Daily Montanan reported it asWith vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
A coalition of civil rights and union groups has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from being deployed to polling locations. This is the second such legal challenge this month.
Daily Montanan reported it asTrump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
FBI Director Kash Patel declined to rule out sending agents to polling places on Election Day, telling senators he wasn’t certain the bureau is legally barred from doing so. Patel stated the FBI has agents in each field office devoted to addressing election crimes.
Daily Montanan reported it asFBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Daily Montanan reported it asIran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
An analysis from a Democratic-aligned voting rights group indicates that efforts to limit mail-in voting could disproportionately affect Democratic voters. This finding aligns with previous statements by Donald Trump regarding the partisan implications of mail-in voting.
Daily Montanan reported it asTrump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
Daily Montanan reported it asTrump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has alleged that the "Unlawful Voter Initiative" uses legally questionable tactics and unreliable data to investigate non-citizen voting. The initiative reportedly targets hundreds of thousands of individuals across the US, with agents allegedly instructed to pose as voters.
Daily Montanan reported it asU.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
Both chambers of Congress are returning to Capitol Hill for a brief session before the midterm elections. The House will meet for one week, while the Senate will be in session for three weeks, leaving limited time for legislative action.
Daily Montanan reported it asCongress returns to session before midterms sprint, but no action expected on AI fears (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
Trump pressured officials to 'find' votes, loyalist Republicans sought to deny Biden presidency
Trust 33President Donald Trump pressured state election officials to "find" votes after his 2020 loss, while loyalist Republicans in Congress attempted to deny Joe Biden the presidency during the Electoral College certification. Concerns exist about future attempts to overturn election results.
Daily Montanan reported it asHow the US House could overturn the midterm election results (opens Daily Montanan 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.
Daily Montanan reported it asFrustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
A coalition of civil rights groups and voting rights advocates, along with the city of Denver, have filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from deploying immigration enforcement agents to polling places on Election Day. The suit argues federal law restricts such presence to repelling armed enemies.
Daily Montanan reported it asSuit challenges Trump administration move to allow some ICE presence at polling places (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
The Trump administration proposed changes to the U.S. census that would count only citizens and permanent residents, potentially excluding millions and reshaping political representation and federal funding. The changes could also eliminate demographic questions.
Daily Montanan reported it asTrump administration aims to exclude many noncitizens from the census (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
Over 250 current and former members of Congress have urged the US Supreme Court to deny a request to pause a ruling blocking parts of a USPS mail-in voting rule. They argue the rule and a related executive order unconstitutionally infringe on Congress's authority over federal elections.
Daily Montanan reported it asTrump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court (opens Daily Montanan 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.
Daily Montanan reported it asJudge criticizes Trump pressure on prosecutors on reflecting pool vandalism charges (opens Daily Montanan 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.
Daily Montanan reported it asUS Supreme Court again urged to permit Trump vote-by-mail restrictions (opens Daily Montanan 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.
Daily Montanan reported it asUSPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order (opens Daily Montanan in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
- Official site
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- Seen publishing on
- dailymontanan.com
- Access
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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
- 44
- Reports listed
- 45
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
45 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.
On 6 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Daily Montanan ran the story anyway.
Across the 44 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Daily Montanan’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 31 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 23 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 23 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
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