NBC LA media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give NBC LA one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 203 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is NBC LA biased?
The rating organisations do not give NBC LA one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are 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 LA left or right?
The rating organisations do not give NBC LA one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are 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 LA reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for NBC LA 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 LA has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with NBC LA’s own report linked underneath.
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 LA reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
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 LA reported it asTrump administration's social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory (opens NBC LA 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 LA reported it asTrump administration's social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
An analysis of a Trump administration list of alleged noncitizen voters in California found that 42% of the names could not be found on the state's voter rolls. The study, conducted by UCLA data analysts, also indicated that thousands of U.S. citizens may have been incorrectly flagged.
NBC LA reported it asOver 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on Calif. voter rolls, analysis finds (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
A criminal investigation is underway in Alaska concerning a scheme to confuse voters by placing a candidate with the same name as incumbent Senator Daniel Sullivan on the ballot. U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman confirmed the probe, which has intensified following a New York Times report.
NBC LA reported it asTop federal prosecutor in Alaska says criminal probe underway over would-be spoiler Senate candidate (opens NBC LA 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 LA reported it asJudge warns DOJ he’d be ‘extremely frustrated’ if it raids James Comey’s home (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has filed a federal defamation lawsuit against conservative commentator Scott Jennings, seeking $72.5 million. Piker alleges Jennings used an edited video to falsely portray him as advocating for the lynching of Black Americans.
NBC LA reported it asHasan Piker files $72.5 million defamation suit against Scott Jennings (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
A federal judge in Los Angeles heard arguments regarding the Justice Department's request to prevent California from counting approximately 20,000 ballots until the citizenship of the voters can be confirmed. California officials argue this is impossible and could disenfranchise legitimate voters.
NBC LA reported it asFederal judge to rule on DOJ lawsuit over 20K LA County ballots (opens NBC LA 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 LA reported it asPope Leo says 'there is no such thing as a holy war' in message to religious leaders (opens NBC LA 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 LA reported it asFlorida police called to youth soccer game after alleged dispute involving 3-year-old player (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has rejected the Justice Department's request to set aside approximately 20,000 California mail-in ballots alleged to be from noncitizens. The case has been sent back to a district court for further proceedings.
NBC LA reported it asFederal appeals court rejects Trump effort to block 20K LA County ballots (opens NBC LA 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 LA reported it asTrump offers $1 million reward for voter fraud tips that lead to convictions (opens NBC LA 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 LA reported it asIllinois man charged with mailing threatening letters with white substance to members of Congress (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
NBC LA reported it asJudge orders DOJ to reinstate former prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director (opens NBC LA 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 LA reported it asAnthropic files for biggest IPO in history despite AI fears (opens NBC LA 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 LA reported it asSinger Chris Brown to be sentenced over bottle attack at a London nightclub (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
Vanessa Trump announced she is cancer-free six months after revealing her breast cancer diagnosis. The update was shared in a video posted by her daughter, Kai Trump, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
NBC LA reported it asVanessa Trump says she is ‘cancer-free’ six months after diagnosis (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has confirmed it produced an ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother. The ad includes criticism of Acton and insinuations about her mental health. The campaign plans a significant advertising spend around the video, which has drawn criticism.
NBC LA reported it asTrump doubles down on defending Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad against Amy Acton (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott defended a $46 billion wall project in Texas' Big Bend area, citing a weekly construction rate of 19 km and warning of border overload, even as a federal judge ordered a pause on work in the national park.
NBC LA reported it asThe border wall plan hit a court setback and the CBP chief says work will continue (opens NBC LA 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 LA reported it asIsrael orders ‘full lockdown’ of West Bank after military kills 2 accused of attack (opens NBC LA in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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 Media, LLCMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- ComcastMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Official site
- nbclosangeles.com
- Seen publishing on
- nbclosangeles.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
- 203
- Reports listed
- 206
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
206 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 54 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and NBC LA ran the story anyway.
Across the 203 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than NBC LA’s on 16 of them. Overall it filed a median of 16 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as NBC LA, 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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