NewsBusters media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give NewsBusters one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Far right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. We have seen it on 70 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is NewsBusters biased?
The rating organisations do not give NewsBusters one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Far right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is NewsBusters left or right?
The rating organisations do not give NewsBusters one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Far right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is NewsBusters reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for NewsBusters are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What NewsBusters has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with NewsBusters’s own report linked underneath.
Far-left streamer Hasan Piker stated that the United States causes more deaths globally than al-Qaeda. His remarks have drawn criticism from Republicans and scrutiny for Democrats associated with him, including Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
NewsBusters reported it asCNN Panel Claims No Dem Is Running on Views Like Hasan Piker's, Decry GOP Tactics (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
NewsBusters reported it asNewsBusters Podcast: Murderer Gets Better Coverage Than Holdout Juror? (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
The White House's Rapid Response account posted "Thank you, President Trump!" in response to a meteorologist noting the lack of hurricanes in the North Atlantic. The post drew widespread mockery online, with scientists attributing the quiet season to El Niño.
NewsBusters reported it asAtlantic Magazine Hurricane Grumble: Trump 'One of the Luckiest People in History' (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani were seen laughing during the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Video of the moment, which occurred while victims' names were being read aloud, circulated online and drew criticism.
NewsBusters reported it asVideo of Mamdani, AOC Laughing and Smiling as Names of 9/11 Victims Are Read Goes Viral (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
An interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, pulled from ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" due to FCC pressure, has garnered millions of views on YouTube. The move has sparked debate about censorship and the role of the FCC in broadcast content.
NewsBusters reported it asKimmel Gushes Over Talarico For Using 'The Real Teachings Of Jesus' (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
NewsBusters reported it asDallas Riot Police Respond to Protesters Blocking Streets at RNC Midterm Convention (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday night. The address, which lasted nearly 30 minutes, included criticism of the Democratic Party and the U.S. response to COVID-19.
NewsBusters reported it asCNN Claims GOP's Attacks On El-Sayed Echo Bush's 'Menacing' 2004 Ads (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel announced his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on ABC due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pressure. The interview will instead be posted on YouTube. The decision comes amid a broader dispute between ABC's parent company, Disney, and the FCC over broadcast licenses.
NewsBusters reported it asKimmel Mourns FCC Compelling Him To Put Talarico Interview On YouTube (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
Rev. Babs Miller, a minister at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, stated that some congregants wished the young man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump had been more successful. Miller also indicated that most congregants do not truly believe in Christian teachings. James Talarico, a Democratic Party Senate candidate, is a longtime congregant of the church.
NewsBusters reported it asMorning Joe Hails Talarico, Ignores His Church’s Talk of Wishing Trump Assassinated (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico has revised past statements regarding gender and transgender athletes. He now states he opposes transgender girls competing in sports if it compromises safety or fairness, a shift from his previous stances.
NewsBusters reported it asThe Most Interesting Moments of James Talarico’s Fox News Interview (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
Families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are calling for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to not attend the 25th anniversary memorial ceremony at Ground Zero. A petition to ban him has gathered over 98,000 signatures, and families plan to ignore him if he attends.
NewsBusters reported it asMS NOW Accuses GOP Of 'Dysregulated Psychosis' Ahead of 9/11, Kirk Anniversaries (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
NewsBusters reported it asCNN's Malika-Henderson Mocks Trump's Upcoming Convention, 'Come Home To Daddy' Event (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
Excavation for a planned 250-foot-tall arch in Washington, D.C. is set to begin within two weeks, the Trump administration announced. The project faces a lawsuit and criticism over its potential impact on historic sightlines.
NewsBusters reported it as'An Obscenity, Grotesque’: Morning Joe Plots Toppling Trump's Arch (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has excluded two measles-associated deaths reported by Pennsylvania from its latest weekly update. The agency stated the decision was made pending further investigation into the cause of the deaths.
NewsBusters reported it asPBS Finally Updates Its Partisan Jab on Pennsylvania's 'Unvaxxed' Measles Deaths (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Texas’ US Senate seat, described capitalism as an 'oppressive system' in a 2020 Sierra Club forum, grouping it with white supremacy and climate change. The remarks resurfaced as Talarico faces Republican Ken Paxton in a tight race.
NewsBusters reported it asMSNOW Avoids Talarico’s ‘Dismantling’ ‘Oppressive’ Capitalism Comments, Only Mentions ONCE (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
Beverly Vance Aikins, mother of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, said she would “probably punch” Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed and called him an “idiot” after he criticised her son’s family on Fox News and Tomi Lahren’s show.
NewsBusters reported it asCNN's Collins Cues El-Sayed Apologies, Tilts His Take on JD Vance's Wife (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
A 20-year-old Haitian student died by suicide in Springfield, Ohio, after his Temporary Protected Status was terminated. An advocacy group stated the decision to end TPS contributed to his death.
NewsBusters reported it asMS NOW's Alexander Blames Trump's ICE for Haitian Immigrant's Suicide (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance told Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to stop mentioning his wife, Usha Vance, during a campaign rally. Vance also accused El-Sayed of promoting a divisive ideology.
NewsBusters reported it asRuhle Claims Vance Calling El-Sayed 'Evil' Helps Him, Omits Piker Connection (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
The United States announced it would impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian products, effective early Saturday. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated Canada declined to finalize a trade deal on previously agreed terms, leading to the tariffs.
NewsBusters reported it as'CABC' Continues to Take Canada’s Side as Trade War Continues to Escalate (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
British national Milo Yiannopoulos was detained and deported after his visa expired, White House Border Czar Tom Homan said. Homan stated that quicker deportations are part of a new push to save taxpayer money and detention space.
NewsBusters reported it asTom Homan Rebuffs Dana Bash’s Immigration Advocacy Journalisming (opens NewsBusters 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
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Low factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
- Media Research CenterIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
- Official site
- newsbusters.org
- Seen publishing on
- newsbusters.org
- 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
- 70
- Reports listed
- 72
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
68 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 4 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 20 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and NewsBusters ran the story anyway.
Across the 69 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than NewsBusters’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 29 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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