KTBC media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KTBC in the centre. We have seen it on 104 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KTBC biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KTBC in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KTBC left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KTBC in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KTBC reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KTBC 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 KTBC has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KTBC’s own report linked underneath.
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.
KTBC reported it as4 dead, including deputy, after domestic violence shooting in Washington state (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar has been elected governor of Minnesota, becoming the state's first female governor. She defeated Republican Lisa Demuth in a race significantly influenced by a large-scale fraud scandal in state-run social services programs.
KTBC reported it asWhat happens to Amy Klobuchar's US Senate seat once she is elected governor? (opens KTBC 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.
KTBC reported it as2026 election: Travis County Election Day hours, locations (opens KTBC 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.
KTBC reported it as2026 election: Travis County Election Day hours, locations (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Ryan O’Shea, a 21-year-old University of New Haven senior and hockey captain, was killed in a wrong-way crash on October 16. The driver of the other vehicle, Guillermo Carmona-Lopez, is a Mexican national who had been removed from the U.S. multiple times.
KTBC reported it asCollege hockey captain killed in wrong-way crash; DHS says driver was deported twice (opens KTBC in a new tab)
The Trump administration has announced $15 billion in aid for agriculture producers, intended to mitigate increased expenses for diesel and fertilizer. The package includes direct payments, guaranteed loans, and commodity purchases, with details emerging in the weeks before the midterm elections.
KTBC reported it asTrump administration has made $15 billion in promises to farmers (opens KTBC in a new tab)
A fire damaged the Senatobia Police Department building on Saturday morning. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local agencies are investigating the incident. The department has been at the centre of controversy following an officer-involved shooting in June.
KTBC reported it asFederal agents investigate fire at police headquarters where officer fatally shot toddler (opens KTBC 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.
KTBC reported it asHaley Stevens: 'My vote for Senate is going to be with Mike Rogers' (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Mohamed Soliman pleaded guilty to nine federal hate-crime counts and three federal weapon charges for a June 2025 firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado. He is already serving a life sentence for state convictions related to the same attack, which killed one demonstrator and injured about a dozen others.
KTBC reported it asMan pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in Boulder Molotov cocktail attack (opens KTBC in a new tab)
A federal judge has fixed a September 2027 trial date for Cole Tomas Allen, accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ dinner. Jury selection begins 7 September in Washington, D.C., and the case is expected to run three to four weeks.
KTBC reported it asTrial date set for White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect (opens KTBC 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.
KTBC reported it asElection 2026: New poll, ads show tight and chaotic races in Texas (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Texas Children's Hospital has opened a clinic to provide medical care for patients who previously received gender-transition treatment. The clinic's opening is a requirement of a settlement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
KTBC reported it asTexas Children’s Hospital launches detransition clinic after $10M settlement (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee have filed a motion to block a Trump administration lawsuit. The federal action seeks to prevent Alaska from certifying its U.S. Senate election results if incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, citing voter confusion.
KTBC reported it asAlaska Senate candidate moves to dismiss Trump election lawsuit (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new voluntary "U.S. Caught Seafood" label intended to help consumers identify seafood caught on U.S.-flagged vessels. The announcement was made at a rally in Fort Myers, Florida, alongside President Donald Trump.
KTBC reported it asTrump administration launches new seafood labels, website in 'America First' strategy (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Erika Kirk is pushing back against a defense proposal to delay the murder trial of Tyler Robinson until 2029. She is asking a judge to set a trial date in 2027, arguing that further delays will prolong the family's suffering and noting the significant cost of the defense.
KTBC reported it asCharlie Kirk murder: Judge delays setting trial date for suspect Tyler Robinson (opens KTBC in a new tab)
A 17‑year‑old male from McKinney, Texas was arrested by the FBI after federal sources said he planned to obtain a gun and carry out an ISIS‑inspired assassination of U.S. Rep. Keith Self at a public event on 17 October.
KTBC reported it asRep. Keith Self says he 'will not back down' after 17-year-old arrested in alleged assassination plot (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released by Russia after nearly five years of detention. He was convicted of serving as a mercenary. The release was announced by former President Donald Trump, who stated Russia demanded nothing in return.
KTBC reported it asAmerican prisoner released from Russia after Trump-Putin negotiation (opens KTBC in a new tab)
State Representative Gina Hinojosa has filed a lawsuit against Governor Greg Abbott, seeking to inspect unredacted communications between the governor's office and Elon Musk. The communications have been classified as confidential due to their sensitive nature.
KTBC reported it asGina Hinojosa sues Gov. Greg Abbott over communications with Elon Musk (opens KTBC 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.
KTBC reported it asOfficer's use of force ruled justified in fatal shooting of 1-year-old (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Early voting turnout is up significantly in many states that could determine control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis. This surge is particularly notable in battleground states where Democrats are seeking to flip Republican-held seats.
KTBC reported it asEarly voting begins on Oct. 19 in Texas. Here's what to know (opens KTBC 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
- Fox Television StationsCorporationdirect owner
- Fox CorporationMedia Conglomerateparent group
- Murdoch familyMedia Conglomerateparent group
- New World Picturesunknowndirect owner
- News CorporationMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
- Official site
- fox7austin.com
- Seen publishing on
- fox7austin.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
- 104
- Reports listed
- 106
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
104 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. KTBC is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 104 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than KTBC’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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