FOX13news media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place FOX13news in the centre. We have seen it on 26 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is FOX13news biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place FOX13news in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is FOX13news left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place FOX13news in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is FOX13news reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for FOX13news 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 FOX13news has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with FOX13news’s own report linked underneath.
Starbucks will pay Florida $1 million and cease race- and sex-based hiring goals companywide to settle a civil rights lawsuit. The agreement, confirmed by Florida's Attorney General, applies to all Starbucks operations and requires annual compliance certifications for four years.
FOX13news reported it asStarbucks resolves Florida DEI lawsuit with blockbuster agreement (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has proposed new initiatives to enhance postpartum care, including free nurse home visits for all new parents and updated mental health screening regulations. The proposals follow the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, which highlighted concerns about maternal mental health.
FOX13news reported it asLindsay Clancy trial prompts Massachusetts push for better postpartum care (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
FOX13news reported it asFBI stops Russian intelligence murder-for-hire plot in US (opens FOX13news 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.
FOX13news reported it asRep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran war (opens FOX13news 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.
FOX13news reported it asSupreme Court rejects Trump's mail-in ballot restrictions for now (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
A genetically modified pig kidney functioned in a human patient for a record 271 days, allowing the individual to avoid dialysis while awaiting a human transplant. The results were published in The Lancet by doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
FOX13news reported it asPig kidney functions for record 271 days inside man awaiting human transplant (opens FOX13news 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.
FOX13news reported it asWhistleblower warns new USPS mail-in ballot system could threaten midterm elections (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
Higher levels of the popular sugar substitute xylitol have been associated with a significantly greater risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new research. The analysis examined data from over 17,000 individuals, finding those with xylitol in their blood were at increased risk of major cardiovascular events.
FOX13news reported it asArtificial sweetener linked to higher risk of cardiovascular events (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
FOX13news reported it asNASA's Nancy Grace Roman telescope launches: What will it do? (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
The FBI has ended its policy of automatically disqualifying all applicants with past sexual encounters with prostitutes. The bureau will now consider some candidates holistically, though certain past behaviours remain disqualifying.
FOX13news reported it asFBI eases hiring ban for applicants with past prostitution encounters (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
Research indicates the Shingrix vaccine may provide protection against cardiovascular events and dementia. A study found a reduced risk of heart disease and cognitive decline in those vaccinated compared to an older vaccine.
FOX13news reported it asShingles vaccine linked to 24% lower dementia risk in older adults (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved daraxonrasib, branded as Rasonque, for metastatic pancreatic cancer. In trials, patients taking the drug lived a median of 13.2 months, compared to 6.7 months on chemotherapy.
FOX13news reported it asGroundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug approved by FDA: What we know (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
FOX13news reported it asKaroline Leavitt reveals next role after leaving White House press secretary post (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
The United States announced it would impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian products, effective early Saturday. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated Canada declined to finalize a trade deal on previously agreed terms, leading to the tariffs.
FOX13news reported it asTrump's 50% tariffs implemented on Canadian goods after trade negotiations suspended (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
The Pentagon's casualty database shows 757 US service members wounded and 18 killed in the Iran conflict. The war began on February 28 with US and Israeli strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the direct cost of the war reached $37.5 billion.
FOX13news reported it asPentagon updates casualties: 757 injured in ongoing Iran conflict and overseas operations (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
A defendant who turned herself in to Capitol Police on 27 January 2025 was sentenced to 63 months in prison after admitting to planning to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. English carried a knife, two Molotov cocktails and additional incendiary materials.
FOX13news reported it asJudge sentences woman in firebomb plot to kill Treasury Secretary (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
David Morens, 78, a senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 2006 to 2022, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States. The case centres on efforts to hide federal records about COVID-19 origins and a terminated research grant linked to a Wuhan lab.
FOX13news reported it asFormer Fauci adviser pleads guilty to concealing COVID records (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
Merck and Moderna announced positive phase three trial results for a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine combined with Keytruda, reducing melanoma recurrence and spread in high-risk patients. The treatment met its primary goal, with stock prices rising on the news. Further data will determine regulatory approval timelines.
FOX13news reported it asModerna cancer vaccine cuts melanoma risk in breakthrough trial, shares surge 160% (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
Florida primary voters selected U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds as the Republican nominee for governor and former Rep. David Jolly as the Democratic nominee. Donalds, endorsed by Trump, defeated Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, while Jolly, a party-switcher, won the Democratic primary. They will compete in November to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis.
FOX13news reported it asFlorida Primary: Byron Donalds, David Jolly to compete for Florida governor in November (opens FOX13news in a new tab)
Actress Hayden Panettiere, 36, was found dead in her Greenville, South Carolina apartment on 16 August 2026. Police and the coroner’s office reported no signs of foul play. Her father confirmed her death in a statement to ABC News, and tributes followed from co-stars and fans.
FOX13news reported it asHayden Panettiere, who starred in ‘Nashville’ and ‘Heroes,’ dies at 36: report (opens FOX13news 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Fox Television StationsCorporationdirect owner
- Fox CorporationMedia Conglomerateparent group
- Murdoch familyMedia Conglomerateparent group
- New World Picturesunknowndirect owner
- News CorporationMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Florida, United States
- Official site
- fox13news.com
- Seen publishing on
- fox13news.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
- 26
- Reports listed
- 27
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 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. FOX13news is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 26 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of FOX13news: its report arrived a median of 24 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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