Los Angeles Times media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Los Angeles Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. We have seen it on 218 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Los Angeles Times biased?
The rating organisations do not give Los Angeles Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Los Angeles Times left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Los Angeles Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Los Angeles Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Los Angeles Times 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 Los Angeles Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Los Angeles Times’s own report linked underneath.
Thousands of people protested outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening. The demonstration was against President Donald Trump's stated plans to close and potentially demolish the venue.
Los Angeles Times reported it asThousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order mandating state agencies to develop recommendations for strengthening AI safety laws. The order calls for a team of experts to propose new regulations within two months, potentially including a 'kill switch' for AI programs.
Los Angeles Times reported it asNewsom creates panel on AI safety regulation, suggests possible 'kill switch' (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
Early in-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections began on September 18, 2026, in Virginia and other states. The elections will determine control of the House and Senate, with key issues including the cost of living and the war in Iran.
Los Angeles Times reported it asEarly voting begins in U.S. midterm elections that could flip control of Congress (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
Abu Zubaydah, held at Guantanamo Bay for two decades without charges, appeared at a hearing to review his detention. A U.S. official described him as a trusted facilitator for Osama bin Laden, while his attorneys argued he was never an al-Qaida member and poses no threat.
Los Angeles Times reported it asMan accused of ties to Bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended the mandate of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran. The vote creates a gap in oversight as the sanctions themselves remain in effect.
Los Angeles Times reported it asRussia and China Veto US Proposal for UN Experts to Continue Monitoring Sanctions Against Iran (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
The U.S. stock market experienced a significant rally, marking its best day in six weeks. This surge was driven by falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market, occurring shortly after the Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point interest rate increase.
Los Angeles Times reported it asStocks rally to their best day in 6 weeks after oil prices and bond yields ease (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stated the United States is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks scheduled for this weekend. The discussions aim to prevent the bifurcation of AI systems between the two countries.
Los Angeles Times reported it asAI crisis heightens the stakes of Xi's visit to Washington (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
Los Angeles Times reported it asCarney embraces EU associate membership proposal as Trump pushes Canada closer to Europe (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested Mexican national Arturo Carrera Loaiza at Lagos airport on August 19, 2026, while he was attempting to flee the country. The agency also dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State.
Los Angeles Times reported it asMexican Arrested After Investigation in Industrial-Scale Methamphetamine Lab in Nigeria · Global Voices (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
A major scientific report indicates Greenland and Antarctica have lost between 11.3 and 12.5 trillion tons of ice since 1979. This loss has contributed to a global sea level rise of approximately 3 to 3.14 centimeters, primarily driven by accelerated glacier flow into the ocean.
Los Angeles Times reported it asSatellite Images Show that Earth Lost 11 Billion Tons of Ice in 47 Years (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
Los Angeles Times reported it asTrump Government Imposes New Sanctions on South Africa for Alleged Discrimination Against Whites (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong Blocks Warrantless Immigration Arrests in Southern California
Trust 42U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has blocked immigration officers from making warrantless arrests in Southern California unless they determine a person is likely to escape. The order applies to the Central District of California and follows a lawsuit by immigrant advocacy groups.
Los Angeles Times reported it asFederal judge limits immigration arrests without a warrant in Southern California (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
An Argentine judge has ordered companies to cease oilfield development near the Falkland Islands, escalating a long-standing sovereignty dispute with the UK. The ruling mandates a halt to drilling pending an environmental review, while Argentina also prepares new legal complaints and tougher sanctions.
Los Angeles Times reported it asArgentine judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
Los Angeles Times reported it asTop Democrat places hold on Trump administration’s plan to sell heavy bombs to Israel (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
At least 82 people have died and dozens are missing following the collapse of an informal gold mine in Sudan's West Kordofan State. Rescue operations are facing significant challenges due to a lack of necessary equipment.
Los Angeles Times reported it asSudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people, with many more missing (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas was funded by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who is close to Vladimir Putin. Kremlev paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses, including renting a private island. National security experts expressed alarm.
Los Angeles Times reported it asTrump's Son's Wedding Celebrations Were Partially Funded by Russian Oligarch (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
A 21-year-old Spanish student, Claudia Tacoronte, was murdered in Mexico on Saturday, September 12. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Álvarez has called for justice and a full investigation, with Mexican authorities examining the case under the protocol for femicide.
Los Angeles Times reported it asSpanish Student Sister Murdered in Mexico Demands Viral Video Justice (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
A report documented 124 killings of land and environmental defenders worldwide in 2025. Latin America was the region with the highest number of deaths, making up 85% of the global total. Colombia and Brazil reported the most killings.
Los Angeles Times reported it asLatin America Concentrated 85% of Murders of Environmental Defenders in 2025: Report (opens Los Angeles Times 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.
Los Angeles Times reported it asEd Sheeran tour shake-up: Finneas among artists withdrawing amid Macklemore's firing (opens Los Angeles Times in a new tab)
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has proposed new initiatives to enhance postpartum care, including free nurse home visits for all new parents and updated mental health screening regulations. The proposals follow the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, which highlighted concerns about maternal mental health.
Los Angeles Times reported it asMassachusetts governor proposes improved postpartum healthcare after Lindsay Clancy trial (opens Los Angeles Times 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
- Patrick Soon-ShiongBillionairedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- El Segundo, Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Official site
- latimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- latimes.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 218
- Reports listed
- 222
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
222 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.
On 45 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Los Angeles Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 219 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Los Angeles Times’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 26 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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