Omaha World-Herald media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Omaha World-Herald 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 45 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Omaha World-Herald biased?
The rating organisations do not give Omaha World-Herald 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 Omaha World-Herald left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Omaha World-Herald 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 Omaha World-Herald reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Omaha World-Herald 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 Omaha World-Herald has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Omaha World-Herald’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asA Democratic wave and more takeaways from the US midterm elections (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asA Democratic wave and more takeaways from the US midterm elections (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asMichigan endorsement roils Senate race (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asElection Day is coming fast. Here's what voters should know (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asElection Day is coming fast. Here's what voters should know (opens Omaha World-Herald 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.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asCeasefire in Ukrainian front-line town holds (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
An international study projects that annual new dementia diagnoses will more than double by 2050, reaching an estimated 24.7 million cases. The research also found that women and individuals in low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asDementia cases to double by 2050. Here's why (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Kyiv will no longer abide by US President Donald Trump's demand not to strike Russian oil refineries. He met European leaders in Brussels to rally support as relations with Washington have soured.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asEU leaders rally around Zelenskyy as Trump calls Ukrainian strikes on Russia a 'disgrace' (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
A planet described as a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a white dwarf star approximately 250 light-years away. This 'second-generation' planet is believed to have formed from material expelled by its dying star, offering new insights into planet formation.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asAlien 'phoenix planet' was born from the ashes of a dying star (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
Two independent teams have created the first functional nuclear clocks, which track changes within an atom's nucleus. These clocks, using thorium-229, are significantly more accurate than current atomic clocks and could lead to advances in navigation, mining, and physics research.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asScientists in Vienna and Beijing create world's first nuclear clocks (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has established a committee of inquiry to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The committee, comprising three executive branch officials, will examine allegations that Cook made false statements related to mortgages. This action is part of Trump's ongoing efforts concerning Cook's position on the Fed's board.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asPresident renews effort to fire Cook (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel has drawn attention to Donald Trump's suggestion that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego. Kimmel contrasted the White House and Fox News's defence of Trump's remarks with their criticism of his own jokes, calling the situation 'glaring hypocrisy'. He stated he would report Trump to the FCC.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asTrump sparks outrage for suggesting Iran could 'take out' US cities (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is visiting Grand Island, Nebraska, for a campaign rally. The visit comes as Nebraska ranchers express anger over the administration's plan to increase foreign beef imports, a policy Senator Pete Ricketts has stated is not helping local ranchers.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asCharles Herbster says he'll foot the OT bill for Trump visit to Grand Island (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
A judge has permanently dismissed the case against former Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The judge cited political pressure from President Donald Trump and evidence of a flawed installation as reasons for the dismissal.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asDOJ forever blocked from prosecuting Olympian in Reflecting Pool case (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
A shooting near Omaha's Burke High School on Wednesday morning resulted in one person sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. Police responded, secured the school temporarily, and have since detained a suspect and recovered a firearm.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asOmaha police, OPS share more details on Burke High School shooting (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own. The court will hear arguments on the policy in December, with three liberal justices dissenting from the decision.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asSupreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to third countries (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Madonna and Taylor Swift emerging as the night's biggest winners. Madonna won seven awards, marking her return to the VMA stage after 23 years, while Swift secured the Video of the Year award.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asBiggest VMAs moments, from Madonna's performance to Taylor Swift's new record (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
Paramount has settled lawsuits brought by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America concerning its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlements pave the way for the $81 billion deal to proceed, pending final court approval.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asParamount settles merger suit (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Sunday, September 20, 2026. This marked the country's 14th launch of the year. Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States, and Japan held consultations to share information and discuss responses.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asUS backs Asian allies ahead of Xi summit (opens Omaha World-Herald in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Omaha World-Herald reported it asPatriots owner pledges $2M to Palestinian region at Sheeran's request (opens Omaha World-Herald 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
- Lee EnterprisesMedia 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
- 45
- Reports listed
- 45
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
45 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. Omaha World-Herald is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 45 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Omaha World-Herald: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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