Fox8 media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Fox8 in the centre. We have seen it on 57 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Fox8 biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Fox8 in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Fox8 left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Fox8 in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Fox8 reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Fox8 are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Fox8 has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Fox8’s own report linked underneath.
Converse has removed a social media advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after critics said the imagery evoked racist symbols, including those associated with the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, stating they understood why the image was upsetting and had made a mistake.
Fox8 reported it asConverse apologizes, pulls ad after online controversy: 'We will do better' (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour has seen all supporting artists withdraw after the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was reportedly dropped due to his pro-Palestine stance. Greta Thunberg and Shane MacGowan's widow have commented on the situation.
Fox8 reported it asEd Sheeran opens solo concert with remarks, calls situation in Palestine ‘catastrophic and unjustifiable’ (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
Converse has removed a social media advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after critics said the imagery evoked racist symbols, including those associated with the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, stating they understood why the image was upsetting and had made a mistake.
Fox8 reported it asConverse pulls ad after massive online controversy; some found its imagery racist (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
A Washington DC preservation official has urged the Trump administration to abandon plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. C. Andrew Lewis proposed building slender columns instead, citing original designs from 1924.
Fox8 reported it asFAA says proposed Trump arch will require 'eternal flame' on top to alert pilots (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
A Washington DC preservation official has urged the Trump administration to abandon plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. C. Andrew Lewis proposed building slender columns instead, citing original designs from 1924.
Fox8 reported it asFAA says proposed Trump arch will require 'eternal flame' on top to alert pilots (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
Senator Josh Hawley has invited the chief executives of four surveillance technology companies to testify before Congress on September 23. The hearing will address concerns about mass surveillance and privacy issues associated with automated license plate readers and AI-powered cameras.
Fox8 reported it asHawley invites Flock, Axon, other surveillance tech CEOs to testify (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
Fox8 reported it asLindsay Clancy holdout juror believed she was guilty 'from day one,' didn't have any doubts (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
The juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has hired Edward Paltzik, an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. The juror stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt based on the evidence presented.
Fox8 reported it asLindsay Clancy holdout juror believed she was guilty 'from day one,' didn't have any doubts (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
Fox8 reported it asNew cat species identified for first time in 100 years (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
Fox8 reported it asNew cat species identified for first time in 100 years (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Fox8 reported it asTrump blames Fed board for interest rate hikes (opens Fox8 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.
Fox8 reported it asEd Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with Macklemore (opens Fox8 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.
Fox8 reported it asMassie launches effort to impeach Hegseth (opens Fox8 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.
Fox8 reported it asPentagon acknowledges space weapons deployment for first time (opens Fox8 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.
Fox8 reported it asPentagon acknowledges space weapons deployment for first time (opens Fox8 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.
Fox8 reported it asSupreme Court won’t restore Trump’s mail-in voting plan for midterms (opens Fox8 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.
Fox8 reported it asSupreme Court won’t restore Trump’s mail-in voting plan for midterms (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
Fox8 reported it asMcConnell returns to Senate to cast first vote since June (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
Fox8 reported it asMcConnell returns to Senate to cast first vote since June (opens Fox8 in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Fox8 reported it asStates and cities sue over 'public charge' green card restrictions (opens Fox8 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Nexstar Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Tribune Broadcastingunknowndirect owner
- Tribune MediaMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
- Official site
- myfox8.com
- Seen publishing on
- myfox8.com, fox8.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
- 57
- Reports listed
- 68
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
68 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. Fox8 is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 57 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Fox8: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Fox8, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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