KSAT 12 media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KSAT 12 in the centre. We have seen it on 56 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KSAT 12 biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KSAT 12 in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KSAT 12 left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KSAT 12 in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KSAT 12 reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KSAT 12 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 KSAT 12 has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KSAT 12’s own report linked underneath.
Early in-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections began on September 18, 2026, in Virginia and other states. The elections will determine control of the House and Senate, with key issues including the cost of living and the war in Iran.
KSAT 12 reported it asEarly voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Abu Zubaydah, held at Guantanamo Bay for two decades without charges, appeared at a hearing to review his detention. A U.S. official described him as a trusted facilitator for Osama bin Laden, while his attorneys argued he was never an al-Qaida member and poses no threat.
KSAT 12 reported it asMan accused of ties to bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Ursula von der Leyen plans to propose a European Security Council to coordinate responses to growing threats. The body would include EU member states alongside the UK, Canada, Norway, and Ukraine, and feature a consultation mechanism inspired by NATO's Article 4.
KSAT 12 reported it asEU chief von der Leyen calls for EU security mechanism to respond to drone incidents and sabotage (opens KSAT 12 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.
KSAT 12 reported it asKennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump's name to building (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Foreign ministers from Gulf states are planning to meet with their Iranian counterpart in Salalah, Oman, on Monday. The meeting's objective is to exert pressure on Oman and Iran to reach a temporary agreement concerning shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
KSAT 12 reported it asUS military says it destroyed 2 small Iranian boats trying to steal a sea drone (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Bo French, a Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photo mocking South Asian students at a University of Texas football game. Republican leaders John Cornyn and Dustin Burrows condemned the post, and former adviser Karl Rove said he will vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal.
KSAT 12 reported it asUT students attacked by Bo French call his comments “disgusting” and too familiar (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the U.S. Postal Service not to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail balloting. The order came late Sunday, September 13, 2026, adding an obstacle to the administration's efforts to change election rules as the Supreme Court considers an appeal.
KSAT 12 reported it asThe Latest: Supreme Court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Firefighters have entered a charred ferry in Philippine waters following a blaze that killed at least five people and left 84 missing. Rescuers are continuing their search for those unaccounted for after the vessel caught fire two nights prior.
KSAT 12 reported it asPhilippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
A surrogate who refused to abort a fetus diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. McKenna West is challenging a California court order that recognized the intended parents as the child's legal guardians.
KSAT 12 reported it asTexas judge: Alaskan surrogate does not have custody over child she birthed in Dallas (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Scientists estimate Mercury's diameter may have shrunk by up to 14 miles (23 kilometers), a figure 30% greater than earlier projections. The planet's hot iron core cooling and contracting is believed to be the cause, tightening its surface.
KSAT 12 reported it asLittle Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. This follows a federal appeals panel's decision to let a new map stand, sending the dispute back to the nation's highest court.
KSAT 12 reported it asUS Supreme Court again rejects push to use Trump-backed congressional map in Missouri (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
A former volunteer has filed a lawsuit against nonprofits tied to labor leader Cesar Chavez, alleging sexual abuse by him decades ago and that the organizations failed to investigate her complaints. The suit names the Cesar Chavez Foundation and the United Farm Workers Foundation as defendants.
KSAT 12 reported it asFormer volunteer sues César Chavez nonprofits over failing to stop union leader from sexual abuse (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
KSAT 12 reported it asRepublicans slam Democrats and declare devotion to Trump during unusual midterm convention (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
KSAT 12 reported it asUS markets point lower as crude prices breach $100 with the conflict around Iran intensifying (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Former Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s ex‑director of law enforcement, David Maxwell, appears in a campaign ad endorsing Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. Maxwell, who reported Paxton to the FBI and won a $6.6 million judgment, says Paxton ended his five‑decade career.
KSAT 12 reported it asKen Paxton whistleblower endorses James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance stated the conflict with Iran is not a war and that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is nearly back to normal. President Trump is reportedly considering declaring victory.
KSAT 12 reported it asUS denies Iran's claim to have struck an unmanned ship, and other Mideast news (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that a federal judge lacked authority to overturn Bowe Bergdahl’s 2017 conviction for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The decision reinstates his dishonourable discharge and military sentence.
KSAT 12 reported it asJudge lacked power to overturn ex-soldier Bowe Bergdahl's military conviction, appeals court rules (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Chevron announced plans to invest over $7 billion in Venezuela, targeting 600,000 barrels per day by 2031. The deal follows a US government push to revive Venezuela’s oil industry, including Pentagon profit-sharing, but analysts question its legal and political durability.
KSAT 12 reported it asUS oil giant Chevron confirms it will expand operations in Venezuela (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
A United Nations report published on September 2, 2026, states that global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5°C warming threshold within a few years. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal to limit damage.
KSAT 12 reported it asGlobal warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the US will respond forcefully to Iranian attacks on American bases in Jordan and the UAE. The exchange of fire follows a US strike on Iran's Larak Island, with both sides issuing threats of further action.
KSAT 12 reported it asThe Latest: Iran fires drones, missiles in response to US strikes, Iranian semiofficial media says (opens KSAT 12 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
- Graham Media Groupunknowndirect owner
- Graham HoldingsMedia Conglomerateparent 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
- 56
- Reports listed
- 56
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
55 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. KSAT 12 is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 56 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than KSAT 12’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 18 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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