NBC News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give NBC 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 239 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is NBC News biased?
The rating organisations do not give NBC 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 NBC News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give NBC 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 NBC News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for NBC News 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 News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with NBC News’s own report linked underneath.
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.
NBC News reported it as‘Seismic shift’: Todd Blanche’s political appearances shatter another DOJ norm (opens NBC News 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.
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
NBC News reported it asNew wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say (opens NBC News in a new tab)
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in North Carolina with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. This event marks Trump's first rally since his midterm convention in Dallas, as Republicans hope his presence will energize voters.
NBC News reported it asTrump bashes Democrats on crime while campaigning for Michael Whatley in North Carolina (opens NBC News 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.
NBC News reported it asHouse passes Russia sanctions bill named for Lindsey Graham, sending it to Trump (opens NBC News 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.
NBC News reported it asKennedy to give speech to anti-vaccine group he founded after distancing himself for years (opens NBC News 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.
NBC News reported it asMacklemore pledges $1 million to Palestinian relief, challenges Robert Kraft to match it (opens NBC News in a new tab)
The U.S. House Oversight Committee voted to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Reports differ on whether the vote was unanimous, and Black's lawyers denounced the resolution as a complete abomination.
NBC News reported it asHouse votes to hold Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt of Congress (opens NBC News in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
NBC News reported it asFed raises interest rates for first time since 2023, defying Trump as inflation mounts (opens NBC News in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
NBC News reported it asFed Chair Kevin Warsh speaks to press following interest rate announcement (opens NBC News 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.
NBC News reported it asHouse to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections (opens NBC News in a new tab)
A Government Accountability Office report found the Trump administration spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers in 2025. The initiative, known as DOGE, led to a 435% increase in such leave, with an estimated $6.7 billion spent on a deferred resignation program.
NBC News reported it asTrump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on employee leave, driven by DOGE-era cuts (opens NBC News in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
NBC News reported it asU.S. accuses Russia of plot to kill a prominent dissident in Washington (opens NBC News in a new tab)
LeJames Norman was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday for a 2005 triple murder. On the same day, a Georgia judge issued a stay of execution for Stacey Humphreys, citing a new sentencing law.
NBC News reported it asTexas plans to execute a man convicted in the killings of 3 people; Georgia execution put on hold (opens NBC News 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.
NBC News reported it asSatellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years (opens NBC News in a new tab)
Newly released FBI documents offer further insight into Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump on July 13, 2024. The records, obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee, include interviews with Crooks' father and describe his withdrawn personality and growing interest in weapons.
NBC News reported it asWould-be Trump killer practiced 100-yard shot day before Pennsylvania assassination attempt, FBI documents show (opens NBC News in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the FBI has new information regarding the attacker in the 2024 attempt on Donald Trump's life. Trump claimed on social media that the assassination attempt was a "Democrat plot" to remove him from the election, though investigations concluded the shooter acted alone.
NBC News reported it asWould-be Trump killer practiced 100-yard shot day before Pennsylvania assassination attempt, FBI documents show (opens NBC News in a new tab)
Donald Trump alleged the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, was a 'Democratic Plot' to remove him from the election. The FBI has found no connections between the suspect and others, and Trump offered no evidence for his claim.
NBC News reported it asWould-be Trump killer practiced 100-yard shot day before Pennsylvania assassination attempt, FBI documents show (opens NBC News 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.
NBC News reported it asTrump administration approves sending powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale (opens NBC News in a new tab)
The U.S. House Oversight Committee voted to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Reports differ on whether the vote was unanimous, and Black's lawyers denounced the resolution as a complete abomination.
NBC News reported it asHouse panel votes to hold Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt (opens NBC 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
Who owns it
- NBCMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- ComcastMedia Conglomerateparent group
- NBCUniversal Television and StreamingMedia Conglomerateparent group
- NBCUniversalMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- nbcnews.com
- Seen publishing on
- nbcnews.com
- Access
- Metered: some articles are readable, some are not
- 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
- 239
- Reports listed
- 250
- We could read
- 15
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
235 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 15 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 67 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and NBC News ran the story anyway.
Across the 239 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than NBC News’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 20 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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