Fort Smith/Fayetteville News media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in the centre. We have seen it on 98 published stories of ours.
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Is Fort Smith/Fayetteville News biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Fort Smith/Fayetteville News left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Fort Smith/Fayetteville News are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Fort Smith/Fayetteville News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Fort Smith/Fayetteville News’s own report linked underneath.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asTrump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster US military presence in Greenland (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
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.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asBuckingham Palace hits back at claims in book by Princess Diana's brother | 'Fraternal grief can cloud reason' (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
USPS halts Trump‑linked mail‑voting system, Postmaster General David Steiner says work stopped
Trust 56The United States Postal Service stopped work on a computer system designed to support President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail voting. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the pause on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of the related executive order earlier that week.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asPostal Service work stopped on computer system for Trump effort to limit mail-in voting, chief says (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asPrime Minister Carney embraces proposal for Canada to become European Union's first associate member (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asKennedy Center executive director says the building's closure is due to safety concerns (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News 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.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asMacklemore pledges $1M to Palestinian aid after being kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asHouse approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News 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.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asUS House to end session early, delaying Massie's impeachment vote and Epstein push (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
A major scientific report indicates Greenland and Antarctica have lost between 11.3 and 12.5 trillion tons of ice since 1979. This loss has contributed to a global sea level rise of approximately 3 to 3.14 centimeters, primarily driven by accelerated glacier flow into the ocean.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asSatellites show more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica lost in 47 years (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asTrump administration approves sending powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asKennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after judge blocks Trump's name from building (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News 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.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asRepublican Rep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran war (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
The US Space Force has confirmed the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated the weapons are intended for defence against hostile actions, though specific details remain undisclosed.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asUS military confirms it has deployed weapons in space (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Space Force placed "space control weapons" to deter adversaries, drawing accusations from China and Russia.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asUS military confirms it has deployed weapons in space (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News 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.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asSupreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News 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."
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asTrump dismisses calls by tech leaders for new AI guardrails (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News 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.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asTrump dismisses calls by tech leaders for new AI guardrails (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News 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.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asEPA plans to repeal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News in a new tab)
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the U.S. Postal Service not to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail balloting. The order came late Sunday, September 13, 2026, adding an obstacle to the administration's efforts to change election rules as the Supreme Court considers an appeal.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asSecond federal judge freezes mail-in ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh in (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News 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.
Fort Smith/Fayetteville News reported it asAttack on key pipeline in Saudi Arabia blamed on Iran-backed militias located in Iraq territory (opens Fort Smith/Fayetteville News 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.
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How reliably it reports fact
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Very high factuality
- Ad Fontes MediaveryHighCheck it
- Media Bias/Fact Checkhigh
Who owns it
- Tegna Inc.Media Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
- Official site
- 5newsonline.com
- Seen publishing on
- 5newsonline.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
- 98
- Reports listed
- 99
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
99 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.
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Across the 98 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Fort Smith/Fayetteville News: its report arrived a median of 24 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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