Komo News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Komo News 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 69 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Komo News biased?
The rating organisations do not give Komo News 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 Komo News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Komo News 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 Komo News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Komo News 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 Komo News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Komo News’s own report linked underneath.
President Donald Trump has ordered Vice President JD Vance to stop diplomatic negotiations with Iran, stating the US no longer requires a deal. Trump directed Vance to instead lead a federal task force investigating alleged corruption in Democratic-led states and cities.
Komo News reported it asTrump says he has directed Vance to mainly focus on corruption in Democrat-run cities (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Four people were shot in Washington D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood early Thursday. Police responded to multiple locations and sent agents to the scene. Nearby schools were placed on lockdown as authorities urged the public to avoid the area.
Komo News reported it asActive shooting reported outside gym in DC's Logan Circle; 5 shot (opens Komo News in a new tab)
A three-story building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York City, next to a construction site, resulting in at least eight deaths and 17 injuries. Search and rescue operations were ongoing, with the cause of the collapse yet to be determined.
Komo News reported it asNew York City collapse: 2 dead, over 19 injured including 7 children; situation 'unstable' (opens Komo News in a new tab)
U.S. Representative Thomas Massie has gathered the 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on a bill concerning Jeffrey Epstein's records. The legislation would permit victims to sue the Department of Justice over information they claim was unlawfully withheld or redacted. The vote is anticipated in the coming weeks.
Komo News reported it asMassie announces he has enough signatures for discharge petition for Epstein Files part 2 (opens Komo News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump declared the Iran war “militarily effectively over”, said further U.S. attacks are unlikely but warned the country is “locked and loaded”, met Qatar’s prime minister in the Oval Office and faced a House impeachment move by Rep. Thomas Massie against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Komo News reported it asTrump sees less need for Iran strikes, but diplomacy offers no easy answers (opens Komo News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump commented on Vice President JD Vance's assessment of Republican midterm losses, agreeing with Vance's critique of the Iran war but noting an omission. Trump stated Vance should have clarified if he would repeat the decision to go to war.
Komo News reported it asTrump sees less need for Iran strikes, but diplomacy offers no easy answers (opens Komo News in a new tab)
John Oliver dedicated a 35-minute segment of "Last Week Tonight" to criticising Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and calling for his impeachment. The show aired after the Tuesday midterm elections.
Komo News reported it asJD Vance defends Hegseth, says he hasn't committed impeachable crimes (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said President Donald Trump is open to discussing immigration policy with Democrats following the midterm elections. Mullin stressed his opposition to amnesty and indicated that any changes for DACA recipients would be a congressional decision. Stephen Miller has been appointed as Trump's chief of staff.
Komo News reported it asSec. Mullin open to permanent legal status for those under DACA, but no amnesty: report (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Several Senate Republicans are pushing to delay their party's leadership elections scheduled for next week. Senator Ron Johnson is spearheading the effort, citing concerns over the GOP's recent midterm election results.
Komo News reported it asGrowing group of Senate Republicans calls for delay in leadership elections (opens Komo News in a new tab)
A Venezuelan national was arrested near the White House with multiple firearms in a stolen vehicle. He allegedly told officers he heard voices instructing him to kill President Donald Trump. The incident highlights growing security concerns.
Komo News reported it as2 arrests made after vehicle crash, barricade breach near White House (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said President Donald Trump is open to discussing immigration policy with Democrats following the midterm elections. Mullin stressed his opposition to amnesty and indicated that any changes for DACA recipients would be a congressional decision. Stephen Miller has been appointed as Trump's chief of staff.
Komo News reported it asTrump says deportation policy 'might be too tough,' floats deal with Democrats (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell was approached by a reporter asking for his reaction to the midterm election results. He did not respond. The video of the exchange has circulated widely online, prompting renewed discussion about his health.
Komo News reported it asMitch McConnell's lack of response to GOP midterm loss draws backlash (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy has been discharged from hospital following a stroke. The 53-year-old Democrat will enter a rehabilitation facility and is expected to miss several weeks of Senate votes as he recovers.
Komo News reported it asSen. Chris Murphy expected to miss 'several weeks' of votes amid stroke recovery (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Rapper Macklemore stated that nine major U.S. venues, including Madison Square Garden, declined to host his "Free Palestine" tour. MSG Entertainment responded that Macklemore is not an "arena-level act" and cited limited availability.
Komo News reported it asSeattle rapper Macklemore says his tour was denied date at Climate Pledge Arena (opens Komo News 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.
Komo News reported it asVance blames Iran war for GOP midterm losses, says Trump voters defected (opens Komo News in a new tab)
A domestic violence call in Spokane County, Washington, escalated into a deadly shootout. Three people, including the suspect, died in the incident, and two sheriff's deputies were critically injured.
Komo News reported it as2 Spokane County deputies critically injured responding to domestic violence shooting (opens Komo News in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
Komo News reported it asWashington voters face decisions on Millionaires Tax, trans athletes, judges, and more (opens Komo News in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
Komo News reported it asWashington voters face decisions on Millionaires Tax, trans athletes, judges, and more (opens Komo News in a new tab)
The US Embassy in Moscow issued a warning about a credible threat of a mass casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve. Russia's FSB confirmed receiving the information and stated that appropriate measures are being taken.
Komo News reported it asU.S. Embassy warns of 'credible threat of a mass-casualty event' at Moscow museum (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
Komo News reported it asSir Patrick Stewart, actor who starred in 'Star Trek’ and 'X-Men', dies at 86 (opens Komo News 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
- Publishes from
- Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
- Official site
- komonews.com
- Seen publishing on
- komonews.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
- 69
- Reports listed
- 71
- We could read
- 5
- First seen
- 14 August 2026
66 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 5 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Komo News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 69 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Komo News’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 24 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 13 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 13 November 2026. Ratings pulled 13 October 2026.
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