NBC Boston media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give NBC Boston 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 146 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is NBC Boston biased?
The rating organisations do not give NBC Boston 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 NBC Boston left or right?
The rating organisations do not give NBC Boston 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 NBC Boston reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for NBC Boston 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 NBC Boston has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with NBC Boston’s own report linked underneath.
The Trump administration's online accounts shared images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween background around a Black man accused of food assistance fraud. The posts have drawn criticism for being inflammatory, coinciding with a government campaign on immigration enforcement.
NBC Boston reported it asTrump administration's social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Brooke Rollins posted a Halloween‑themed image on X depicting a Black man as a “SNAP Fraudster” shortly before the 2026 midterm elections. Critics called the post racist, while federal prosecutors charged Mercedes Reshard New, known as “Shawty Dred,” with fraud totalling more than $4 million.
NBC Boston reported it asTrump administration's social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
NBC Boston reported it as'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal judge to halt a third criminal case against him. The Justice Department filed the charges using a 'criminal information' instead of a grand jury, a move Comey's team calls legally invalid.
NBC Boston reported it asJudge warns DOJ he’d be ‘extremely frustrated’ if it raids James Comey’s home (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
NBC Boston reported it asPatrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV stated that "there is no such thing as a holy war" in a video message to religious leaders in Assisi. He cancelled his in-person attendance due to recovery from lung cancer surgery. The gathering marked the 40th anniversary of a peace meeting initiated by St. John Paul II.
NBC Boston reported it asPope Leo says 'there is no such thing as a holy war' in message to religious leaders (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Police responded to a youth soccer game in Florida after a league director called 911. The director stated the call was due to disruptive parents, while the child's mother claims the police were called because her son was too talented.
NBC Boston reported it asFlorida police called to youth soccer game after alleged dispute involving 3-year-old player (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in election fraud. The offer applies to past and upcoming midterm elections and was made via his social network, Truth Social.
NBC Boston reported it asTrump offers $1 million reward for voter fraud tips that lead to convictions (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Matthew Unglesbee has been charged with mailing threatening communications and false information after allegedly sending four letters containing a white powdery substance to congressional offices in northern Illinois. The letters included notes such as "HA HA" and "enjoy your gift."
NBC Boston reported it asIllinois man charged with mailing threatening letters with white substance to members of Congress (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
NBC Boston reported it asAnthropic files for biggest IPO in history despite AI fears (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Chris Brown is scheduled for sentencing on Monday at London's Southwark Crown Court for a bottle attack at a nightclub. He pleaded guilty to affray, but reports differ on when the incident occurred.
NBC Boston reported it asSinger Chris Brown to be sentenced over bottle attack at a London nightclub (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Rising mortgage rates and inflation have left US home sellers lowering prices and offering buyer concessions. Median listing prices fell 1.2% to $419,250 in September, while 21% of homes saw initial price cuts. Liz Suder sold her Texas home for $650,000 after multiple reductions; Rick Ganga in Washington still has no offers on his $825,000 listing.
NBC Boston reported it asHome sellers are lowering their price and helping buyers to make a deal in a stagnant market (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
NBC Boston reported it asIsrael orders ‘full lockdown’ of West Bank after military kills 2 accused of attack (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations of contract misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on the role of Corey Lewandowski. The investigation stems from a criminal referral by the DHS Inspector General.
NBC Boston reported it asDHS watchdog refers its Corey Lewandowski investigation to Justice Department for review (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Saturday Night Live has announced its next slate of hosts for season 52. Inde Navarrette will host the Halloween episode, followed by Druski and John Mulaney in early November. Musical guests for these episodes include Gracie Abrams, The Strokes, and Phoebe Bridgers.
NBC Boston reported it as'SNL' taps Druski and John Mulaney to host November episodes (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she will move out of her D.C. residence after federal agents conducted a four‑to‑five‑hour search, seized 17 items and sparked safety concerns. The raid is linked to a fraud probe into her family’s immigration records.
NBC Boston reported it asRep. Ilhan Omar details federal search of her D.C. home, says she’ll have to move for safety reasons (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
NBC Boston reported it asCritical flaw found in code used by most websites sparks security scramble worldwide (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
Jane Doe, who accused seven Cornell University students of rape, stated that President Michael Kotlikoff's questioning of her reporting timeline made her feel disbelieved. A letter she sent to the faculty senate is central to a potential no-confidence vote.
NBC Boston reported it asJane Doe says Cornell president appeared to question her allegations in letter to faculty senate (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a federal ban on distilling spirits in private homes, a law dating back to 1868. Conflicting lower court rulings have led to the case reaching the high court.
NBC Boston reported it asThirsting for some bathtub gin? Supreme Court to review a ban on distilling spirits at home (opens NBC Boston in a new tab)
US consumers are increasingly frustrated and confused by high-tech pricing strategies used by retailers and restaurants. The adoption of digital price tags and AI tools for price setting is raising concerns about transparency and personalized costs.
NBC Boston reported it asConsumer apprehension grows as U.S. retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools (opens NBC Boston 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
- NBCUniversal Local Owned StationsMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- NBCUniversalMedia Conglomerateparent group
- ComcastMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Official site
- nbcboston.com
- Seen publishing on
- nbcboston.com
- 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
- 146
- Reports listed
- 152
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
149 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 36 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and NBC Boston ran the story anyway.
Across the 146 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than NBC Boston’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 19 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 6 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as NBC Boston, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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