KTBC media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KTBC in the centre. We have seen it on 49 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 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.
Converse has removed a social media advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after critics said the imagery evoked racist symbols, including those associated with the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, stating they understood why the image was upsetting and had made a mistake.
KTBC reported it asConverse apologizes, pulls new ad after claims of racist imagery (opens KTBC in a new tab)
A Washington DC preservation official has urged the Trump administration to abandon plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. C. Andrew Lewis proposed building slender columns instead, citing original designs from 1924.
KTBC reported it asFAA approves Trump's triumphal arch, requires 'eternal flame' on top (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Leake County schools in Mississippi have been released from a federal desegregation order that had been in place for over 50 years. A judge approved the dissolution of the order on September 3, ending federal monitoring of the district.
KTBC reported it asMississippi school district released from federal desegregation order after 50 years (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
KTBC reported it asRobert Kraft says Ed Sheeran asked him to pledge $2 million amid Macklemore controversy (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has proposed new initiatives to enhance postpartum care, including free nurse home visits for all new parents and updated mental health screening regulations. The proposals follow the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, which highlighted concerns about maternal mental health.
KTBC reported it asLindsay Clancy trial prompts Massachusetts push for better postpartum care (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
KTBC reported it as4 acts drop out of Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with rapper Macklemore (opens KTBC in a new tab)
The Department of Justice announced charges against 16 individuals across seven states for election crimes, including noncitizens casting ballots. The indictments cover illegal voting, voter registration, fraud, and firearm offenses.
KTBC reported it as7 charged with voter fraud during 2024 elections in North Texas (opens KTBC in a new tab)
The trial of Jason Eaton has begun in Burlington, Vermont, for the attempted murder of three Palestinian college students. Eaton claims intelligence agencies ordered him to shoot, while prosecutors contend he acted with intent and was not legally insane.
KTBC reported it asVermont man on trial claims CIA told him to shoot three Palestinian students (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
KTBC reported it asRep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran war (opens KTBC in a new tab)
The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed the Common Cents Act, a bill that would end the minting of new pennies. The Treasury estimates this change could save $56 million annually. The U.S. Mint stopped producing pennies in November 2025.
KTBC reported it asHouse votes to end penny production permanently: What to know (opens KTBC 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.
KTBC reported it asKennedy Center board votes to close venue after judge blocks plan to honor Trump: report (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
KTBC reported it asSen. Mitch McConnell returns to Senate for 1st time since June hospitalization (opens KTBC in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has nominated Kimberly Greenwood, wife of singer Lee Greenwood, to be the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. The nomination requires Senate confirmation. Trump also nominated Wesley Hunt for a role in Riyadh.
KTBC reported it asWesley Hunt nominated by President Trump to become ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (opens KTBC 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.
KTBC reported it asStatewide GOP nominee Bo French sparks outrage after targeting UT football fans online (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photo of University of Texas students and described them as 'foreigners' displacing Americans. The post drew condemnation from prominent Texas Republicans, including U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, who called it racist and intolerant.
KTBC reported it asBo French faces backlash over posts criticizing UT student demographics (opens KTBC in a new tab)
An American flag was unfurled at sunrise at the Pentagon to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The ceremony honored the 184 military personnel and civilians who died at the Pentagon.
KTBC reported it asSeptember 11: Trump marks 25 years since 9/11 attacks at Pentagon; flag unfurled at sunrise (opens KTBC in a new tab)
Several Connecticut towns are installing AI-powered license plate readers on school buses. The technology, provided by BusPatrol, activates only when a bus is stopped with its warning lights and stop arm engaged, aiming to reduce incidents of drivers passing stopped school buses.
KTBC reported it asConnecticut installing cameras on school buses to catch drivers who illegally pass (opens KTBC 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.
KTBC reported it asTrump, GOP leaders head to Dallas for high-stakes midterm convention (opens KTBC in a new tab)
A mock website designed to resemble the Republican Party's upcoming midterm convention in Dallas appeared as a top Google search result. Instead of convention details, clicking the link redirected users to the Department of Justice's website containing files on Jeffrey Epstein.
KTBC reported it asFake Dallas GOP convention website sends people to Epstein files (opens KTBC in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
KTBC reported it asFeds charges ICE agent with lying about Minneapolis shooting: Report (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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
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
- 49
- Reports listed
- 50
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
49 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. KTBC is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 49 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than KTBC’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 18 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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