highlandcountypress.com media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places highlandcountypress.com on the right. We have seen it on 23 published stories of ours.
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Is highlandcountypress.com reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for highlandcountypress.com are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What highlandcountypress.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with highlandcountypress.com’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.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asDemocrats poised to take US House majority in midterm blowout | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
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.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asUnofficial 2026 General Election Results | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asDemocrat Rep. Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers in U.S. Senate race | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Hurricane Isaias is expected to avoid major oil industry centres on the Gulf Coast. However, experts warn that power outages at refineries could disrupt fuel supplies and potentially increase prices.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asIsaias reaches Category 3 strength ahead of Gulf landfall | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
The Democratic National Committee has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that taxpayer-funded television advertisements promoting the president are illegal government propaganda. The ads have cost more than $12 million.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asTrump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks with a statement that acknowledged the Hamas massacre while also criticizing Israel's subsequent actions in Gaza. He stated that suffering continued through Israel's actions, which he described as genocide.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asMamdani blasted for calling Israel’s Gaza war ‘genocide’ on Oct. 7 anniversary | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order expanding access to tax-exempt red-dyed diesel for highway use. The move comes as diesel prices reached a record high and ahead of the November midterm elections.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asOhio Farm Bureau supports expanded use of dyed diesel | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Bayer will invest $2.2 billion in a new pharmaceutical manufacturing site in New Albany, Ohio, creating approximately 600 high-value jobs and 1,500 construction jobs. The facility is expected to be operational in phases starting in 2031.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asBayer to invest $2.2 billion in new manufacturing site in Ohio | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Global stock exchanges saw increases on Monday while oil prices declined. This trend emerged as concerns about inflation lessened, with investors expecting the US Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady. Weaker than expected US job creation data contributed to these expectations.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asU.S. economy adds 29K jobs, unemployment 4.2% in September | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
House Republicans have released six transcripts from the investigation into former Special Counsel Jack Smith. The transcripts include testimony from former prosecutors and a DOJ inspector general agent concerning the collection of phone records, with allegations of improper subpoenas targeting Republican lawmakers.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asHow Jack Smith and the Biden-Harris Department of Justice disregarded the separation of powers to spy on their political opposition | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Several key Republican members of Congress are pressing the Trump administration to consider designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a foreign terrorist organization. This push includes calls from Senator Ted Cruz, who made a similar demand last week. CAIR is described as an organization that advocates for Muslim rights.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asGOP lawmakers push to designate CAIR as a foreign terrorist organization | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com 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.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asFed hikes rates as federal net interest tops $1 trillion | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com 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.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asSen. McConnell returns to Senate | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com 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.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asNational 9/11 memorial service honors 2,983 people killed 25 years ago and in 1993 | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are calling for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to not attend the 25th anniversary memorial ceremony at Ground Zero. A petition to ban him has gathered over 98,000 signatures, and families plan to ignore him if he attends.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asMamdani declares Sept. 11 an annual ‘day of remembrance;’ former Gov. George Pataki – who was mayor at the time of the attacks – calls on Mamdani to skip the 9/11 memorial | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz, with the US Navy confirming the waterway is demined. He issued a stern warning to Iran, threatening immediate destruction for any vessel attempting to lay new mines.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asMines cleared from Strait of Hormuz; more oil flowing | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Republican lawmakers, journalist Nick Shirley, and activists protested a bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Critics argue the law will hinder journalists reporting on immigration. No left-rated outlets covered the protest.
highlandcountypress.com reported it as'Stop Nick Shirley Act' gets GOP pushback at Capitol | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Attorneys general across the US are reportedly using various methods to withhold 2024 emails. These emails are said to discuss a long-standing plan to initiate lawsuits against a potential second Trump administration over policies not yet enacted.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asAGs conceal records tied to longstanding plans to sue Trump | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com 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.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asKaroline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Newly released texts from Anthony Fauci’s government phone reveal he privately raised concerns in January 2021 that fever after the second COVID-19 vaccine dose could theoretically be linked to miscarriage, while publicly stating there were no red flags for pregnant women. The messages were obtained by the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
highlandcountypress.com reported it asSens. Johnson, Paul release initial texts from Fauci’s government iPhone; Fauci in Jan. 2021: 2nd dose of covid vaccine “theoretically could be associated with miscarriage' | The Highland County Press (opens highlandcountypress.com in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
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Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States
- Official site
- highlandcountypress.com
- Seen publishing on
- highlandcountypress.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
- 23
- Reports listed
- 24
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
24 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 6 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and highlandcountypress.com ran the story anyway.
Across the 23 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of highlandcountypress.com: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
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