KXAN media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KXAN in the centre. We have seen it on 23 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KXAN biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KXAN in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KXAN left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place KXAN in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KXAN reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KXAN are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What KXAN has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KXAN’s own report linked underneath.
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
KXAN reported it asFed hikes interest rates by quarter point (opens KXAN 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Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore.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.
KXAN reported it asEd Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with Macklemore (opens KXAN in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the United States should have the lowest interest rates in the world. He made the remarks ahead of the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy meeting, arguing the nation's strong credit allows it to influence global economics.
KXAN reported it asFederal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump's demands (opens KXAN in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report found that nearly 80 immigrant detainees at the 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility were held in small metal enclosures for periods ranging from several minutes to nearly two hours. The report described the enclosures as 'highly unconventional' and a risk to detainee health and safety.
KXAN reported it asAlligator Alcatraz detainees were kept in phone booth-sized outdoor cages: DHS report (opens KXAN in a new tab)
Landowners, ranchers, and business owners in Texas are suing the Trump administration to stop border wall construction in the Big Bend region. The lawsuit argues the government is misusing powers to waive environmental and other regulations in an area with low rates of illegal crossings.
KXAN reported it asTexas landowners ask a court to stop Trump’s Big Bend wall plans (opens KXAN in a new tab)
A newly unveiled statue of Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters was defaced with red paint. The vandalism occurred days after the statue's unveiling and coincided with the one-year anniversary of Kirk's assassination.
KXAN reported it asCharlie Kirk statue vandalized outside of Turning Point USA headquarters (opens KXAN 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.
KXAN reported it asTexas judge: Alaskan surrogate has no custody over child birthed in Dallas (opens KXAN in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel announced his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on ABC due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pressure. The interview will instead be posted on YouTube. The decision comes amid a broader dispute between ABC's parent company, Disney, and the FCC over broadcast licenses.
KXAN reported it asKimmel pulls Talarico interview after FCC 'threat' (opens KXAN in a new tab)
Millions of affordable rental units in the U.S. remain vacant because the poorest households cannot afford them. These households, earning below 30% of area median income, face severe housing shortages, with many paying over half their income on rent and utilities.
KXAN reported it asThe poorest in the US can't find housing even as low-income units sit empty (opens KXAN in a new tab)
Police in Tucson, Arizona, are investigating a shooting outside a gay bar as a possible hate crime. Three people, including the shooter, died in the incident. The suspect was found with a note listing LGBTQIA+-associated businesses.
KXAN reported it asGay bar shooting in Arizona investigated as possible hate crime (opens KXAN in a new tab)
The Trump administration is launching a six-month cybersecurity pilot program called Project Watershed 250 in San Antonio, Texas. The initiative aims to identify and address vulnerabilities in water systems using private sector cybersecurity and artificial intelligence tools, with assistance provided at no cost to utilities.
KXAN reported it asGov. Abbott, White House launch cybersecurity project to secure Texas water (opens KXAN in a new tab)
Mexico has restarted live cattle exports to the United States after a nearly two-year suspension. The halt was due to a screwworm outbreak, which has affected both countries and led to increased beef prices in the US.
KXAN reported it asMexican cattle imports restart in Arizona as screwworm cases decline (opens KXAN in a new tab)
The United States is reportedly considering a 7.5% tariff on Chinese products, citing overcapacity in China's manufacturing industry. The proposed tariffs are expected to be implemented before a planned meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump next month.
KXAN reported it asTrump moves toward levying new tariff on China for flooding market with cheap goods, AP sources say (opens KXAN in a new tab)
The Pentagon's casualty database shows 757 US service members wounded and 18 killed in the Iran conflict. The war began on February 28 with US and Israeli strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the direct cost of the war reached $37.5 billion.
KXAN reported it asPentagon says more than 750 US service members wounded in Iran war (opens KXAN in a new tab)
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott paused construction in Big Bend National Park on Monday after bipartisan criticism. The move follows concerns from Texas officials and local residents about environmental damage and the project's necessity.
KXAN reported it asCBP halts all construction activity at Big Bend National Park (opens KXAN in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
KXAN reported it asWhat we know about the Air Force One ruse (opens KXAN in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
KXAN reported it asWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving the Trump administration (opens KXAN in a new tab)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened in a Dallas County court case to ensure life-saving medical treatment for baby Gabriel, diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The surrogate mother, McKenna West, traveled from Alaska to Texas after the intended parents sought to abort the pregnancy due to the defect.
KXAN reported it asTexas asks Dallas court to let it intervene in dispute over unborn child's medical care (opens KXAN in a new tab)
The Trump administration has started building patrol roads, vehicle barriers and surveillance infrastructure in Big Bend National Park, Texas, as part of a border security project. Local residents, officials and environmental groups oppose the work, which began on 6 August, citing low illegal crossing rates and ecological damage.
KXAN reported it asBig Bend residents, local sheriff question CBP border infrastructure plans (opens KXAN in a new tab)
Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta’s $1bn 'Future is for Everyone Fund' to support communities hosting data centres, alongside plans to offer free AI tools to billions. The essay also outlined a vision for personal AI agents and open-source models, while addressing concerns about job displacement and privacy.
KXAN reported it asZuckerberg manifesto sketches out Meta's ambitions for world-changing AI technology (opens KXAN 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
- Nexstar Media 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
- 23
- Reports listed
- 23
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
23 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. KXAN is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 23 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of KXAN: its report arrived a median of 23 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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