OAN media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place OAN on the right. We have seen it on 234 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is OAN biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place OAN on the right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is OAN left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place OAN on the right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is OAN reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for OAN are Ad Fontes Media: Low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Low factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What OAN has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with OAN’s own report linked underneath.
A federal judge has fixed a September 2027 trial date for Cole Tomas Allen, accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ dinner. Jury selection begins 7 September in Washington, D.C., and the case is expected to run three to four weeks.
OAN reported it asTrial date set for WH Correspondents' Dinner alleged shooter, September 2027 (opens OAN in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
OAN reported it asPatrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86 (opens OAN in a new tab)
Katie Zacharia, who served as White House press secretary for five days in October 2026, has spoken about her brief tenure. She was dismissed by President Donald Trump after a single press briefing and later appeared on Fox News.
OAN reported it asFmr Press Secy. Katie Zacharia breaks silence following WH exit (opens OAN in a new tab)
Texas Children's Hospital has opened a clinic to provide medical care for patients who previously received gender-transition treatment. The clinic's opening is a requirement of a settlement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
OAN reported it asTexas Children’s Hospital officially opens first-ever ‘detransition clinic’ after settlement with AG Paxton (opens OAN in a new tab)
US CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper visited the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that key transit routes are clear of Iranian mines. The command also announced support for over 3,000 commercial vessel transits and 1.5 billion barrels of oil exports in six months.
OAN reported it asCENTCOM rejects Iranian claim that U.S. abandoned the Strait of Hormuz (opens OAN 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.
OAN reported it asTrump offers $1M reward for voter fraud tips leading to arrest and conviction (opens OAN 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.
OAN reported it asAnthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO ever even as CEO warns of risk to humanity from AI (opens OAN in a new tab)
Former US President Barack Obama campaigned for Democratic candidates in Ohio, delivering a sharp critique of the Trump administration. He blamed the administration for rising living costs and called the war in Iran 'unnecessary.' The event focused on the upcoming US midterm elections.
OAN reported it asTrump, Obama trade criticisms as both campaign in Michigan amid contentious El-Sayed, Rogers Senate race (opens OAN in a new tab)
President Donald Trump labelled Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Trump also questioned El-Sayed's loyalty to the US and his qualifications as a doctor.
OAN reported it asTrump, Obama trade criticisms as both campaign in Michigan amid contentious El-Sayed, Rogers Senate race (opens OAN in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced that Audi will invest $4.2 billion in its first U.S. factory in Georgia. The plant, planned for Middle Georgia Megasite, is expected to create 4,500 jobs and begin production in the early 2030s.
OAN reported it asAudi announces first production site in U.S. during Trump's Ga. rally supporting GOP candidates Mike Collins, Rick Jackson (opens OAN in a new tab)
US intelligence assesses that Iran has significantly intensified efforts to target American diplomats and senior officials, with plots reaching advanced stages. This assessment is cited as a reason for the State Department reducing its diplomatic presence in several Middle Eastern countries.
OAN reported it as‘Iran has substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel,’ intelligence director warns (opens OAN in a new tab)
Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, posted on X urging Cubans seeking political change to enter a discreet partnership with the CIA. The statement came shortly after President Donald Trump suggested the US might take action against Cuba.
OAN reported it as'Now is the time': Rubio asks Cubans to enter discreet 'partnership' with CIA (opens OAN in a new tab)
A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, began on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid. This comes as President Zelenskyy reported a significant overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones.
OAN reported it asMelania Trump helps broker a local Russia-Ukraine ceasefire for humanitarian aid and evacuation (opens OAN in a new tab)
Erika Kirk is pushing back against a defense proposal to delay the murder trial of Tyler Robinson until 2029. She is asking a judge to set a trial date in 2027, arguing that further delays will prolong the family's suffering and noting the significant cost of the defense.
OAN reported it asTrump slams judge over delays in Kirk assassination trial: ‘Justice for Charlie’ (opens OAN in a new tab)
At a Fort Myers rally, President Donald Trump unveiled a programme to recruit nurses for nursing homes. Reports differ on the funding level, $250 million or $275 million, and on the number of nurses to be hired, ranging from more than 4,000 to at least 5,000.
OAN reported it asTrump announces $250M investment to hire 5K U.S. elder care facility nurses while campaigning for Fla. candidates (opens OAN in a new tab)
President Trump stated that Congressmember Ilhan Omar could face jail time, adding his opinion that she is a dishonest person who "hates our country." The comments follow claims by the Trump administration, made without evidence, that Omar committed immigration fraud.
OAN reported it asTrump calls on Ilhan Omar to resign from Congress after reports suggest she used a ‘fake name’ (opens OAN in a new tab)
Federal investigators questioned Sahra Noor, sister of US Rep. Ilhan Omar, as part of an immigration fraud probe. The questioning followed a search of Omar's Washington home on October 12. Omar has denied any wrongdoing.
OAN reported it asTrump calls on Ilhan Omar to resign from Congress after reports suggest she used a ‘fake name’ (opens OAN in a new tab)
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing housing costs. The order directs steps to reduce mortgage insurance premiums and refinancing costs, and includes provisions for manufactured housing.
OAN reported it asU.S. Treasury proposes new rules to codify Trump EO restricting investors attempting to buy single-family homes (opens OAN in a new tab)
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released by Russia after nearly five years of detention. He was convicted of serving as a mercenary. The release was announced by former President Donald Trump, who stated Russia demanded nothing in return.
OAN reported it asTrump: Stephen Hubbard has returned to the U.S. after being wrongfully imprisoned by Russia (opens OAN in a new tab)
Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa was arrested on October 21, 2026, facing charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud. The accusations involve $50,000 in city COVID-19 relief funds awarded to businesses linked to her or her family.
OAN reported it asFla.: Democrat Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa arrested, charged with theft in COVID-19 relief fund scheme (opens OAN 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.
Low factuality
- Ad Fontes MedialowCheck it
- Media Bias/Fact Checklow
Who owns it
- Herring NetworksIndependentdirect 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
- 234
- Reports listed
- 241
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
241 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 43 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and OAN ran the story anyway.
Across the 234 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than OAN’s on 6 of them. Overall it filed a median of 25 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 2 November 2026.
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