Live5News media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Live5News in the centre. We have seen it on 21 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Live5News biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Live5News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Live5News left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Live5News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Live5News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Live5News 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 Live5News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Live5News’s own report linked underneath.
Georgia's secretary of state is investigating Seminole County after a late upload of hundreds of votes potentially altered the outcome of a state House race. The discovery of 388 uncounted ballots shifted the lead to the Republican incumbent.
Live5News reported it asMemory card with uncounted ballots found, launching investigation (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Democratic former Navy admiral Nancy Lacore is projected to win South Carolina's 1st Congressional District against Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt. The race is close enough for a recount, but Lacore's campaign stated the lead is outside the automatic recount margin.
Live5News reported it asLacore claims SC-01 victory, says Costa Honeycutt conceded race (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
Live5News reported it asWhen do polls close and when will election results come in? A state-by-state guide to the 2026 midterms (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
Live5News reported it asWhen do polls close and when will election results come in? A state-by-state guide to the 2026 midterms (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
Live5News reported it asWhen do polls close and when will election results come in? A state-by-state guide to the 2026 midterms (opens Live5News in a new tab)
The US Army conducted a large-scale exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to practice mass burial procedures for the first time in decades. The training simulated burying up to 2,400 bodies per day in preparation for high-intensity conflicts with mass casualties.
Live5News reported it asUS Army practices digging mass battlefield graves (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Mississippi's attorney general has determined that a police officer was justified in using deadly force in the June shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. The shooting occurred during a response to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart.
Live5News reported it asOfficer’s use of force was justified in shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart, AG says (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the possibility of a new large-scale military operation against Iran last week. Trump publicly stated on October 8 that the US would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections.
Live5News reported it asUS reportedly considering using ‘mother of all bombs’ as part of new strike plans against Iran (opens Live5News 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.
Live5News reported it as1 killed, several injured in incident at Six Flags Over Georgia (opens Live5News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump used an anti-transgender slur against Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee for South Carolina's Senate seat, on Truth Social. Andrews responded by focusing on economic issues. The comments drew condemnation from figures including former Governor David Beasley and Senator Chuck Schumer.
Live5News reported it asTrump uses anti-trans slur to attack SC Senate candidate Annie Andrews (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Two University of Mississippi students, Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, died on September 21. Kratom was discovered in a package during the investigation into their deaths, though its connection remains unclear. Causes of death are unconfirmed.
Live5News reported it asOle Miss student found dead identified as 20-year-old Atlanta native (opens Live5News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump vetoed CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, impacting audiovisual coverage of his UN trip. In response, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox halted their joint television coverage of Trump, citing solidarity with the banned outlets.
Live5News reported it asTrump inaugurates new White House helipad, but networks skip coverage during First Amendment fight (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Paramount has settled lawsuits brought by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America concerning its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlements pave the way for the $81 billion deal to proceed, pending final court approval.
Live5News reported it asStates settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal (opens Live5News 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.
Live5News reported it asNewly unveiled Charlie Kirk statue vandalized at Turning Point USA headquarters (opens Live5News in a new tab)
The Trump administration is investing more than $100 million in school lunch programs across the United States. The funding is intended to improve child nutrition through various initiatives, including farm-to-school grants and cafeteria upgrades.
Live5News reported it asMaking school lunches healthier (opens Live5News in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke business and tourism visas for up to 200,000 foreigners seeking asylum in the US. The State Department expects to announce the action, which would be the largest mass visa revocation in US history, in the coming weeks.
Live5News reported it asUS set for largest mass visa revocation in history, targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Interim Sen. Darline Graham, appointed after her brother Lindsey Graham’s death, said during a debate that national security is ‘not my thing’. The comment came in response to a question about Taiwan and the South China Sea, and has drawn criticism from her opponent’s supporters ahead of the 25 August runoff.
Live5News reported it asGraham, Norman clash in only scheduled runoff debate ahead of early voting (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Actress Hayden Panettiere, 36, was found dead in her Greenville, South Carolina apartment on 16 August 2026. Police and the coroner’s office reported no signs of foul play. Her father confirmed her death in a statement to ABC News, and tributes followed from co-stars and fans.
Live5News reported it as911 audio released after actress Hayden Panettiere found dead in South Carolina (opens Live5News in a new tab)
USS Abraham Lincoln crew endure record deployment amid food shortages and mental health crisis
Trust 96The USS Abraham Lincoln has spent over 250 days at sea without docking, the longest continuous deployment on record. Reports describe food shortages, malfunctioning toilets and sailors attempting to jump overboard. Congressional Democrats have demanded an explanation from the defence secretary.
Live5News reported it asConcern grows over conditions aboard USS Lincoln, with reports of crew members trying to jump overboard (opens Live5News in a new tab)
Robert Gilman, a former U.S. Marine detained in Russia since 2022, was released on 11 August 2026 after reports of severe abuse and deteriorating health. U.S. and Russian officials said the move was not part of a prisoner exchange, and Gilman is now receiving medical care in Texas.
Live5News reported it asFormer US Marine held in Russia for over 4 years has been released, group says (opens Live5News 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
We hold no ownership record for Live5News.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Official site
- live5news.com
- Seen publishing on
- live5news.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
- 21
- Reports listed
- 21
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 10 August 2026
21 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. Live5News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 21 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Live5News: its report arrived a median of 21 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 9 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 9 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
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