Hot Air media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Hot Air one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. We have seen it on 87 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Hot Air biased?
The rating organisations do not give Hot Air one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Hot Air left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Hot Air one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Hot Air reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Hot Air are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Hot Air has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Hot Air’s own report linked underneath.
House Republicans have accused ActBlue of weakening its fraud prevention measures, potentially allowing more fraudulent and foreign contributions. The Democratic fundraising platform denies the allegations, stating the investigation is politically motivated and that its previous rules were too strict.
Hot Air reported it asActBlue in Le Deep Doody! (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Lambeth Palace has revoked an award given to Muslim cleric Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi. The honour was for reconciliation and interfaith co-operation, but resurfaced comments from 2007 about Osama bin Laden led to its withdrawal.
Hot Air reported it asWhat's the Point Anymore? Archbishop of Canterbury Celebrates Islamic Extremist (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Far-left streamer Hasan Piker stated that the United States causes more deaths globally than al-Qaeda. His remarks have drawn criticism from Republicans and scrutiny for Democrats associated with him, including Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Hot Air reported it asPiker: America Is Worse Than Al-Qaeda. M-SNOW: Please Shut Up. (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Paramount has threatened to leave California since July, when the state sued to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is taking the threat seriously, while California's Attorney General Rob Bonta calls it blackmail.
Hot Air reported it asThe Mountain Will Labor: Paramount Reportedly to Leave Hollywood (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru, and Sinn Féin met in Cardiff to sign a memorandum of understanding calling for self-determination and independence referendums. The meeting followed US President Donald Trump's public support for Irish unity.
Hot Air reported it asWestminster’s Time Is Coming to an End, Say First Ministers of UK’s Celtic Nations (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Hot Air reported it asHow Long Will It Take to Repair That Saudi Oil Pipeline? (opens Hot Air 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.
Hot Air reported it asMamdani Suing to Ensure That People Can Move to US in Order to Get Welfare (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has filed a lawsuit against Columbia University, alleging the institution failed to protect him and other pro-Palestinian students from harassment and retaliated against them. The suit claims the university's actions led to doxing and Khalil's detention by immigration agents.
Hot Air reported it asMahmoud Khalil Sues Columbia for Failing to Protect Him (or Something) (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photo of University of Texas students and described them as 'foreigners' displacing Americans. The post drew condemnation from prominent Texas Republicans, including U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, who called it racist and intolerant.
Hot Air reported it asTalarico Pulls Race Card for Some Reason – Hilarity Ensues (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani were seen laughing during the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Video of the moment, which occurred while victims' names were being read aloud, circulated online and drew criticism.
Hot Air reported it asEnraging: AOC and Mamdani Laugh It Up at 9/11 Memorial As Names of the Victims Read (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Satellite data has detected a large fire and thermal anomalies near Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. Unconfirmed reports suggest Houthi forces may be responsible, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed the incident.
Hot Air reported it asSaudis Shut Down Major Pipeline After Drone Attack (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico has revised past statements regarding gender and transgender athletes. He now states he opposes transgender girls competing in sports if it compromises safety or fairness, a shift from his previous stances.
Hot Air reported it asTalarico to Fox: I No Longer Believe Anything I Said Before, Including My Votes (opens Hot Air 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.
Hot Air reported it asLIVE BLOG: GOP 2026 Midterm Convention, Night One (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Explosions were reported near Iran's Kharg Island and the port city of Jask. A US official confirmed strikes on Iranian oil tankers, while Iran's military warned of retaliation if its vessels are attacked. Oil prices rose following the news.
Hot Air reported it asUS Targets Iranian Ships Near Kharg Island in Response to Attacks Monday (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the war in Iran will conclude immediately after the US midterm elections in November. He accused Iran of prolonging the conflict to influence the election outcome and suggested the country seeks nuclear weapons.
Hot Air reported it asUS Targets Iranian Ships Near Kharg Island in Response to Attacks Monday (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
The family of Karmelo Anthony, convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf, is seeking an additional $250,000 for his appeal. This comes after a previous fundraiser raised approximately $634,000, which faced questions about its use.
Hot Air reported it asKarmelo Anthony Seeks $250K for Appeal as Questions Persist Over Family’s Previous $634K Fundraiser (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
William Lawrence, the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, deleted hundreds of old social media posts. The posts included calls for police and prison abolition, nationalizing fossil-fuel companies, and attacking moderate Democrats. Lawrence has since stated some of his past views are out of step with his current beliefs.
Hot Air reported it asOh Look, Another Radical Foul-Mouth Michigan Dem Tubes His Social Media History (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Ryan Reynolds described the 1980s as a "brutal, brutal time" while promoting his new film. Spencer Pratt responded on X, calling Reynolds' comments "stupid crap" and suggesting they alienate "normal Americans."
Hot Air reported it asRyan Reynolds Has Thoughts on the 1980s (and I Respond With Music Videos) (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has excluded two measles-associated deaths reported by Pennsylvania from its latest weekly update. The agency stated the decision was made pending further investigation into the cause of the deaths.
Hot Air reported it asThe Measles Propaganda Campaign Is Out of Control. Even RFK's Critics Agree. (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
Hot Air reported it asNEW: DOJ Indicts ICE Agent on Obstruction Over Minneapolis Shooting (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
Who says so
3 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.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Salem Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
- Official site
- hotair.com
- Seen publishing on
- hotair.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
- 87
- Reports listed
- 88
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
84 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 4 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 11 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Hot Air ran the story anyway.
Across the 87 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Hot Air’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 24 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Hot Air, 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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