KPBS media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places KPBS in the centre. We have seen it on 192 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KPBS biased?
Ad Fontes Media places KPBS in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KPBS left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places KPBS in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is KPBS reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KPBS are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What KPBS has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KPBS’s own report linked underneath.
Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance after a multi-stage attack that began in June. The breach involved a bogus job interview and malicious software, leading to the compromise of two engineers' computers and a record crypto heist.
KPBS reported it asA Binance engineer thought he was interviewing for a job. Then the hackers pounced (opens KPBS in a new tab)
Democrat Xavier Becerra is leading Republican Steve Hilton in the race for California governor, according to poll data. The election will determine who succeeds term-limited Governor Gavin Newsom, with national political figures also influencing the contest.
KPBS reported it asIn California governor’s race, voters choose between experienced liberal and upstart conservative (opens KPBS in a new tab)
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
KPBS reported it asA new cold war: hackers target fridges across the globe (opens KPBS in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
KPBS reported it asHaley Stevens endorses GOP candidate in Michigan Senate race, spurning Abdul El-Sayed (opens KPBS in a new tab)
Alaska's Republican-run state government has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Trump's direction that seeks to halt the certification of the state's Senate race. The state argues the Justice Department's demand to separate ballots is impossible and violates voter privacy.
KPBS reported it asJudge tosses Trump's attempt to block Alaska Senate results if GOP incumbent loses (opens KPBS in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
KPBS reported it asA simple explainer of the massive $6.3 billion crypto heist at Binance (opens KPBS in a new tab)
Imperial Oil announced a third-quarter profit of $2.45 billion, a significant increase from $539 million in the same period last year. The company's results were bolstered by rising oil prices and improved refining margins, while upstream production saw a slight decrease.
KPBS reported it asOil company earnings skyrocket (opens KPBS 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.
KPBS reported it asPatrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens KPBS in a new tab)
US news outlets will announce midterm election winners before all votes are tallied, using data from the Associated Press or Decision Desk HQ. These providers use vote counts, statistical analysis, and modeling to project outcomes, though past race calls have been retracted.
KPBS reported it asThese are the House races to watch in the 2026 midterm election on Nov. 3 (opens KPBS in a new tab)
A federal judge in Los Angeles heard arguments regarding the Justice Department's request to prevent California from counting approximately 20,000 ballots until the citizenship of the voters can be confirmed. California officials argue this is impossible and could disenfranchise legitimate voters.
KPBS reported it asJudge denies the Justice Department's bid to stop processing California ballots (opens KPBS in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's efforts to gain control over election processes are leading to legal challenges. These cases could escalate to the U.S. Supreme Court, examining the boundaries of federal power in elections.
KPBS reported it asHere's how Democrats in Congress are preparing for election fraud claims (opens KPBS 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.
KPBS reported it asCalifornians revolt against police drones after rapid adoption across state (opens KPBS 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.
KPBS reported it asDemocrats still poised to make gains, but poll shows warning signs for just how many (opens KPBS in a new tab)
A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, began on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid. This comes as President Zelenskyy reported a significant overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones.
KPBS reported it asLocal ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump starts in southern Ukraine (opens KPBS in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
KPBS reported it asJudge says DOJ illegally fired the daughter of former FBI director Comey (opens KPBS in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
KPBS reported it asAI giant Anthropic files for an IPO that could break records (opens KPBS in a new tab)
China's Communist Party began its Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in Beijing on October 26. President Xi Jinping opened the meeting, which is scheduled to last four days and focuses on enhancing party discipline and self-governance.
KPBS reported it asWhat to know about China's plenum as Xi seeks stronger party discipline (opens KPBS in a new tab)
Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, is experiencing a severe water crisis. Iran-backed Houthi rebels have intensified their siege, limiting access to water sources and delivery trucks. Humanitarian groups report that the needs of over one million residents are barely being met.
KPBS reported it asDrinking water supplies dwindle in Yemeni city besieged by Houthi rebels (opens KPBS in a new tab)
Social media videos believed to be AI-generated and linked to Russia are targeting two Democratic US Senate candidates. The videos misuse real people's names and photographs to spread disinformation as midterm elections approach.
KPBS reported it asRussia steps up election influence efforts in final stretch of midterms (opens KPBS in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
KPBS reported it asIsrael orders closure of West Bank after soldiers kill 2 men behind an alleged attack (opens KPBS 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.
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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
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Who owns it
- San Diego State UniversityOtherdirect owner
- California State UniversityOtherparent group
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
- 192
- Reports listed
- 196
- We could read
- 6
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
190 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 6 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 54 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and KPBS ran the story anyway.
Across the 192 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than KPBS’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 25 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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