KTBS media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KTBS in the centre. We have seen it on 306 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KTBS biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KTBS in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KTBS left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KTBS in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KTBS reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KTBS are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What KTBS has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KTBS’s own report linked underneath.
Florida carried out its 19th execution of the year, matching a state record. Jesse Guardado was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. on the same day that Indiana and Alabama also administered the death penalty.
KTBS reported it asAlabama executes man for 1991 double murder in last of 3 executions carried out the same day in US (opens KTBS in a new tab)
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.
KTBS reported it as1 deputy dies and another not expected to survive after firefight with suspect at Washington home (opens KTBS 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.
KTBS reported it asTakeaways: Voters Punish Trump, and the GOP Suffers Historic Losses (opens KTBS 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.
KTBS reported it asTakeaways: Voters Punish Trump, and the GOP Suffers Historic Losses (opens KTBS in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
KTBS reported it asDemocrats poised to take majority in U.S. House as GOP also loses Senate (opens KTBS in a new tab)
The first polling stations in the US closed in parts of Indiana and Kentucky at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Millions of Americans voted in advance of the midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress.
KTBS reported it asThe Latest: First polls begin to close with control of Congress at stake (opens KTBS in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats gain a majority in Congress, indicating he would reject legislation before eventually making deals. The comments were made in an interview with the New York Post.
KTBS reported it asThe Latest: First polls begin to close with control of Congress at stake (opens KTBS in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
KTBS reported it asTrump forgoes traditional campaign trail stops in final push before midterm Election Day (opens KTBS in a new tab)
Former FBI Chicago head Douglas DePodesta is suing the U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Attorney for Northern Illinois, and FBI director. He alleges he was forced to resign and scapegoated for failed immigration prosecutions, specifically the Broadview Six case.
KTBS reported it asEx-Chicago FBI chief sues feds, alleging defamation led to forced resignation (opens KTBS in a new tab)
Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding across the Southwest, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Arizona and Colorado. The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is forecast to reach historic levels, while Sedona, Arizona, residents are being urged to leave their homes.
KTBS reported it asFlash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest and dire warning for Colorado spa town (opens KTBS in a new tab)
President Donald Trump indicated he would deliver his final campaign pitch for the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The renovation of the pool has been marked by significant cost increases and schedule delays.
KTBS reported it asTrump is giving his closing midterm pitch at problem-plagued Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (opens KTBS 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.
KTBS reported it asLouisiana Voters Prepare for Election Day (opens KTBS 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.
KTBS reported it asLouisiana Voters Prepare for Election Day (opens KTBS 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.
KTBS reported it asMiddle-Term Elections in the United States 2026: when They Are and What They Are Chosen (opens KTBS 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.
KTBS reported it asIsraeli officials say elections will stand after Netanyahu claimed Arabs stole vote (opens KTBS in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney stated he had a 'good conversation' with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade. Carney indicated that Canadian and U.S. representatives will work in the coming weeks to finalize a trade deal, which he said would create jobs and boost affordability.
KTBS reported it asCanada's Carney reports progress in trade talks with US. Trump talks up 'concept' of a deal (opens KTBS 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.
KTBS reported it asFederal judge dismisses Alaska spoiler candidate lawsuit (opens KTBS in a new tab)
The UAE hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in US-Iran negotiations but is prepared for the worst, according to Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president. He spoke at a conference in Manama on November 1, 2026.
KTBS reported it asUnited Arab Emirates says military solutions offer no quick off-ramps to crisis with Iran (opens KTBS in a new tab)
The Trump administration's online accounts shared images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween background around a Black man accused of food assistance fraud. The posts have drawn criticism for being inflammatory, coinciding with a government campaign on immigration enforcement.
KTBS reported it asTrump administration's social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory (opens KTBS in a new tab)
Brooke Rollins posted a Halloween‑themed image on X depicting a Black man as a “SNAP Fraudster” shortly before the 2026 midterm elections. Critics called the post racist, while federal prosecutors charged Mercedes Reshard New, known as “Shawty Dred,” with fraud totalling more than $4 million.
KTBS reported it asTrump administration's social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory (opens KTBS in a new tab)
Who says so
3 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for KTBS.
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
- 306
- Reports listed
- 310
- We could read
- 7
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
303 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 7 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. KTBS is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 306 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than KTBS’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 22 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
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