Finger Lakes Times media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Finger Lakes Times in the centre. We have seen it on 27 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Finger Lakes Times biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Finger Lakes Times in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Finger Lakes Times left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Finger Lakes Times in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Finger Lakes Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Finger Lakes Times are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Finger Lakes Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Finger Lakes Times’s own report linked underneath.
Immigration authorities have detained a mentally ill man for almost a year, despite claims from his mother, lawyers, and public records that he is a U.S. citizen born in Florida. ICE disputes his citizenship, alleging a fraudulent birth certificate, but has not provided evidence.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asAP investigation: Documents support claim ICE has detained a mentally ill US citizen since January (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is campaigning for progressive Democrats ahead of the November 3 election. She has drawn large crowds and supporter chants during appearances in Michigan, Ohio, and Maine, with the midterms testing her political influence.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asAOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028 (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
An upstate New York woman, Marva Cook, was charged with illegal voting after telling Homeland Security she only recently discovered she was not a U.S. citizen. The Trump administration cited the arrest as part of its non‑citizen voter hunt before the midterms.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asNew York state woman charged with voting illegally says she recently learned she wasn’t a citizen (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Jane Doe, who accused seven Cornell University students of rape, stated that President Michael Kotlikoff's questioning of her reporting timeline made her feel disbelieved. A letter she sent to the faculty senate is central to a potential no-confidence vote.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asWoman who accused Cornell students of rape says president's response made her feel 'unsupported' (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Lawyers for Oscar Belgal filed a petition in Brooklyn federal court alleging an ICE officer fired into his car without warning while his son was present. DHS officials claim officers fired after Belgal rammed government vehicles.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asLawyers for New York man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warning (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are expected to face new charges in the United States related to the alleged torture of Americans held in Venezuelan custody. The charges would add to existing drug trafficking indictments.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asWife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro seeks release from US jail (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Journal entries kept by Pope Francis before and during his papacy are to be published this autumn for the first time. The book, titled 'The Private Diary of Pope Francis,' will be released on November 24 in English and four other languages.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asPope Francis' diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican years (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the Cornell University gang rape investigation. The governor removed the local district attorney from the case, citing a lack of trust. Allegations from 2024 have resurfaced, contributing to palpable tension on campus.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asWhat to know about the investigation into Cornell University gang rape allegations (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
The Trump administration considered building a baseball stadium in Grand Teton National Park after Major League Baseball inquired about hosting a game in a national park. Officials scouted locations, sparking debate about the use of protected federal lands.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asMLB won't consider game at Grand Teton National Park, says was only conducting initial due diligence (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
The US Navy has awarded RTX's Raytheon unit a contract worth up to $24.4 billion to speed up the production of Standard Missile-6 interceptors. The Pentagon stated the deal is intended to replenish missile stockpiles depleted by recent conflicts.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asRTX's Raytheon awarded $24.4 billion multi-year contract for SM-6 interceptors (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas are suing New York, California, and Massachusetts, alleging their abortion shield laws unconstitutionally facilitate the distribution of abortion drugs. A separate suit targets individuals and groups for shipping these drugs.
Finger Lakes Times reported it as3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states' abortion 'shield' laws (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
House Democrats are preparing a broad oversight agenda targeting President Donald Trump, his family, and his administration should they regain control of the House in the November elections. Investigations into business dealings and alleged civil rights violations are planned.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asHouse Democrats plan vast oversight of Trump administration. Impeachment is an option (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he will use his UN General Assembly speech to "tell the truth" about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Netanyahu accused Mamdani of supporting Hamas and inciting violence against Jews, while Mamdani has called Netanyahu a "war criminal" and "architect of a horrific genocide."
Finger Lakes Times reported it asNetanyahu says Mamdani endangers Jewish New Yorkers by spreading lies about Israel's actions in Gaza (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Phil Klay, an award-winning author and Iraq War veteran, has been appointed the new president of PEN America. He succeeds Dinaw Mengestu, who resigned in July following a PEN report on the isolation of Jewish and Israeli writers. The organization has faced internal disagreements related to the Israel-Hamas war.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asPrize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asEd Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
A scuffed and dirty golf ball found in the World Trade Center rubble hours after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks became a symbol of loss for an Associated Press reporter. The object was imagined in a jar on a desk.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asA golf ball found in the World Trade Center rubble became a symbol of incomprehensible loss (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Police shot and killed a man on the Brooklyn Bridge early Friday after he climbed the cables, brandished a knife, and moved towards officers. The man had claimed he had a bomb and wanted to die.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asKnife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables fatally shot after ignoring orders to drop weapon (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Wendell Berry, the prolific Kentucky-born author, farmer, and environmentalist, has died at the age of 92. His daughter confirmed his death on August 31, 2026. Berry was celebrated for his writings on agrarianism and his critiques of industrial society.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asWendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92 (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
A U.S.-backed company, North American Blue Energy Partners, is set to take over oilfields in Venezuela previously operated by Chinese and Russian firms. The deal grants the U.S. government a significant stake and preferential access to production.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asUnited States Government and North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) Reach Historic Deal to Develop Venezuela's Oil Sector (opens Finger Lakes Times in a new tab)
Hundreds gathered near New York City's Washington Square Park for a Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest. Amadeo Fusca won the $100 prize. Police asked attendees to move outside the park due to permit issues.
Finger Lakes Times reported it asHundreds show up to judge New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest (opens Finger Lakes Times 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Finger Lakes Times.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- fltimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- fltimes.com
- 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
- 27
- Reports listed
- 27
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
27 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. Finger Lakes Times is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 27 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Finger Lakes Times: its report arrived a median of 16 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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