OPB media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give OPB one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 131 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is OPB biased?
The rating organisations do not give OPB one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is OPB left or right?
The rating organisations do not give OPB one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is OPB reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for OPB 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 OPB has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with OPB’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.
OPB reported it asDemocrats win full control of Congress, ushering in a new era of divided government (opens OPB in a new tab)
Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar has been elected governor of Minnesota, becoming the state's first female governor. She defeated Republican Lisa Demuth in a race significantly influenced by a large-scale fraud scandal in state-run social services programs.
OPB reported it asKlobuchar elected Minnesota governor in race shaped by fraud scandal (opens OPB in a new tab)
Democrat Josh Turek is projected to win the Iowa Senate race, defeating Republican Ashley Hinson. Turek, a former Paralympic gold medalist and state representative, will flip a seat previously held by Republicans, marking the first time a Democrat has won a Senate race in Iowa since 2008.
OPB reported it asDemocrat Rob Sand wins election to be Iowa’s next governor (opens OPB in a new tab)
Maura Healey has won re-election as governor of Massachusetts, securing a second term. She defeated Republican challenger Michael Minogue. Healey previously served two terms as the state's attorney general.
OPB reported it asGov. Kotek says she’s ‘proud’ to serve another term, but Drazan says ‘this race isn’t over’ (opens OPB in a new tab)
Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance after a multi-stage attack that began in June. The breach involved a bogus job interview and malicious software, leading to the compromise of two engineers' computers and a record crypto heist.
OPB reported it asA Binance engineer thought he was interviewing for a job. Then the hackers pounced (opens OPB in a new tab)
Iranian state media reported hearing five explosions on Qeshm Island, near Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province. Some residents reported seeing two aircraft in the sky. No official confirmation of the source has been released.
OPB reported it asUS strikes in the Strait of Hormuz create more questions about what’s ahead (opens OPB in a new tab)
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
OPB reported it asA new cold war: hackers target fridges across the globe (opens OPB in a new tab)
Democrat Gina Hinojosa has defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the 2026 Texas governor's race. Her victory makes her the first Democrat elected governor in more than 30 years and the third woman to hold the office.
OPB reported it asDemocrat Gina Hinojosa elected Texas' first Latina governor, ousts Republican incumbent Greg Abbott (opens OPB 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.
OPB reported it asTuesday’s election in Washington is packed with big decisions for voters (opens OPB 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.
OPB reported it asTuesday’s election in Washington is packed with big decisions for voters (opens OPB 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.
OPB reported it asHaley Stevens endorses GOP candidate in Michigan Senate race, spurning Abdul El-Sayed (opens OPB in a new tab)
Oregon is experiencing a shortage of youth respite homes, a critical service for families with children needing behavioral health support. Limited statewide funding and Medicaid coverage create significant barriers to accessing these much-needed breaks.
OPB reported it asOregon needs more youth ‘respite’ homes, but funding problems stand in the way (opens OPB in a new tab)
Alaska's Republican-run state government has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Trump's direction that seeks to halt the certification of the state's Senate race. The state argues the Justice Department's demand to separate ballots is impossible and violates voter privacy.
OPB reported it asJudge tosses Trump's attempt to block Alaska Senate results if GOP incumbent loses (opens OPB in a new tab)
US news outlets will announce midterm election winners before all votes are tallied, using data from the Associated Press or Decision Desk HQ. These providers use vote counts, statistical analysis, and modeling to project outcomes, though past race calls have been retracted.
OPB reported it asThese are the House races to watch in the 2026 midterm election on Nov. 3 (opens OPB 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.
OPB reported it asPatrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens OPB in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's efforts to gain control over election processes are leading to legal challenges. These cases could escalate to the U.S. Supreme Court, examining the boundaries of federal power in elections.
OPB reported it asHere's how Democrats in Congress are preparing for election fraud claims (opens OPB 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.
OPB reported it asOregon voter turnout up slightly a week before midterm election (opens OPB in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
OPB reported it asOregon voter turnout up slightly a week before midterm election (opens OPB in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
OPB reported it asOregon voter turnout up slightly a week before midterm election (opens OPB in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
OPB reported it asOregon voter turnout up slightly a week before midterm election (opens OPB 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
- Oregon Public BroadcastingGovernmentdirect 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
- 131
- Reports listed
- 134
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
133 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. OPB is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 131 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than OPB’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 2 days after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as OPB, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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