OANow.com media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place OANow.com in the centre. We have seen it on 24 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is OANow.com biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place OANow.com in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is OANow.com left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place OANow.com in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is OANow.com reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for OANow.com are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What OANow.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with OANow.com’s own report linked underneath.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
OANow.com reported it asUS, Denmark reach Greenland deal, Trump says (opens OANow.com 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.
OANow.com reported it asNew cat species identified in Bolivia (opens OANow.com 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.
OANow.com reported it asIRAN RETALIATES AGAINST US ALLIES (opens OANow.com 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.
OANow.com reported it asIRAN RETALIATES AGAINST US ALLIES (opens OANow.com 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.
OANow.com reported it asWhat to know about Trump's unusual midterm convention (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
Scientists at the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment in South Dakota have observed a single particle interaction that could be a sign of dark matter. While the event is statistically unlikely to be background noise, researchers stress it does not meet the threshold for a confirmed discovery.
OANow.com reported it asScientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter (opens OANow.com 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.
OANow.com reported it asWork to begin on Trump's 250-foot arch despite criticism (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
OANow.com reported it asDeadly strike on Iranian wedding likely a direct hit by US (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on specific US goods, marking a new phase in the ongoing trade dispute between the two countries. The measures were announced on Tuesday.
OANow.com reported it asCanada responds to Trump with slew of retaliatory tariffs (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky after a confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Freedom, who declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft identifying as a woman, was wearing a shirt with a definition of 'woman'.
OANow.com reported it asEnes Kanter Freedom removed from Sky-Fever game amid WNBA athlete debate (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
Donald Trump's decision to reduce military exercises with South Korea has prompted Japan, Taiwan, and India to reconsider their reliance on the United States. Analysts suggest this move will increase existing concerns about U.S. security commitments in the Asia-Pacific region.
OANow.com reported it asTrump's Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
Ethel Caterham, the world's oldest person, celebrated her 117th birthday on Friday, August 21. Born in 1909, she has lived through two World Wars and survived Covid-19. She met King Charles III in September 2025.
OANow.com reported it asMeet Ethel, the world's oldest living person (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
US companies have spent $517 million on House and Senate races in the 15 months leading up to the first quarter of 2026. This figure surpasses the $461 million spent in the full 2024 cycle, with crypto, AI, and online betting industries accounting for at least $294 million.
OANow.com reported it asCrypto, AI and betting firms fuel record elections spending (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
Merck and Moderna announced positive phase three trial results for a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine combined with Keytruda, reducing melanoma recurrence and spread in high-risk patients. The treatment met its primary goal, with stock prices rising on the news. Further data will determine regulatory approval timelines.
OANow.com reported it asModerna, Merck breakthrough could usher in cancer vaccines (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
The Pentagon has fired Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte. Slavin stated he was dismissed for insubordination after an interview where he objected to potential military censorship of news for service members.
OANow.com reported it asPentagon fires Stars and Stripes journalists (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
The US Navy is reviewing plans to rename a Ford-class aircraft carrier currently designated USS Doris Miller, a Black sailor recognised for heroism at Pearl Harbor. Sources say internal discussions include honouring Donald Trump, which would be unprecedented for a sitting president.
OANow.com reported it asNavy may name new carrier after Trump and not WWII hero (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
A whistleblower alleges a Trump administration task force pressured Ivy League universities into settlements despite incomplete investigations or no evidence of legal violations. The complaint, filed by former Justice Department lawyer Haley Van Erem, claims the probes were politically driven and disregarded constitutional protections.
OANow.com reported it asEx-DOJ attorney: Trump university probes lacked evidence (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg News on 11 August 2026 that the US and Iran were close to an arrangement over the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump simultaneously demanded compensation from Iran for American casualties and Iranian protesters killed in state crackdowns.
OANow.com reported it asIRAN, US MAKE COMPETING CLAIMS OVER STRAIT (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
The US warned it may maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely as ceasefire talks failed, pushing Brent crude to $87.49 per barrel on 14 August 2026. Two Adnoc ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and the IEA reported global oil supply fell 6.3 million barrels per day year-on-year.
OANow.com reported it asIRAN, US MAKE COMPETING CLAIMS OVER STRAIT (opens OANow.com in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
OANow.com reported it asTrump boarded secret Turkey flight via catering truck due to Iran threat (opens OANow.com 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for OANow.com.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- oanow.com
- Seen publishing on
- oanow.com
- Access
- Paywalled
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
- 24
- Reports listed
- 24
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
24 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.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. OANow.com is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 24 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of OANow.com: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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