KUTV media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give KUTV one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 53 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KUTV biased?
The rating organisations do not give KUTV one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KUTV left or right?
The rating organisations do not give KUTV one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KUTV reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KUTV 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 KUTV has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KUTV’s own report linked underneath.
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.
KUTV reported it asFloodwaters swamp the Southwest, forcing evacuations, altering some Election Day voting (opens KUTV 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.
KUTV reported it asJudge dismisses Trump administration bid to block Alaska Senate race certification (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Former President Barack Obama ridiculed President Donald Trump’s White House renovation as resembling a Saddam Hussein‑opened Cheesecake Factory during Ohio and Michigan campaign events nine days before the 2026 U.S. midterms. Digests reported two cost estimates, $900 million and over a billion dollars, and varied in what they highlighted.
KUTV reported it asTrump says White House needed repainting and repairs, blasts Obama over upkeep (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Barack Obama after Obama compared White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory. Bessent made his remarks while at a Cheesecake Factory, and Trump also responded to Obama's comments.
KUTV reported it asTrump says White House needed repainting and repairs, blasts Obama over upkeep (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Rising mortgage rates and inflation have left US home sellers lowering prices and offering buyer concessions. Median listing prices fell 1.2% to $419,250 in September, while 21% of homes saw initial price cuts. Liz Suder sold her Texas home for $650,000 after multiple reductions; Rick Ganga in Washington still has no offers on his $825,000 listing.
KUTV reported it asHome sellers lower prices, helping buyers make deals in a stagnant market (opens KUTV in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking access to Utah's private voter information. The ruling marks the 27th consecutive loss for the DOJ in similar cases, according to Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson.
KUTV reported it asFederal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson over voter data (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
KUTV reported it asNetanyahu orders West Bank lockdown after army kills 2 Palestinians accused of attack (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's staff damaged a World War II-era globe associated with Dwight D. Eisenhower while moving it to his Pentagon office. The artifact suffered a gash and its spherical portion detached from its mounting.
KUTV reported it asHegseth’s staff dropped globe believed to be used by Eisenhower in Pentagon move (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Russia has indicated readiness to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States after November 4. Presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov described the potential next round as exploratory, suggesting initial meetings might not yield significant outcomes.
KUTV reported it asPutin agrees to new three-way talks with Ukraine & US amid ongoing war, Kremlin says (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Russia's position on an energy truce with Ukraine remains unchanged, with Moscow seeking lasting peace rather than a temporary ceasefire, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. His remarks precede a meeting between President Putin and US special representative Steve Witkoff.
KUTV reported it asPutin agrees to new three-way talks with Ukraine & US amid ongoing war, Kremlin says (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Preparations have begun for a trilateral summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and US President Donald Trump. The meeting is planned for the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, in November. Putin's attendance at a December G20 summit in Miami is contingent on APEC outcomes.
KUTV reported it asPutin agrees to new three-way talks with Ukraine & US amid ongoing war, Kremlin says (opens KUTV in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance has stated there is a chance he will not run for president in 2028. He cited personal and family factors, including his four young children and his wife Usha Vance, as influences on his decision.
KUTV reported it asVance hints that he may not run for president in 2028 (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Donald Trump has publicly endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for re-election, stating he is a "great warrior prime minister" and "will never let you down." Netanyahu thanked Trump for his "extraordinary endorsement."
KUTV reported it asTrump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israel election, warns U.S. could face Iran alone (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Operation Show Me Justice, a multi-agency initiative in St. Louis, resulted in 435 arrests, the seizure of 80 kilograms of drugs, 166 illegal firearms, and over $1 million in cash. The operation involved federal agencies and local police.
KUTV reported it asOperation Show Me Justice | DOJ announces 435 arrests in St. Louis crime crackdown (opens KUTV in a new tab)
A U.S. banking regulator found that nine of the nation's largest banks denied services to customers based on political, religious, or social views. The report, spanning 2020 to September 2025, was based on 100,000 complaints and hundreds of individual bank decisions.
KUTV reported it asBig banks discriminated against conservative groups, citing 'reputation risk': report (opens KUTV in a new tab)
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by a watchdog group seeking public records related to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). DOGE was an initiative led by Elon Musk during Donald Trump's second presidential term.
KUTV reported it asSupreme Court to hear arguments from watchdog trying to get DOGE records (opens KUTV 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.
KUTV reported it asMan killed on Six Flags roller coaster thrown from ride, hit other patrons (opens KUTV in a new tab)
The White House has established a new task force, named the ‘Super Intelligence Force’, to evaluate the risks associated with artificial intelligence. Led by Jay Clayton, director of national intelligence, the group has 120 days to produce its findings on government responsibility over the technology.
KUTV reported it asTrump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead new federal AI task force (opens KUTV in a new tab)
Donald Trump posted Senator Tom Cotton's cellphone number on Truth Social, criticising the Republican for obstructing the Sunshine Protection Act. The bill, which would make daylight saving time permanent, passed the House but is stalled in the Senate.
KUTV reported it asPresident Trump posts what he says is Sen. Tom Cotton's cellphone number (opens KUTV in a new tab)
D. Todd Christofferson, a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, warned that online prediction markets and sports betting are promoting greed, especially among young people. He spoke at the church's semiannual general conference in Salt Lake City.
KUTV reported it asElder Christofferson denounces gambling, prediction markets as 'morally wrong' (opens KUTV 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia 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
- 53
- Reports listed
- 53
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
49 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 4 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. KUTV is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 53 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than KUTV’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as KUTV, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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