KFDM media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places KFDM as leaning right. We have seen it on 9 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KFDM biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places KFDM as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KFDM left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places KFDM as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is KFDM reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KFDM are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What KFDM has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KFDM’s own report linked underneath.
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.
KFDM reported it asBill Maher takes aim at Macklemore amid Gaza remarks, old 'Jew' costume controversy (opens KFDM in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi movement claimed to have launched missile and drone attacks on sensitive sites in Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu. The group stated the strikes were retaliation for Saudi attempts to hit Sana'a. Saudi Arabia has not officially confirmed the claims.
KFDM reported it asHouthis claim attacks on Riyadh as fire erupts near Saudi airport (opens KFDM in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia confirmed an attempted ballistic missile attack on its capital, Riyadh, by Houthi rebels. The Saudi-led coalition stated the missile was intercepted. The Houthis claimed to have targeted sensitive sites in Riyadh and oil facilities in Yanbu, reporting significant fires.
KFDM reported it asHouthis claim attacks on Riyadh as fire erupts near Saudi airport (opens KFDM in a new tab)
A newly unveiled statue of Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters was defaced with red paint. The vandalism occurred days after the statue's unveiling and coincided with the one-year anniversary of Kirk's assassination.
KFDM reported it asTurning Point USA vows to restore vandalized Charlie Kirk statue, reviews police footage (opens KFDM 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.
KFDM reported it asMassive American flag unfurls over Pentagon for 9/11 anniversary (opens KFDM 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.
KFDM reported it as9/11 victim families; 100,000 other petitioners don't want Mamdani at memorial ceremonies (opens KFDM in a new tab)
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The talks occurred as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a potential ceasefire, while Russian missiles struck airports near Kyiv.
KFDM reported it asUS envoys meet with Putin in new push to end Ukraine war (opens KFDM in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance told Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to stop mentioning his wife, Usha Vance, during a campaign rally. Vance also accused El-Sayed of promoting a divisive ideology.
KFDM reported it asEl-Sayed hits back hard against Republican attacks in raucous Senate race (opens KFDM in a new tab)
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley has invited former special counsel Jack Smith to testify on 22 September 2026 about his investigation into President Donald Trump. Smith’s lawyers confirmed his appearance pending Justice Department approval, while outlets diverged on whether the hearing relates to his prosecutions or broader oversight.
KFDM reported it asJack Smith gets invite to testify before Senate next month. Here's why. (opens KFDM 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.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanRightCheck it
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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
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
- 9
- Reports listed
- 9
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
9 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 1 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and KFDM ran the story anyway.
Across the 9 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than KFDM’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 17 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as KFDM, 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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