Hickory Daily Record media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Hickory Daily Record in the centre. We have seen it on 36 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Hickory Daily Record biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Hickory Daily Record in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Hickory Daily Record left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Hickory Daily Record in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Hickory Daily Record reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Hickory Daily Record 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 Hickory Daily Record has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Hickory Daily Record’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.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asUS, Denmark reach Greenland deal, Trump says (opens Hickory Daily Record 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.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asNew cat species identified in Bolivia (opens Hickory Daily Record 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Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore.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.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asPatriots owner pledges $2M to Palestinian region at Sheeran's request (opens Hickory Daily Record 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.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asFederal Reserve hikes rates, sees more tightening ahead (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
A Pentagon inspector general's report has detailed the financial and material costs of the Iran war, estimating expenses at $33.4 billion as of June 29. The report also highlighted significant damage to U.S. bases and aircraft, alongside strategic inventory shortfalls for munitions.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asReport: Iran war caused destruction to US bases, aircraft (opens Hickory Daily Record 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.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asMitch McConnell returns to Senate after long absence (opens Hickory Daily Record 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.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asIn loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballots (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
Both chambers of Congress are returning to Capitol Hill for a brief session before the midterm elections. The House will meet for one week, while the Senate will be in session for three weeks, leaving limited time for legislative action.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asThe 9 midterm races that will decide control of the US Senate (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asNATION MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 ATTACKS (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
On 9 September 2026, a coalition of twenty U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed two lawsuits accusing the Trump administration of illegally weakening the Endangered Species Act. The suits target rules that narrow habitat protections and reduce safeguards for newly threatened species.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asUS states sue over changes to wildlife protections (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asWhat to know about Trump's unusual midterm convention (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
Scientists at the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment in South Dakota have observed a single particle interaction that could be a sign of dark matter. While the event is statistically unlikely to be background noise, researchers stress it does not meet the threshold for a confirmed discovery.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asScientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asDeadly strike on Iranian wedding likely a direct hit by US (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
Excavation for a planned 250-foot-tall arch in Washington, D.C. is set to begin within two weeks, the Trump administration announced. The project faces a lawsuit and criticism over its potential impact on historic sightlines.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asWork to begin on Trump's 250-foot arch despite criticism (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
A 20-year-old Haitian student died by suicide in Springfield, Ohio, after his Temporary Protected Status was terminated. An advocacy group stated the decision to end TPS contributed to his death.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asSupporters of Haitian man who died with ankle monitor blame immigration policy (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
The Trump administration is appealing a judge's decision that blocked an executive order limiting mail voting before the midterm elections. The order could allow the Postal Service to refuse ballots from states not submitting eligible voter lists or following a uniform envelope style.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asElection officials say mail ballot rule could compromise midterms (opens Hickory Daily Record 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.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asNASA launches new Roman Space Telescope from Florida (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on specific US goods, marking a new phase in the ongoing trade dispute between the two countries. The measures were announced on Tuesday.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asCanada responds to Trump with slew of retaliatory tariffs (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
Ethel Caterham, the world's oldest person, celebrated her 117th birthday on Friday, August 21. Born in 1909, she has lived through two World Wars and survived Covid-19. She met King Charles III in September 2025.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asMeet Ethel, the world's oldest living person (opens Hickory Daily Record in a new tab)
Donald Trump suggested reviving the Keystone XL pipeline in a Truth Social post on 18 August 2026, linking it to a trade deal with Canada. The project, cancelled by Joe Biden in 2021, would carry Canadian crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Its role in the negotiations remains unclear.
Hickory Daily Record reported it asUS-CANADA TRADE WAR ESCALATES (opens Hickory Daily Record 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 Hickory Daily Record.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States
- Official site
- hickoryrecord.com
- Seen publishing on
- hickoryrecord.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
- 36
- Reports listed
- 36
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
36 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. Hickory Daily Record is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 36 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Hickory Daily Record: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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