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 20 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 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.
Following his removal from Ed Sheeran's tour for pro-Palestinian statements, Macklemore has announced a new 'Free Palestine Tour'. The shows will take place in Dublin, Paris, and London, with all proceeds donated to charities supporting Palestinians.
Komo News reported it asMacklemore announces Free Palestine Tour after dropped from Ed Sheeran tour (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance's antifraud task force is removing hundreds of thousands of enrollments from the Affordable Care Act's public exchanges. The action targets 760,000 individual accounts for allegedly unauthorized and fraudulent applications, with an estimated $2.2 billion in taxpayer funds expected to be saved.
Komo News reported it asVance-led task force targets 750K Obamacare enrollments in $2.2B anti-fraud push (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Paramount has settled lawsuits brought by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America concerning its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlements pave the way for the $81 billion deal to proceed, pending final court approval.
Komo News reported it asWashington reaches settlement with Paramount, Warner Bros. over merger monopoly (opens Komo News in a new tab)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan in New York on Monday. The meetings occurred ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping scheduled for Thursday.
Komo News reported it asRubio packs NYC schedule with markets, allies and critical minerals talks (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Washington state House candidate Krista Perez was arrested for driving under the influence after allegedly causing a multi-vehicle collision. Police video shows her admitting to drinking wine and praying and crying in a patrol car after her arrest. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Komo News reported it asPolice video shows WA House candidate's DUI arrest a week after primary victory (opens Komo News 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.
Komo News reported it asTrump says Kennedy Center could be 'ripped down' without recognition for repairs (opens Komo News in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
Komo News reported it asJohnson sends House home early, delaying Hegseth impeachment vote (opens Komo News 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.
Komo News reported it asAmerica remembers 9/11 25 years later at Ground Zero, Pentagon and Flight 93 memorial (opens Komo News in a new tab)
On 9 September 2026, a coalition of twenty U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed two lawsuits accusing the Trump administration of illegally weakening the Endangered Species Act. The suits target rules that narrow habitat protections and reduce safeguards for newly threatened species.
Komo News reported it asWashington AG leads lawsuits to block federally-weakened Endangered Species Act rules (opens Komo News in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela granting the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves. Trump described the deal as the largest in world history, predicting it would increase US reserves and reduce fuel prices.
Komo News reported it asTrump says US enters deal with Venezuela to take control of 65B barrels of oil reserves (opens Komo News in a new tab)
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. The department alleges that state laws offering in-state tuition and financial aid to undocumented students discriminate against U.S. citizens and violate federal law.
Komo News reported it asJustice Department sues Washington over in-state tuition and aid for undocumented students (opens Komo News in a new tab)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed a cybersecurity incident affecting a standalone system. The Qilin ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the breach, which the ATF has classified as a 'major incident'. The Department of Justice also confirmed the attack.
Komo News reported it asATF announces investigation into 'major' cybersecurity incident (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Democratic-controlled states have filed a new lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to limit mail voting in the midterm elections. The suit targets new U.S. Postal Service rules that require federal approval for mail ballot envelope designs and a list of eligible voters.
Komo News reported it asUSPS issues ballot-tracking rule ahead of midterms as court fights leave rollout unclear (opens Komo News in a new tab)
A federal judge has lifted a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. The Supreme Court ruled a previous challenge was premature, but states have filed a new lawsuit arguing the USPS rule interferes with election administration.
Komo News reported it asWashington to sue U.S. Postal Service over 'unlawful attack on vote-by-mail' (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Matt Calkins resigned from the Seattle Times on 20 August 2026 after the paper declined to publish his column on transgender athletes in women’s sports. Calkins said the decision followed interviews with student-athletes opposing transgender participation in female sports, and that the paper had rejected other proposed columns. The Seattle Times has not commented.
Komo News reported it asFormer Seattle Times sports columnist resigns, says pieces weren't published over politics (opens Komo News in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
Komo News reported it asScott Jennings pushing for White House press secretary job: Report (opens Komo News in a new tab)
James Braid, White House legislative affairs director, will leave the administration in September, Donald Trump and JD Vance confirmed. Braid has managed Trump’s congressional agenda since 2025, including major bills and confirmations. His next role is unclear, and no left-rated outlet reported the story.
Komo News reported it asTrump legislative affairs director James Braid to leave White House (opens Komo News in a new tab)
An Ohio couple faces felony charges after allegedly forcing their way into a cruise ship cabin and assaulting three people, including a 9-year-old child. The incident followed a noise complaint aboard a ship docked in Florida, with both suspects reportedly drinking before the altercation.
Komo News reported it asDrunk couple arrested after cruise ship brawl involving 9-year-old: sheriff (opens Komo News in a new tab)
A U.S. judge ordered the release of Melissa Farris, accused of vandalising the World War II Memorial in Washington, with conditions including avoiding the site. Farris faces felony charges, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro criticised the decision. Reports diverged on whether the release was routine or controversial.
Komo News reported it asWoman accused of vandalizing WWII Memorial released with restrictions (opens Komo News in a new tab)
USS Abraham Lincoln crew endure record deployment amid food shortages and mental health crisis
Trust 96The USS Abraham Lincoln has spent over 250 days at sea without docking, the longest continuous deployment on record. Reports describe food shortages, malfunctioning toilets and sailors attempting to jump overboard. Congressional Democrats have demanded an explanation from the defence secretary.
Komo News reported it asUSS Lincoln sailors attempt to jump overboard amid record deployment (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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
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
- 20
- Reports listed
- 20
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 14 August 2026
18 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. Komo News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 20 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 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 17 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 28 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 28 September 2026. Ratings pulled 13 September 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Komo News, 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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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where Komo News publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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