MPR News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give MPR News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 25 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is MPR News biased?
The rating organisations do not give MPR News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is MPR News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give MPR News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is MPR News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for MPR News are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What MPR News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with MPR News’s own report linked underneath.
A federal judge has blocked the Department of Homeland Security from issuing further warning notices to David Streever. Streever had sent an email to the former acting director of ICE comparing him to a Nazi. The judge ruled the warning notice likely violated Streever's First Amendment rights.
MPR News reported it asJudge blocks DHS from acting against a man over a harsh email to an ICE official (opens MPR News in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
MPR News reported it asRepublican Rep. Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran war (opens MPR News in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
MPR News reported it asThe Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms (opens MPR News in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
MPR News reported it asGOP’s midterm convention aims to galvanize party but some Republicans are steering clear (opens MPR News in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
MPR News reported it asAP Source: ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of man in Minnesota (opens MPR News in a new tab)
A federal judge has refused to order Texas to extradite ICE officer Christian Castro to Minnesota, where he faces assault and false reporting charges. Castro is accused of shooting a man in the leg through a home's front door.
MPR News reported it asICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting released in Texas after immediate extradition rejected (opens MPR News in a new tab)
A federal judge has lifted a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. The Supreme Court ruled a previous challenge was premature, but states have filed a new lawsuit arguing the USPS rule interferes with election administration.
MPR News reported it asDemocratic-led states renew challenge to Trump plans to restrict mail-in voting (opens MPR News in a new tab)
Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on specific US goods, marking a new phase in the ongoing trade dispute between the two countries. The measures were announced on Tuesday.
MPR News reported it asCanada strikes back at U.S. with retaliatory tariffs as trade war escalates (opens MPR News 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.
MPR News reported it asU.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history, up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say (opens MPR News in a new tab)
Former Illinois Deputy Sean Grayson, convicted of the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey, has died in prison. Grayson was serving a 20-year sentence and had been seeking medical release due to stage 4 cancer.
MPR News reported it asSean Grayson, former deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says (opens MPR News in a new tab)
The United States announced it would impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian products, effective early Saturday. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated Canada declined to finalize a trade deal on previously agreed terms, leading to the tariffs.
MPR News reported it asU.S.-Canada trade talks collapse just before deadline for tariffs (opens MPR News in a new tab)
The United States has elected only three Black governors in its history, all Democrats. In 2026, eight Black major-party candidates are running for governor, including Maryland’s Wes Moore, who is seeking re-election. The nominees span both parties and include men and women.
MPR News reported it asAmericans have elected only 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot (opens MPR News in a new tab)
Elon Musk posted on X that Derek Chauvin was 'unjustly convicted of murder' and should be freed, aligning with Chauvin's third legal attempt to overturn his 2021 conviction. Chauvin's attorneys allege procedural errors, including Governor Tim Walz's transfer of prosecutorial oversight to state officials.
MPR News reported it asDerek Chauvin again seeking to overturn state conviction for murder of George Floyd (opens MPR News in a new tab)
A federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants, affecting roughly 1,100 people. The decision follows a Supreme Court ruling that narrowed courts' ability to review TPS terminations, and is part of a broader effort to roll back protections for multiple countries.
MPR News reported it asJudge's order allows end to TPS protections for people from Somalia (opens MPR News in a new tab)
The Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation into left-wing groups in Minnesota following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents. The probe, which included undercover surveillance and financial subpoenas, targeted unions and activist organisations but concluded without evidence of wrongdoing. Fifteen organisers were later indicted under a national security directive.
MPR News reported it asAttorney: Homeland Security spied on Minnesotans who spoke out against ICE (opens MPR News in a new tab)
Minnesota's primary elections on 11 August 2026 produced four nominees for the U.S. House: Ilhan Omar (D, 5th District), John Nagel (R, 5th District), Tyler Bass (R, 3rd District) and Matt Little (DFL, 2nd District). No right-rated outlet carried the results.
MPR News reported it asMatt Little wins DFL nomination for 2nd Congressional District (opens MPR News in a new tab)
Michele Tafoya secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Minnesota on 11 August 2026, overcoming the party-endorsed Adam Schwarze. No Republican has won a Senate seat in the state since 2002. Her campaign focuses on fraud prevention, law enforcement support, and tax cuts.
MPR News reported it asMichele Tafoya wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate (opens MPR News in a new tab)
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder and Trump ally, lost the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary to Lisa Demuth by 10 points. He is refusing to concede, alleging voting anomalies without providing evidence. Major retailers have dropped his products, and his net worth is now estimated at $0.
MPR News reported it asLindell says he needs to investigate votes that led to Demuth's win (opens MPR News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 10 August 2026 to separate the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three individual shots and reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11. The order advises states with school vaccine mandates to consider updating their laws, though states retain authority over vaccination requirements.
MPR News reported it asTrump to sign executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots (opens MPR News in a new tab)
The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak between 12 and 13 August 2026, with up to 100 meteors per hour visible. A partial solar eclipse will occur on 12 August, offering a rare dual celestial event. Outlets varied in emphasis on timing, visibility, and the eclipse's coincidence.
MPR News reported it asPerseid meteor shower peaks Wednesday. Here's what to know (opens MPR News 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Minnesota Public Radiounknowndirect owner
- American Public Media GroupMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
- Official site
- mprnews.org
- Seen publishing on
- mprnews.org
- Access
- Free to read
- 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
- 25
- Reports listed
- 25
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
25 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 4 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and MPR News ran the story anyway.
Across the 25 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than MPR News’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 14 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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