KDFW media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KDFW in the centre. We have seen it on 57 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KDFW biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KDFW in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KDFW left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KDFW in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KDFW reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KDFW are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What KDFW has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KDFW’s own report linked underneath.
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.
KDFW reported it asNew tiny wild cat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forests (opens KDFW in a new tab)
Leake County schools in Mississippi have been released from a federal desegregation order that had been in place for over 50 years. A judge approved the dissolution of the order on September 3, ending federal monitoring of the district.
KDFW reported it asMississippi school district released from federal desegregation order after 50 years (opens KDFW 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Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore.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.
KDFW reported it asRobert Kraft says Ed Sheeran asked him to pledge $2 million amid Macklemore controversy (opens KDFW 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Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore.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.
KDFW reported it as4 acts drop out of Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with rapper Macklemore (opens KDFW in a new tab)
The trial of Jason Eaton has begun in Burlington, Vermont, for the attempted murder of three Palestinian college students. Eaton claims intelligence agencies ordered him to shoot, while prosecutors contend he acted with intent and was not legally insane.
KDFW reported it asVermont man on trial claims CIA told him to shoot three Palestinian students (opens KDFW in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
KDFW reported it asRep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran war (opens KDFW in a new tab)
The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed the Common Cents Act, a bill that would end the minting of new pennies. The Treasury estimates this change could save $56 million annually. The U.S. Mint stopped producing pennies in November 2025.
KDFW reported it asHouse votes to end penny production permanently: What to know (opens KDFW in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
KDFW reported it asKennedy Center board votes to close venue after judge blocks plan to honor Trump: report (opens KDFW 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.
KDFW reported it asSen. Mitch McConnell returns to Senate for 1st time since June hospitalization (opens KDFW in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has stated he will not intervene in the Lindsay Clancy case, calling it a "state situation" and not a federal matter. Clancy's attorney had publicly requested a presidential pardon.
KDFW reported it asTrump says Lindsay Clancy case is a ‘state situation' following attorney's pardon plea (opens KDFW in a new tab)
Bo French, a Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photo mocking South Asian students at a University of Texas football game. Republican leaders John Cornyn and Dustin Burrows condemned the post, and former adviser Karl Rove said he will vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal.
KDFW reported it asStatewide GOP nominee Bo French sparks outrage after targeting UT football fans online (opens KDFW 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.
KDFW reported it asBo French faces backlash over posts criticizing UT student demographics (opens KDFW in a new tab)
George W. Bush has unveiled a series of 16 paintings inspired by the 9/11 attacks, marking the 25th anniversary of the tragedy. The artworks, displayed at the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, Texas, depict scenes from the day and include a caption written by the former president.
KDFW reported it asWhite House photographer recalls documenting Bush on 9/11 (opens KDFW in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel announced his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on ABC due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pressure. The interview will instead be posted on YouTube. The decision comes amid a broader dispute between ABC's parent company, Disney, and the FCC over broadcast licenses.
KDFW reported it asJimmy Kimmel to air Talarico interview on YouTube instead of ABC (opens KDFW 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.
KDFW reported it asThe 'man in the red bandana': Remembering Welles Crowther 25 years after 9/11 (opens KDFW 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.
KDFW reported it asTrump marks 25 years since 9/11 attacks at Pentagon; flag unfurled at sunrise (opens KDFW in a new tab)
Several Connecticut towns are installing AI-powered license plate readers on school buses. The technology, provided by BusPatrol, activates only when a bus is stopped with its warning lights and stop arm engaged, aiming to reduce incidents of drivers passing stopped school buses.
KDFW reported it asConnecticut installing cameras on school buses to catch drivers who illegally pass (opens KDFW 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.
KDFW reported it asTrump, GOP leaders head to Dallas for high-stakes midterm convention (opens KDFW in a new tab)
A mock website designed to resemble the Republican Party's upcoming midterm convention in Dallas appeared as a top Google search result. Instead of convention details, clicking the link redirected users to the Department of Justice's website containing files on Jeffrey Epstein.
KDFW reported it asFake Dallas GOP convention website sends people to Epstein files (opens KDFW 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.
KDFW reported it asFeds charges ICE agent with lying about Minneapolis shooting: Report (opens KDFW 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.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Fox Television StationsCorporationdirect owner
- Fox CorporationMedia Conglomerateparent group
- Murdoch familyMedia Conglomerateparent group
- New World Picturesunknowndirect owner
- News CorporationMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- fox4news.com
- Seen publishing on
- fox4news.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
- 57
- Reports listed
- 58
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
56 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. KDFW is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 57 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than KDFW’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 16 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.
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