KPTV media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KPTV in the centre. We have seen it on 46 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KPTV biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KPTV in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KPTV left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KPTV in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KPTV reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KPTV 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 KPTV has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KPTV’s own report linked underneath.
Court documents reveal the Trump administration held secret talks with Iran about deporting Iranians during the ongoing war. The administration had plans to deport individuals through a third country, even as a lawsuit alleged information sharing with Iran.
KPTV reported it asTrump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war, court documents show (opens KPTV in a new tab)
Congressman Thomas Massie has stated he will not reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if Hegseth resigns. Massie had previously introduced eight articles of impeachment in September.
KPTV reported it asHouse could vote next week to impeach Hegseth as GOP support wavers (opens KPTV 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.
KPTV reported it asVance blames war in Iran for Republican midterm losses: ‘If you’d like to argue it was worth it ... then do so’ (opens KPTV 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.
KPTV reported it asMidterms may bring in wave of historic firsts for some states and the country (opens KPTV 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.
KPTV reported it asMidterms may bring in wave of historic firsts for some states and the country (opens KPTV in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
KPTV reported it asHere’s how Trump will spend Election Day (opens KPTV 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.
KPTV reported it asHere’s how Trump will spend Election Day (opens KPTV in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
KPTV reported it asHere’s how Trump will spend Election Day (opens KPTV in a new tab)
Israel's election results will be upheld despite an ongoing investigation into allegations of foreign funding for Arab parties. The head of the Central Elections Committee stated that even if suspicions are confirmed, they will not invalidate the overall outcome of the vote.
KPTV reported it asIsraeli officials say elections will stand after Netanyahu claimed Arabs stole vote (opens KPTV 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.
KPTV reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens KPTV 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.
KPTV reported it as‘Star Trek’ actor Patrick Stewart dead at 86 (opens KPTV 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.
KPTV reported it asDisinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates (opens KPTV in a new tab)
Police responded to a youth soccer game in Florida after a league director called 911. The director stated the call was due to disruptive parents, while the child's mother claims the police were called because her son was too talented.
KPTV reported it asBodycam video shows moments after parents say cops were called on 3-year-old for being ‘too good’ at soccer (opens KPTV in a new tab)
Mississippi's attorney general has determined that a police officer was justified in using deadly force in the June shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. The shooting occurred during a response to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart.
KPTV reported it asOfficer’s use of force was justified in shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart, AG says (opens KPTV in a new tab)
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the possibility of a new large-scale military operation against Iran last week. Trump publicly stated on October 8 that the US would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections.
KPTV reported it asUS reportedly considering using ‘mother of all bombs’ as part of new strike plans against Iran (opens KPTV in a new tab)
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that large‑scale oil, gas and mineral exploration will start soon in Greenland, claiming the island holds more readily available oil than almost any other country and is strategically unparalleled for US and European defence. A September security deal permits new US bases and a missile‑defence system, and former envoy Jeff Landry was named to push Greenland’s integration into the United States.
KPTV reported it asTrump says ‘massive’ oil, gas and mineral exploration in ‘beautiful’ Greenland is set to begin (opens KPTV in a new tab)
Hassan Kariem, a teacher at Wesley International Academy, died after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Police stated he was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling. Six Flags temporarily closed nine similar roller coasters.
KPTV reported it asSix Flags closes 9 rides after deadly roller coaster incident in Georgia (opens KPTV in a new tab)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she will move out of her D.C. residence after federal agents conducted a four‑to‑five‑hour search, seized 17 items and sparked safety concerns. The raid is linked to a fraud probe into her family’s immigration records.
KPTV reported it asAgents search Rep. Omar’s Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won’t ‘be silenced’ (opens KPTV in a new tab)
Donald Trump has suggested renaming either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, proposing names such as 'Trump Ocean' or 'Ocean of the Americas.' He also stated he would not rename the Hudson or Mississippi rivers.
KPTV reported it asTrump suggests renaming the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean: Here’s what he said (opens KPTV in a new tab)
Hurricane Isaias is expected to avoid major oil industry centres on the Gulf Coast. However, experts warn that power outages at refineries could disrupt fuel supplies and potentially increase prices.
KPTV reported it asIsaias strengthens into Category 3 hurricane on path toward the US Gulf Coast (opens KPTV 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Gray TelevisionMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Meredith CorporationMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
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
- 46
- Reports listed
- 47
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 10 August 2026
47 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. KPTV is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 46 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of KPTV: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 9 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 9 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
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