KZTV media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places KZTV in the centre. We have seen it on 104 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is KZTV biased?
Ad Fontes Media places KZTV in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is KZTV left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places KZTV in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is KZTV reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for KZTV are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What KZTV has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with KZTV’s own report linked underneath.
Katie Zacharia, President Trump's new press secretary, has stated she is a lawyer. An investigation found no record of her being licensed to practice law in any US state or Washington D.C. She told reporters she passed the bar exam when she moved to China.
KZTV reported it asKatie Zacharia defends ‘lawyer’ title, explains short first White House briefing (opens KZTV in a new tab)
Eight US states have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that its AI chatbot ChatGPT has caused harm to children. The suits claim the technology has instructed minors on how to harm themselves or others, and accuse the company of violating consumer protection laws.
KZTV reported it asOpenAI faces lawsuits from 8 states over ChatGPT's impact on children (opens KZTV in a new tab)
The Justice Department has threatened California with legal action over concerns that noncitizens may have received mail ballots for upcoming midterm elections. The state has been given 48 hours to review voter rolls and segregate ballots of unverified individuals.
KZTV reported it asDOJ threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls (opens KZTV in a new tab)
James Robertson, 63, is set to be executed by lethal injection in Florida on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to killing his cellmate in 2008, claiming he did so to be moved to death row. Governor Ron DeSantis also withdrew a death warrant for another inmate.
KZTV reported it asFlorida executes a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence (opens KZTV 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.
KZTV reported it asSupreme Court agrees to hear watchdog lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk’s DOGE (opens KZTV in a new tab)
Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion between first responders and Tennessee prison officials after her execution failed last month. 911 dispatch recordings reveal the delay, with one report suggesting it lasted over 30 minutes.
KZTV reported it asChrista Pike 911 call reveals delays, confusion in getting ambulance to prison (opens KZTV in a new tab)
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle has been asked to resign from her post as US ambassador to Greece. White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia confirmed the request during her inaugural press briefing. The State Department had been investigating complaints about Guilfoyle's management style and use of benefits.
KZTV reported it asTrump administration asks US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign (opens KZTV in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated Kimberly Guilfoyle was not a member of his family and that he did not like the allegations against her. The White House had requested her resignation as US ambassador to Greece.
KZTV reported it asTrump administration asks US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign (opens KZTV 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.
KZTV reported it asOne person is dead, several others injured in incident involving Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia (opens KZTV in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily halted tree cutting at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C. Preservation groups reported over 500 trees were removed over the weekend as part of a project to convert the course into a golf venue.
KZTV reported it asFederal judge orders Trump administration to halt work after felling trees on historic DC golf course (opens KZTV in a new tab)
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has welcomed an announced energy truce between Russia and Ukraine but expressed doubt that Russia will abide by it. She stated that the truce would benefit Russia more than Ukraine and called for continued pressure on Moscow.
KZTV reported it asTrump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to energy ceasefire (opens KZTV in a new tab)
Elon Musk has publicly supported Donald Trump's criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Musk stated on X that Zelensky has "gone too far," a comment made in response to Trump's call for Ukraine to find a new president and his criticism of attacks on Russian oil refineries.
KZTV reported it asAfter making deal with Putin, Trump says it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president (opens KZTV in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that Ukraine needs a new president capable of reaching an agreement with Russia and condemned Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded that President Zelensky has the support of the Ukrainian people and deserves backing.
KZTV reported it asAfter making deal with Putin, Trump says it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president (opens KZTV in a new tab)
Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, held her first press conference, which was significantly shorter than her predecessor's. She made a verbal gaffe and faced criticism from an unnamed administration official.
KZTV reported it asWhite House asks Katie Zacharia to be the new Press Secretary (opens KZTV in a new tab)
Donald Trump has criticised the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay. He called the decision 'disgraceful and embarrassing' and an 'indelible stain' on Norway, claiming he had never heard of Pillay and that he deserved eight such awards for resolving conflicts.
KZTV reported it asNavi Pillay, who headed UN investigation into Gaza War, wins Nobel Peace Prize (opens KZTV in a new tab)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised Donald Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court, calling them illegal and suggesting they were a reaction to her award. She also described the situation in Gaza as genocide and defended the UN's commission of inquiry.
KZTV reported it asNavi Pillay, who headed UN investigation into Gaza War, wins Nobel Peace Prize (opens KZTV in a new tab)
Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, of Tucson, Arizona, was arrested and charged with making an interstate threat. He is accused of emailing a local news station with threats of mass bombings targeting the White House and other Washington, D.C. locations.
KZTV reported it asArizona man arrested, charged after allegedly threatening to bomb White House (opens KZTV in a new tab)
The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego on October 8, 2026, after nearly 11 months at sea. The deployment supported operations in the Middle East and Pacific, including actions related to the Iran war, and the crew received a Presidential Unit Citation.
KZTV reported it asUSS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after troubled 10-month deployment amid Iran war (opens KZTV in a new tab)
President Donald Trump told a rally in Tennessee that Iran could step up attacks before the November 3 midterm elections, but the United States could end the conflict quickly. He added Washington might join Saudi Arabia in strikes after a Riyadh airport attack that killed 12 and injured 309.
KZTV reported it asTrump rules out attacking Iran before November's midterm elections (opens KZTV in a new tab)
A Congressional Research Service report indicates that 81 US military aircraft have been damaged or destroyed since the United States and Israel began strikes against Iran on February 28. The total estimated value of these losses is $3.3 billion, with the Department of Defense spending approximately $38 billion on the conflict.
KZTV reported it asUS has lost or sustained damage to 81 aircraft in the Iran war, worth up to $3.3 billion, report says (opens KZTV in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for KZTV.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- kztv10.com
- Seen publishing on
- kztv10.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 104
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 September 2026
104 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. KZTV 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, another outlet was always ahead of KZTV: its report arrived a median of 24 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 October 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
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