KDBC media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give KDBC one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 17 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KDBC biased?
The rating organisations do not give KDBC one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KDBC left or right?
The rating organisations do not give KDBC one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KDBC reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KDBC 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 KDBC has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KDBC’s own report linked underneath.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Barack Obama after Obama compared White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory. Bessent made his remarks while at a Cheesecake Factory, and Trump also responded to Obama's comments.
KDBC reported it asSecretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory comment (opens KDBC in a new tab)
Former President Barack Obama ridiculed President Donald Trump’s White House renovation as resembling a Saddam Hussein‑opened Cheesecake Factory during Ohio and Michigan campaign events nine days before the 2026 U.S. midterms. Digests reported two cost estimates, $900 million and over a billion dollars, and varied in what they highlighted.
KDBC reported it asSecretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory comment (opens KDBC 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.
KDBC reported it asNew Court Filings Identify Ilhan Omar by Another Name as Trump Calls for Her Resignation (opens KDBC 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.
KDBC reported it asNew Court Filings Identify Ilhan Omar by Another Name as Trump Calls for Her Resignation (opens KDBC in a new tab)
Forty individuals face federal charges for allegedly defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of more than $40 million. The charges are part of a broader enforcement surge targeting fraud in federal assistance programs.
KDBC reported it asVance, officials announce they've found $42 million in SNAP fraud (opens KDBC in a new tab)
Democratic strategist James Carville stated he would prefer Republicans win the midterm elections by five seats rather than Democrats achieve a similar victory. He expressed concern that a narrow Democratic majority would make the party beholden to the Democratic Socialists of America.
KDBC reported it asJames Carville says he prefers GOP win midterms because Dems would be 'hostage' to DSA (opens KDBC in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is planning a series of campaign trips in the final weeks before the midterm elections. Analysts suggest the Republican Party's chances of maintaining control of Congress are decreasing.
KDBC reported it asJames Carville says he prefers GOP win midterms because Dems would be 'hostage' to DSA (opens KDBC in a new tab)
Operation Show Me Justice, a multi-agency initiative in St. Louis, resulted in 435 arrests, the seizure of 80 kilograms of drugs, 166 illegal firearms, and over $1 million in cash. The operation involved federal agencies and local police.
KDBC reported it asOperation Show Me Justice | DOJ announces 435 arrests in St. Louis crime crackdown (opens KDBC in a new tab)
Flydubai has suspended all flights to and from Israel for six days following an incident aboard flight FZ1073. An Omani co-pilot is suspected of attempting a terror attack, prompting emergency consultations among Israeli leadership. The airline is cooperating with authorities during the investigation.
KDBC reported it asIsraeli officials believe attempted hijacker may have been carrying out act of terror (opens KDBC in a new tab)
Bill Maher criticized rapper Macklemore on his show 'Real Time', bringing up a 2014 costume controversy and Macklemore's recent remarks about Gaza. Macklemore had previously donated to Palestinian aid and Robert Kraft pledged funds for Gaza.
KDBC reported it asBill Maher takes aim at Macklemore amid Gaza remarks, old 'Jew' costume controversy (opens KDBC 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.
KDBC reported it asSenate farm bill clears key hurdle in razor-thin vote, aided by McConnell’s return (opens KDBC in a new tab)
An American flag was unfurled at sunrise at the Pentagon to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The ceremony honored the 184 military personnel and civilians who died at the Pentagon.
KDBC reported it asMassive American flag unfurls over Pentagon for 9/11 anniversary (opens KDBC in a new tab)
Judicial Watch founder Larry Klayman has filed a lawsuit against streamer Hasan Piker, alleging antisemitism and incitement of violence. Klayman seeks over $150 million in damages and an injunction, citing Piker's alleged statements about Hamas and Jews.
KDBC reported it asJudicial Watch founder sues Hasan Piker over alleged antisemitism, 'violence against Jews' (opens KDBC in a new tab)
Influencer Hasan Piker's comments suggesting American Jews could face action for their support of Israel have drawn condemnation from several Democratic lawmakers. Some politicians are calling for stronger disavowals from those who have previously associated with Piker.
KDBC reported it asEl-Sayed, Democrats distance from Hasan Piker after comments about Jewish Americans (opens KDBC in a new tab)
A Media Research Center study alleges that Apple News and Google News promote outlets that have exclusively endorsed Democratic presidential candidates since 1988. The platforms' algorithms are questioned for political diversity.
KDBC reported it asBias in the news feed? Apple, Google face scrutiny (opens KDBC in a new tab)
A 19-year-old Salvadoran national, previously released into the U.S. after crossing the border in 2024, has been arrested and charged with the fatal stabbing of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch at Great Falls Park in Virginia on 18 August 2026. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed his immigration status and prior release.
KDBC reported it as19-year-old arrested after woman found stabbed to death near car in Virginia suburb (opens KDBC in a new tab)
The World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was vandalised on 13 August 2026 when soap bubbles flooded its fountains and pink graffiti reading 'Clean hands, dirty money' was sprayed on the stone. Police closed the area and are treating the incident as potential vandalism.
KDBC reported it as'Disgusting act': World War II Memorial vandalized with graffiti, soap in fountain (opens KDBC 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- cbs4local.com
- Seen publishing on
- cbs4local.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
- 17
- Reports listed
- 17
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 13 August 2026
14 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. KDBC is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 17 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than KDBC’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 31 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 11 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 12 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as KDBC, 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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