NewsChannel 8 | KTUL media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give NewsChannel 8 | KTUL one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 17 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is NewsChannel 8 | KTUL biased?
The rating organisations do not give NewsChannel 8 | KTUL one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is NewsChannel 8 | KTUL left or right?
The rating organisations do not give NewsChannel 8 | KTUL one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for NewsChannel 8 | KTUL 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 NewsChannel 8 | KTUL has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with NewsChannel 8 | KTUL’s own report linked underneath.
Senator Susan Collins' office in Biddeford, Maine, was vandalized with a vulgar message spray-painted on its doors. Collins stated she would not be intimidated, while her Democratic challenger Troy Jackson's campaign did not comment.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asSen. Collins' Biddeford office vandalized with vulgar message (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Donald Trump behaved like a 'caged lion' and was eager to return to the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner ballroom after shots were fired. The incident occurred in April at the Washington Hilton.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asTrump, Xi meet at White House with trade, AI and global tensions in focus (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, describing the encounter as 'very productive' and predicting that 'great things will happen'. The discussions reportedly touched on artificial intelligence, though specific outcomes were not detailed.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asTrump, Xi meet at White House with trade, AI and global tensions in focus (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated he would discuss security, technology, and artificial intelligence with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He suggested cooperation between the US and China to foster peace and prosperity, while also indicating a preference for current regulatory frameworks over new multilateral constraints on AI.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asTrump, Xi call for cooperation, AI safeguards at White House summit (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit at the White House on September 24. The leaders are expected to discuss trade, rare earth supplies, and artificial intelligence. Xi's visit marks the first by a Chinese leader to the US presidential residence in over a decade.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asTrump takes inaugural flight from White House helipad as networks boycott event coverage (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
Donald Trump's remarks at a White House event were broadcast without sound by US television channels. This followed a boycott by major broadcasters in protest against the White House barring several news outlets from access.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asTrump takes inaugural flight from White House helipad as networks boycott event coverage (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
President Donald Trump vetoed CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, impacting audiovisual coverage of his UN trip. In response, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox halted their joint television coverage of Trump, citing solidarity with the banned outlets.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asTV networks refuse White House pool coverage after CNN barred from assignment (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Russia launched over 2,000 attack drones, 1,700 guided aerial bombs, and 19 missiles against Ukraine in the past week. The attacks targeted civilian and critical infrastructure across multiple regions, including a drone strike on a monastery that killed a priest.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow, targeting oil refineries and logistics facilities. The assault occurred on the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections, with reports differing on the number of drones used and casualties.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asSenate farm bill clears key hurdle in razor-thin vote, aided by McConnell’s return (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas was funded by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who is close to Vladimir Putin. Kremlev paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses, including renting a private island. National security experts expressed alarm.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asDonald Trump Jr.'s wife defends wedding present given by Russian oligarch (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
The Justice Department and Treasury Department have taken action against Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language marketplace operating on Telegram. Authorities seized Telegram channels and cryptocurrency wallets tied to the platform, which allegedly served as an escrow service for online scam centers.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asDOJ takes down Chinese scam network targeting 'every American with a retirement account' (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL 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.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it as9/11 victim families; 100,000 other petitioners don't want Mamdani at memorial ceremonies (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The talks occurred as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a potential ceasefire, while Russian missiles struck airports near Kyiv.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asUS envoys meet with Putin in new push to end Ukraine war (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
Former President Donald Trump has strongly advocated for data centers, stating that communities opposing them risk becoming "backwards and poor." He suggested that such opposition could benefit China and urged support for the facilities as a path to prosperity.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asTrump pushes back against data center rejection: 'Let Data Reign' (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
Jurors deliberated for a third day without reaching a verdict in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of strangling her three young children in January 2023. The case hinges on whether she acted due to postpartum psychosis or made a conscious choice.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asJury convenes for third day of deliberations in Lindsay Clancy murder trial (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL in a new tab)
An Ohio couple faces felony charges after allegedly forcing their way into a cruise ship cabin and assaulting three people, including a 9-year-old child. The incident followed a noise complaint aboard a ship docked in Florida, with both suspects reportedly drinking before the altercation.
NewsChannel 8 | KTUL reported it asDrunk couple arrested after cruise ship brawl involving 9-year-old: sheriff (opens NewsChannel 8 | KTUL 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
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
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
- 17
- Reports listed
- 17
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 19 August 2026
15 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. NewsChannel 8 | KTUL is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 17 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than NewsChannel 8 | KTUL’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 11 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 October 2026. Ratings pulled 18 September 2026.
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