My Mother Lode media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place My Mother Lode in the centre. We have seen it on 328 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is My Mother Lode biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place My Mother Lode in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is My Mother Lode left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place My Mother Lode in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is My Mother Lode reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for My Mother Lode 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 My Mother Lode has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with My Mother Lode’s own report linked underneath.
Scientists are engineering soybeans with deeper root systems to improve climate resilience and enhance carbon sequestration. The Salk Institute, with funding from the Bezos Earth Fund, is leading this research, identifying and editing genes to promote root growth and carbon storage.
My Mother Lode reported it asScientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice will investigate AI-related crimes but will not be a regulatory body for the technology. He accused Democrats of using the AI debate to influence the midterm elections and prefers a restrained approach to enforcement actions against AI companies.
My Mother Lode reported it asAttorney General Blanche’s appearances at political events blur Justice Department boundaries (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
Russia's economy is experiencing growing friction due to extensive military spending, leading to a ballooning budget deficit, increased consumer and business pessimism, and slower growth. While economists do not anticipate an imminent financial crisis, long-term structural erosion is a concern.
My Mother Lode reported it asRussia’s wartime economy faces long-term erosion from debt and military spending (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
Phil Klay, an award-winning author and Iraq War veteran, has been appointed the new president of PEN America. He succeeds Dinaw Mengestu, who resigned in July following a PEN report on the isolation of Jewish and Israeli writers. The organization has faced internal disagreements related to the Israel-Hamas war.
My Mother Lode reported it asPrize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
USPS halts Trump‑linked mail‑voting system, Postmaster General David Steiner says work stopped
Trust 56The United States Postal Service stopped work on a computer system designed to support President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail voting. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the pause on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of the related executive order earlier that week.
My Mother Lode reported it asPostal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a keynote address at a conference for the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense, which he formerly chaired. He told attendees they had a friend in the Trump White House and highlighted administration actions to alter vaccine guidance.
My Mother Lode reported it asKennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump’s White House (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
Israeli settlers celebrated the inauguration of a synagogue at the Homesh settlement in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian residents say the settlement restricts their access to farmland, and Israel's Supreme Court has acknowledged some land belonged to them.
My Mother Lode reported it asIsraeli settlers, some armed, celebrate a new synagogue in the occupied West Bank, in photos (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
My Mother Lode reported it asKennedy Center says building closed temporarily due to ‘acute risks to public safety’ (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
Author Kim Stanley Robinson will not read aloud the first chapter of his novel 'The Ministry for the Future,' which depicts a heatwave causing 20 million deaths in India. He feels the scene is too graphic for public reading.
My Mother Lode reported it asKim Stanley Robinson won’t read aloud his climate disaster scene from ‘The Ministry for the Future’ (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
Huawei has announced plans to release four new Ascend AI chips within the next three years, aiming to compete with Nvidia. The Ascend 950 chip will feature proprietary high-bandwidth memory, a key technological advancement for China. The company also plans new computing power supernodes.
My Mother Lode reported it asHuawei unveils new chip technologies as Chinese firm steps up the AI race with Nvidia (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
My Mother Lode reported it asRussia’s wartime parliamentary election is set to secure the Kremlin’s power (opens My Mother Lode 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.
My Mother Lode reported it asA global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem (opens My Mother Lode 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.
My Mother Lode reported it asFederal judge restricts warrantless immigration arrests in Southern California (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a new European Heatwave Plan and a future firefighting fleet. The announcement follows a summer of record heat across the EU, which scientists linked to climate change and which caused tens of thousands of additional deaths.
My Mother Lode reported it asEU plans new firefighting fleet after deadly summer heat wave (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
The Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump's planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Links. Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee have demanded project documents, citing a lack of public announcement.
My Mother Lode reported it asPark Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s takeover of East Potomac golf course (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
My Mother Lode reported it asHouse approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
My Mother Lode reported it asTrump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a ‘hostile act’ (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
My Mother Lode reported it asSpeaker Johnson recesses the House early as Rep. Thomas Massie pushes Hegseth impeachment (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
A super PAC linked to Donald Trump, No Going Back PAC, has reported spending approximately $21 million on independent expenditures in competitive Senate and House races. The largest Senate expenditures targeted Democratic candidates.
My Mother Lode reported it asTrump-aligned groups are pouring money into the midterm races (opens My Mother Lode 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.
My Mother Lode reported it asArgentine judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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Very high factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for My Mother Lode.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- mymotherlode.com
- Seen publishing on
- mymotherlode.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
- 328
- Reports listed
- 335
- We could read
- 58
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
277 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 58 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. My Mother Lode is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 328 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of My Mother Lode: its report arrived a median of 17 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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