KHBS media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KHBS in the centre. We have seen it on 385 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KHBS biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KHBS in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KHBS left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KHBS in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KHBS reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KHBS 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 KHBS has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KHBS’s own report linked underneath.
A preliminary analysis of FDA safety reports suggests a link between energy drinks, stimulant supplements, and serious cardiovascular events like cardiac arrest and heart attack, particularly in young adults. Researchers caution that the data does not prove causation.
KHBS reported it asNew study links energy drinks to reports of heart attacks and cardiac arrest in young adults (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Elon Musk posted on X that his 'election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time' following significant Democratic victories in the US midterm elections. He also suggested data centers in space are an attractive option. Musk had funded Republican candidates with hundreds of millions of dollars.
KHBS reported it asElon Musk spends big on losing efforts in 2026 midterm elections (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
KHBS reported it asVance blames war in Iran for Republican midterm losses (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Iran announced on Monday that it is engaged in intensive indirect negotiations with the United States, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, to de-escalate tensions and avert potential conflict. The country has also offered to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz under specific conditions.
KHBS reported it asIranian officials say midterm results show US voters have rejected Trump's war (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Voters in Washington, D.C. are choosing a new mayor for the first time since 2014. Council member Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, captured 54% of the Democratic primary and has pledged to resist further federal intervention, while facing Green Party, independent and write‑in challengers.
KHBS reported it asJaneese Lewis George is Washington's next mayor. Now come the challenges, starting with Trump (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Paul Pelosi has been banned from driving for six months after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge. The incident occurred in July when he struck an unoccupied parked vehicle in Yountville, California.
KHBS reported it asPaul Pelosi prohibited from driving after pleading no contest to hit-and-run charge (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
KHBS reported it asDemocrats just took back control of Congress. What’s next? (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
KHBS reported it asDemocrats just took back control of Congress. What’s next? (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Democrat Gina Hinojosa has defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the 2026 Texas governor's race. Her victory makes her the first Democrat elected governor in more than 30 years and the third woman to hold the office.
KHBS reported it asDemocrat Gina Hinojosa defeats incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas race (opens KHBS in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
KHBS reported it asTrump says US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as country shifts to buying military hardware instead (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Iranian state media reported hearing five explosions on Qeshm Island, near Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province. Some residents reported seeing two aircraft in the sky. No official confirmation of the source has been released.
KHBS reported it asUS conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, official says (opens KHBS in a new tab)
The United States will exclude South Africa and Rwanda from the Africa-US duty-free trade deal, known as AGOA, from January 1, 2027. The decision follows concerns over trade barriers and governance practices inconsistent with the agreement's criteria.
KHBS reported it asTrump administration will cut South Africa and Rwanda from the AGOA trade program (opens KHBS in a new tab)
The Kennedy Center has announced its 2026 honorees: Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet, and Barbara Mandrell. The ceremony will be moved from the venue for the first time due to a legal dispute involving President Donald Trump's renovation plans.
KHBS reported it asKennedy Center names the 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves the show offsite (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding across the Southwest, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Arizona and Colorado. The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is forecast to reach historic levels, while Sedona, Arizona, residents are being urged to leave their homes.
KHBS reported it asFlash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest, warning for Colorado spa town (opens KHBS in a new tab)
President Donald Trump indicated he would deliver his final campaign pitch for the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The renovation of the pool has been marked by significant cost increases and schedule delays.
KHBS reported it asTrump signals he'll give closing election pitch at the Reflecting Pool, a revamp plagued by problems (opens KHBS in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
KHBS reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared at a Detroit church with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. This occurred after internal party tensions escalated over an advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices.
KHBS reported it asTurmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens KHBS in a new tab)
China's Coast Guard is harassing shipping with patrols off Taiwan's east coast, according to Taiwan's Coast Guard. Taipei says the patrols aim to exert a fictional jurisdiction and has sent its own ships to monitor the situation.
KHBS reported it asTaiwan accuses China of harassment after standoff between coast guard ships (opens KHBS in a new tab)
A 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana was shot and killed in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the victim's mother.
KHBS reported it asMamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shooting (opens KHBS in a new tab)
Maya Gebala, who was shot three times in an attack in Tumbler Ridge, is being released from BC Children's Hospital after 262 days. Her father posted a video of the moment she learned she was going home.
KHBS reported it as‘Bravest person I know’: School shooting victim leaves hospital after 262 days (opens KHBS 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
- Hearst TelevisionCorporationdirect owner
- Hearst CommunicationsMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- 4029tv.com
- Seen publishing on
- 4029tv.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
- 385
- Reports listed
- 393
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
393 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. KHBS is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 385 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of KHBS: its report arrived a median of 29 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as KHBS, 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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