NBC Washington media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give NBC Washington 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 70 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is NBC Washington biased?
The rating organisations do not give NBC Washington 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 Washington left or right?
The rating organisations do not give NBC Washington 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 Washington reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for NBC Washington 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 Washington has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with NBC Washington’s own report linked underneath.
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 Washington reported it asRFK Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
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 Washington reported it asNew wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the 81st session via video link. The decision follows the United States' denial of a visa to Abbas, preventing his in-person attendance in New York.
NBC Washington reported it asTrump admin. again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend U.N. General Assembly (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
President Donald Trump was photographed on Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLIS[HED]'. The image emerged as the Kennedy Center has been surrounded by fencing and amid a court examination of its controversial closure.
NBC Washington reported it asPhotos show Trump with apparent Kennedy Center demolition information (opens NBC Washington 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.
NBC Washington reported it asPark Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s takeover of East Potomac golf course (opens NBC Washington 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 Washington reported it asSpeaker Johnson sends House home early, delaying Hegseth impeachment vote until after midterms (opens NBC Washington 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 Washington reported it asDOJ accuses Russian intelligence agents of plotting to kill a prominent dissent in D.C. (opens NBC Washington 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 Washington reported it asTrump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8B weapons sale (opens NBC Washington 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.
NBC Washington reported it asTrump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots (opens NBC Washington 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.
NBC Washington reported it asSupreme Court says Trump cannot enforce new mail-in ballot regulation (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
A federal bribery trial is underway for Washington, D.C., Council member Trayon White. Prosecutors allege he accepted $35,000 in cash from an informant in exchange for using his position to help a businessman extend city contracts.
NBC Washington reported it asJury seated in Trayon White bribery trial (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
NBC Washington reported it asTrump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'sick conspiracy' against AI and data centers (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
NBC Washington reported it asTrump calls AI risks a 'hoax,' says there is a 'sick conspiracy' against AI and data centers (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report found that nearly 80 immigrant detainees at the 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility were held in small metal enclosures for periods ranging from several minutes to nearly two hours. The report described the enclosures as 'highly unconventional' and a risk to detainee health and safety.
NBC Washington reported it asDHS watchdog finds immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in outdoor cages the size of phone booths (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic reported that a group in northern Yemen used its Claude chatbot to develop guidance software for weapons, including a guided rocket and a ballistic missile. The company banned the accounts after detecting the activity.
NBC Washington reported it asUsers in Houthi-held Yemen tried to develop advanced weapons with AI, Anthropic says (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
NBC Washington reported it asSmithsonian marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a display of rare artifacts (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
Explosions were reported near Iran's Kharg Island and the port city of Jask. A US official confirmed strikes on Iranian oil tankers, while Iran's military warned of retaliation if its vessels are attacked. Oil prices rose following the news.
NBC Washington reported it asU.S. strikes Iranian tankers after attempted attacks on Navy warship (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the war in Iran will conclude immediately after the US midterm elections in November. He accused Iran of prolonging the conflict to influence the election outcome and suggested the country seeks nuclear weapons.
NBC Washington reported it asU.S. strikes Iranian tankers after attempted attacks on Navy warship (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
Jose Caballero-Nolasco, 32, is charged in a wrong-way, DUI crash on I-270 in Maryland that killed Musammat Shamima Begum, 46, and her daughter Areebah Jahin, 23. Caballero-Nolasco is alleged to be in the U.S. illegally, with ICE having placed a detainer request.
NBC Washington reported it asICE places detainer on man involved in Maryland wrong-way crash (opens NBC Washington in a new tab)
A judge is set to rule on dismissing charges against former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn. Prosecutors want the indictment dismissed without prejudice, while Hearn's lawyer seeks dismissal with prejudice to prevent refiling.
NBC Washington reported it asJudge weighs whether to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism case for now or for good (opens NBC Washington 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
- NBCUniversalMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- ComcastMedia Conglomerateparent group
- NBC Owned Television StationsMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- NBCUniversal Television and StreamingMedia Conglomerateparent group
- LIN Mediaunknownparent group
- HM Capital PartnersPrivate Equityparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Official site
- nbcwashington.com
- Seen publishing on
- nbcwashington.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
- 70
- Reports listed
- 72
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
72 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 10 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and NBC Washington ran the story anyway.
Across the 70 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than NBC Washington’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 17 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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