Grand Rapids Herald-Review media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Grand Rapids Herald-Review one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 32 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Grand Rapids Herald-Review biased?
The rating organisations do not give Grand Rapids Herald-Review one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Grand Rapids Herald-Review left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Grand Rapids Herald-Review one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Grand Rapids Herald-Review reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Grand Rapids Herald-Review 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 Grand Rapids Herald-Review has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Grand Rapids Herald-Review’s own report linked underneath.
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it as‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar has been elected governor of Minnesota, becoming the state's first female governor. She defeated Republican Lisa Demuth in a race significantly influenced by a large-scale fraud scandal in state-run social services programs.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asAmy Klobuchar elected Minnesota’s first woman governor (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asMinnesota reports record midterm early voting turnout (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asMinnesota reports record midterm early voting turnout (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
A preliminary analysis of FDA safety reports suggests a link between energy drinks, stimulant supplements, and serious cardiovascular events like cardiac arrest and heart attack, particularly in young adults. Researchers caution that the data does not prove causation.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asEnergy drinks linked to serious heart issues in young adults (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Philippine police have discovered a significant amount of child pornography at the former home of Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle. The country's Interior Minister stated that evidence suggests he may be a sex offender of the worst kind. Markle denies the allegations.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asPhilippine police obtain warrant to search Thomas Markle's devices (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
President Trump stated that Congressmember Ilhan Omar could face jail time, adding his opinion that she is a dishonest person who "hates our country." The comments follow claims by the Trump administration, made without evidence, that Omar committed immigration fraud.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asTrump calls on Omar to resign amid federal investigation (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Federal investigators questioned Sahra Noor, sister of US Rep. Ilhan Omar, as part of an immigration fraud probe. The questioning followed a search of Omar's Washington home on October 12. Omar has denied any wrongdoing.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asTrump calls on Omar to resign amid federal investigation (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
An artificial intelligence model can predict cancer patients' survival risk and biological aging from a single facial photograph. The research, conducted by Mass General Brigham, used a model trained on over 40 million facial images.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asAI can estimate cancer patients’ survival risk from a single photo (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Federal authorities are investigating a series of suspicious letters containing an unidentified white powder sent to election and government officials across the United States. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is leading the inquiry into the connected incidents.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asMinnesota secretary of state office targeted amid probes into mailed election threats across US (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated Kimberly Guilfoyle was not a member of his family and that he did not like the allegations against her. The White House had requested her resignation as US ambassador to Greece.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asGuilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece – adding to the global vacancies sapping US embassies (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Voters are taking concerns about affordability to the polls in the midterm elections. Some are specifically blaming former President Donald Trump's tariffs for increased expenses, according to reports.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asMeet the ‘independent voters’ who will likely decide which party triumphs in the 2026 midterm elections (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Costco and Conoco offered the lowest regular fuel price at $4.78 in Idaho Falls, according to a Stacker report. The list ranks gas stations by price and includes addresses.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asCheapest gas stations in St. Cloud (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Senator Eric Schmitt accused former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury, claiming Smith lied about attending an NBA game in Atlanta. Smith stated he was at a game in Maryland involving the Iowa Hawkeyes. Senator Amy Klobuchar highlighted Schmitt's mix-up of the teams.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asKlobuchar’s knowledge of Midwest college sports comes in handy during hearing (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Senator John Kennedy repeatedly clashed with former special counsel Jack Smith during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Kennedy accused Smith of political bias, while Smith defended the independence of his investigations into Donald Trump.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asKlobuchar’s knowledge of Midwest college sports comes in handy during hearing (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
A new study indicates that dogs, like humans, focus on consonants to identify individual words within spoken language. Researchers compared brain activity in dogs and people, finding that both species rely on consonant sounds to segment speech, suggesting that exposure to language can alter brain function.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asMan’s best listener? Dog brains segment speech similar to humans (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Cheapest Gas Prices in Missouri
Trust 42Stacker.com used Gas Buddy data to identify the cheapest gas stations in Missouri. Casey's in Sullivan offered the lowest regular fuel price at $3.64, with other stations in Joplin and Springfield also listed.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asCheapest gas stations in Minnesota (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Three major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets seek immediate restoration of access.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asWhen presidents ban journalists from the White House, the First Amendment is not the only constitutional right at stake (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Gasoline prices in Michigan increased by 32 cents per gallon over the past week, marking the largest rise of any U.S. state during that period. This significant jump has been noted as one of the largest weekly increases in months.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asMinnesota gas prices surge nearly 30 cents in a week (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review in a new tab)
Gasoline and diesel prices are expected to increase significantly on Wednesday and Thursday, with analysts pointing to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as primary drivers. The U.S. average diesel price has reached $6.301 per gallon, and gasoline is at $4.355 per gallon.
Grand Rapids Herald-Review reported it asMinnesota gas prices surge nearly 30 cents in a week (opens Grand Rapids Herald-Review 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
We hold no ownership record for Grand Rapids Herald-Review.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- grandrapidsmn.com
- Seen publishing on
- grandrapidsmn.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
- 32
- Reports listed
- 32
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
32 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 7 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Grand Rapids Herald-Review ran the story anyway.
Across the 32 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Grand Rapids Herald-Review: its report arrived a median of 14 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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