Idaho County Free Press media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places Idaho County Free Press in the centre. We have seen it on 41 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Idaho County Free Press biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Idaho County Free Press in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Idaho County Free Press left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Idaho County Free Press in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Idaho County Free Press reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Idaho County Free Press are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Idaho County Free Press has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Idaho County Free Press’s own report linked underneath.
Minnesota continues to use a COVID-era waiver for SNAP applicants, permitting verbal signatures over the phone. The U.S. Department of Agriculture extended this waiver until June 30, 2028, but state and federal officials appear to differ on its application.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asMinnesota, USDA differ on scope of SNAP waiver as lawmaker raises fraud concerns (opens Idaho County Free Press 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.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asWhy Mortgage Rates Shot Toward 7% Before the Fed Raised Rates (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
A major scientific report indicates Greenland and Antarctica have lost between 11.3 and 12.5 trillion tons of ice since 1979. This loss has contributed to a global sea level rise of approximately 3 to 3.14 centimeters, primarily driven by accelerated glacier flow into the ocean.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asGreenland and Antartica lost staggering amount of ice last 50 years (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asFive indicted in Russian assassination scheme in New York (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
Documents obtained by multiple outlets reveal that Atlantic Industrial Coatings admitted its own design and workmanship flaws caused the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner to blister and detach. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office said the damage resulted from a botched installation, and the government agreed to a $14.7 million repair payment.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asTrump’s slapdash Reflecting Pool renovations stand in stark contrast to years of deliberation and engineering ingenuity that went into its creation (opens Idaho County Free Press 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.
Idaho County Free Press reported it as9/11 25th anniversary commemorative events happening Friday (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will attend the annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Friday. His attendance has drawn criticism due to his appointment of Ramzi Kassem as chief legal counsel, who previously represented a convicted al-Qaeda member.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asFamilies from 9/11 urge Mamdani to skip Friday's 25th anniversary memorial (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
A study examining UK medical records found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, was associated with a nearly 40% reduction in asthma attacks and a 20% decrease in COPD flare-ups. Scientists suggest anti-inflammatory properties may be responsible, but caution that further trials are needed.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asStudy finds weight loss drugs linked to 40% drop in asthma attacks (opens Idaho County Free Press 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.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asICE agent charged with false statements in Metro Surge shooting (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
A federal judge has blocked new U.S. Postal Service rules that could delay mail-in ballots, following warnings from a whistleblower and election officials. The Trump administration is appealing the order.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asColorado prepares to mail ballots as usual despite order (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
More than 17 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz on 1 September 2026, the US Energy Secretary announced. The figure is the highest daily transit since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February, and close to pre-war levels of around 20 million barrels per day.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asOil transiting Strait of Hormuz nearing pre-war daily average (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, alleging its transgender student policies violate federal law. The school district maintains its policies are compliant with federal regulations.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asDOJ sues Kansas school district over gender policies (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced he will campaign in Alaska for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who is in a tight race for re-election. The event is scheduled for October, with control of the U.S. Senate at stake in the November vote.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asTrump to campaign with incumbent Sullivan in Alaska (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
The US Department of Transportation has shut down between 110 and 270 commercial truck driving schools. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited English proficiency violations as the reason for the closures, which are part of a broader effort to combat fraud in the trucking industry.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asFeds close trucking schools in alleged fraud crackdown (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
US forces attacked targets in Iran, which CENTCOM described as limited measures against mine-laying units. Iran responded with strikes on two US bases in Jordan, which Jordanian authorities said were intercepted. This marks the first direct military exchange between the two nations in weeks.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asTrump vows retaliation after Iran targets U.S. base in Jordan (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
Donald Trump has declared that Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, stating that Tehran would use them if it acquired them. He also claimed that if he were not president, Israel would no longer exist.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asTrump vows retaliation after Iran targets U.S. base in Jordan (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
Bearded capuchin monkeys hunt small animals like lizards and rodents when plant foods are scarce, according to a study published in PLOS One. Male monkeys hunt more frequently and target more dangerous prey than females, and both sexes prefer the fat-rich brains and guts of their prey.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asMonkeys hunt animals like lizards and snakes when fruit scarce (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged in a Minneapolis shooting has been released from a Texas jail. A judge refused to order his extradition to Minnesota, citing jurisdictional issues, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott awaits an internal state investigation.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asICE agent accused in Minnesota released from Texas jail (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 1,328 immigrants during a two-week operation in Virginia and Maryland. Nearly 400 had prior convictions or pending charges, and some were identified as alleged members of transnational criminal organizations.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asICE arrests more than 1,300 over two weeks in Virginia, Maryland (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
Matt Calkins resigned from the Seattle Times on 20 August 2026 after the paper declined to publish his column on transgender athletes in women’s sports. Calkins said the decision followed interviews with student-athletes opposing transgender participation in female sports, and that the paper had rejected other proposed columns. The Seattle Times has not commented.
Idaho County Free Press reported it asSeattle Times loses columnist over spiked women’s sports article (opens Idaho County Free Press in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Idaho County Free Press.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- idahocountyfreepress.com
- Seen publishing on
- idahocountyfreepress.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
- 41
- Reports listed
- 41
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
41 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. Idaho County Free Press is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 41 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Idaho County Free Press’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 24 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Idaho County Free Press, 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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