FDD's Long War Journal media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places FDD's Long War Journal as leaning right. We have seen it on 7 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is FDD's Long War Journal biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places FDD's Long War Journal as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is FDD's Long War Journal left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places FDD's Long War Journal as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is FDD's Long War Journal reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for FDD's Long War Journal are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What FDD's Long War Journal has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with FDD's Long War Journal’s own report linked underneath.
The United States has sanctioned three individuals and two France-based charities accused of raising over $2 million for Hamas. The Treasury stated the network used deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency to move funds, with $1.5 million raised after the October 7 attack.
FDD's Long War Journal reported it asUS charges engineer with supporting Houthis, Louisiana brothers and Florida man with financing Hamas (opens FDD's Long War Journal in a new tab)
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has denied reports suggesting a withdrawal of 25,000 to 40,000 troops from Europe. While the US is re-evaluating its military presence, Whitaker affirmed continued commitment to the continent.
FDD's Long War Journal reported it asUS forces complete departure from Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq ends (opens FDD's Long War Journal in a new tab)
Italy has concluded its 12-year military presence in Iraq, with the final troops returning home. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto stated this marks a new phase in bilateral relations, with the withdrawal completed before the September 30 deadline.
FDD's Long War Journal reported it asUS forces complete departure from Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq ends (opens FDD's Long War Journal in a new tab)
At least three people were killed and several more injured in a Pakistani airstrike on Afghanistan's Kunar province. Tolo News cited a provincial official for the casualty figures, while other reports mentioned an unnamed source and a specific civilian home being targeted.
FDD's Long War Journal reported it asPakistan conducts airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan in retaliation for terrorist attacks (opens FDD's Long War Journal in a new tab)
Satellite data has detected a large fire and thermal anomalies near Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. Unconfirmed reports suggest Houthi forces may be responsible, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed the incident.
FDD's Long War Journal reported it asSaudi Arabia closes its East-West pipeline after attacks from Iraq (opens FDD's Long War Journal in a new tab)
The US State Department has removed Syria from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, a designation it held for 47 years. The move, announced on Monday, also saw Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham removed from a US terrorist list. The designation imposed restrictions on foreign assistance, defence exports, and financial transactions.
FDD's Long War Journal reported it asUS rescinds Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (opens FDD's Long War Journal in a new tab)
Israel carried out an airstrike on a Syrian military airfield on 18 August 2026, claiming it targeted a site preparing to host Turkish troops. Turkey and Syria denied the claim. Israeli officials warned of escalating regional threats, while Syrian authorities called the strike unjustified and reiterated openness to mediated security talks.
FDD's Long War Journal reported it asIsrael strikes military airbase in Syria while warning Turkey (opens FDD's Long War Journal in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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.
High factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for FDD's Long War Journal.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Official site
- longwarjournal.org
- Seen publishing on
- longwarjournal.org
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 7
- Reports listed
- 7
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 20 August 2026
7 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 1 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and FDD's Long War Journal ran the story anyway.
Across the 7 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of FDD's Long War Journal: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 October 2026. Ratings pulled 19 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
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