Kokomo Tribune media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Kokomo Tribune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 205 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Kokomo Tribune biased?
The rating organisations do not give Kokomo Tribune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Kokomo Tribune left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Kokomo Tribune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Kokomo Tribune reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Kokomo Tribune are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Kokomo Tribune has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Kokomo Tribune’s own report linked underneath.
The Trump administration has announced $15 billion in aid for agriculture producers, intended to mitigate increased expenses for diesel and fertilizer. The package includes direct payments, guaranteed loans, and commodity purchases, with details emerging in the weeks before the midterm elections.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asTrump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in the weeks before the midterms (opens Kokomo Tribune 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.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
An analysis of a Trump administration list of alleged noncitizen voters in California found that 42% of the names could not be found on the state's voter rolls. The study, conducted by UCLA data analysts, also indicated that thousands of U.S. citizens may have been incorrectly flagged.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asOver 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on Calif. voter rolls, analysis finds (opens Kokomo Tribune 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.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asMamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shooting (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied facilitating Flávio Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil to the United States. While Rubio stated President Trump authorized Bolsonaro's entry, he asserted the US government was not involved in arranging the travel itself.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asRubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the US (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal judge to halt a third criminal case against him. The Justice Department filed the charges using a 'criminal information' instead of a grand jury, a move Comey's team calls legally invalid.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asJudge puts off decision in Comey case as Justice Department seeks new indictment against ex-FBI head (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
The roof of a water tower housing a rare family of barn owls in Manhattan's Upper West Side has been removed. This action has generated significant outrage among New Yorkers who had become captivated by the birds.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asThe roof of a water tower in Manhattan where a rare family of barn owls nested has been removed (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is promoting the state's efforts to train its workforce in artificial intelligence skills. The initiatives aim to ease the transition into an AI-driven economy, though concerns about AI's impact on jobs persist.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asConnecticut leaders tout efforts to train workforce in AI (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
Relatives of Sandy Hook victims have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles. They cited the high death toll and severe injuries these weapons can cause, referencing the 2012 school shooting. Gun rights advocates argue such bans violate the Second Amendment.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asSandy Hook families urge Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
A woman was shot outside the Republican Party of Virginia's headquarters in Richmond on Thursday. Officials from the party and the police department have indicated the shooting is not related to their operations or the upcoming midterm elections.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asVirginia GOP says shooting outside its offices in Richmond appears unrelated to its operations (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
Mohamed Soliman pleaded guilty to nine federal hate-crime counts and three federal weapon charges for a June 2025 firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado. He is already serving a life sentence for state convictions related to the same attack, which killed one demonstrator and injured about a dozen others.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asMan pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in deadly firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
A federal judge has fixed a September 2027 trial date for Cole Tomas Allen, accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ dinner. Jury selection begins 7 September in Washington, D.C., and the case is expected to run three to four weeks.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asSeptember 2027 trial date set for man charged with attacking White House correspondents’ dinner (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
Utah has filed 13 felony charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and its co-founders. The state attorney general alleges the company continues to operate in Utah despite a federal court ruling, escalating a dispute over regulatory authority.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asUtah charges Kalshi and its founders, escalating a fight over who can regulate prediction markets (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
New York has enacted legislation restricting how AI companion chatbots interact with children under 18. The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, defines a dozen prohibited 'unsafe AI companion features' and takes effect January 1.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asNew York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
Oregon is experiencing a shortage of youth respite homes, a critical service for families with children needing behavioral health support. Limited statewide funding and Medicaid coverage create significant barriers to accessing these much-needed breaks.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asOregon needs more youth ‘respite’ homes, but funding problems stand in the way (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic has filed for an initial public offering on Nasdaq, warning investors about potential catastrophic or existential risks to humanity from advanced AI systems. The company detailed these concerns in its IPO paperwork, dedicating a significant portion to risk factors.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asRisks spelled out for Anthropic investors include blowback from runaway AI (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
Public opposition is growing across California regarding the use of police drones, leading to contentious local policy discussions. Concerns range from privacy violations to the expansion of surveillance beyond emergency situations.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asCalifornians revolt against police drones after rapid adoption across state (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has rejected the Justice Department's request to set aside approximately 20,000 California mail-in ballots alleged to be from noncitizens. The case has been sent back to a district court for further proceedings.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asAppeals court declines to block California from counting 20,000 disputed ballots (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
Edwin Brant Frost IV, a prominent Georgia Republican, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for operating a Ponzi scheme. Federal prosecutors stated the scheme defrauded over 300 victims and resulted in losses exceeding $76 million.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asProminent Georgia Republican gets 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in Ponzi scheme (opens Kokomo Tribune in a new tab)
Colorado's most prominent glaciers experienced dramatic thinning in 2026, losing ice at double the rate of the previous five years. Record low snowpack and high temperatures contributed to the accelerated melt, raising concerns about water sources and mountain hazards.
Kokomo Tribune reported it asColorado's glaciers thinned dramatically due to record low snow and heat in 2026 (opens Kokomo Tribune 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- CNHIunknowndirect owner
- Retirement Systems of AlabamaPrivate Equityparent group
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- kokomotribune.com
- Seen publishing on
- kokomotribune.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- 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
- 205
- Reports listed
- 208
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
208 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 21 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Kokomo Tribune ran the story anyway.
Across the 205 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Kokomo Tribune: its report arrived a median of 18 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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