Penn Live media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Penn Live 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 46 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Penn Live biased?
The rating organisations do not give Penn Live 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 Penn Live left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Penn Live 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 Penn Live reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Penn Live are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Penn Live has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Penn Live’s own report linked underneath.
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.
Penn Live reported it asMeet world’s newest wild cat, first in more than century (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
Senator Ted Cruz has praised Donald Trump's "instinctual genius" for the "Lyin' Ted" nickname used during the 2016 presidential campaign. Cruz discussed the insult on the "Pod Force One" podcast, calling it a politically effective tactic that targeted his perceived strength.
Penn Live reported it asTed Cruz praises Trump’s brutal nickname for him: It was ‘instinctual genius’ (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a keynote address at a conference for the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense, which he formerly chaired. He told attendees they had a friend in the Trump White House and highlighted administration actions to alter vaccine guidance.
Penn Live reported it asAnti-vaxxers have a friend in Trump admin, health secretary Kennedy says (opens Penn Live 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.
Penn Live reported it asSen. McConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
Gasoline and diesel prices are expected to increase significantly on Wednesday and Thursday, with analysts pointing to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as primary drivers. The U.S. average diesel price has reached $6.301 per gallon, and gasoline is at $4.355 per gallon.
Penn Live reported it asNational gas prices hit $4.31 a gallon with multiple states paying over $5 (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
Gasoline prices in Michigan increased by 32 cents per gallon over the past week, marking the largest rise of any U.S. state during that period. This significant jump has been noted as one of the largest weekly increases in months.
Penn Live reported it asNational gas prices hit $4.31 a gallon with multiple states paying over $5 (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Penn Live reported it asAs dire threats around AI grow, Trump says the only ‘guardrail’ needed is himself (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Penn Live reported it asAs dire threats around AI grow, Trump says the only ‘guardrail’ needed is himself (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the U.S. Postal Service not to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail balloting. The order came late Sunday, September 13, 2026, adding an obstacle to the administration's efforts to change election rules as the Supreme Court considers an appeal.
Penn Live reported it asSecond judge blocks Trump’s mail ballot rule as Supreme Court weighs case (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel announced his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on ABC due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pressure. The interview will instead be posted on YouTube. The decision comes amid a broader dispute between ABC's parent company, Disney, and the FCC over broadcast licenses.
Penn Live reported it asKimmel finds new platform for interview with Texas Senate candidate under pressure from the FCC (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
Former President Donald Trump attended the 25th anniversary 9/11 ceremony at the Pentagon. Viewers and a Reuters photograph indicated he appeared sleepy, with his eyes closed. The White House stated he was solemnly remembering victims.
Penn Live reported it asPentagon 9/11 Memorial closed to the public from 3 a.m. Friday for anniversary ceremony (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
A Wall Street Journal report has led to criticism of Senator John Fetterman from former staffers and Democratic lawmakers. The report alleges Fetterman has shown little interest in his work, including constituent meetings and attending certain events.
Penn Live reported it asX account purportedly run by Fetterman’s ex-aides vows new revelations about their old boss (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
Penn Live reported it asICE officer charged with lying to investigators in shooting of Venezuelan man, AP source says (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject a federal judge's order that halts new rules for mail-in voting. The appeal comes as North Carolina prepares to send out mail ballots, with a whistleblower report warning the new rules could prevent millions of ballots from being sent.
Penn Live reported it asTrump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions as midterms loom (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has labelled media outlets reporting on low US munitions stockpiles during the Iran war as 'treasonous scum'. He claims US production is at 'levels never seen before' and stockpiles are 'far more than we could ever use'. Experts, however, warn that replenishing key weapons could take at least two years.
Penn Live reported it asTrump denies U.S. ammunition shortage, rages against ‘treasonous SCUM’ on social media (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
Hunter Biden described himself as '48.6% gay' during a comedy podcast interview with Luke Beasley on 16 August 2026. The remark, which fluctuated between 47% and 48.5% during the exchange, was part of a broader discussion on personal and political topics. No left- or centre-rated outlet covered the story.
Penn Live reported it asHunter Biden mocked for off-the-wall revelation about his sexuality (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that a federal judge lacked authority to overturn Bowe Bergdahl’s 2017 conviction for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The decision reinstates his dishonourable discharge and military sentence.
Penn Live reported it asJudge lacked power to overturn captured ex-soldier’s conviction: court (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
Penn Live reported it asWhy a USPS official is warning of a ‘catastrophic failure’ under Trump (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
Tennessee's governor has proposed renaming Nashville International Airport for Dolly Parton, days after her death. The proposal faces a policy hurdle regarding naming rights for recently deceased individuals and will be discussed by the airport authority on September 17.
Penn Live reported it asDolly Parton airport coming to popular city, governor announces (opens Penn Live in a new tab)
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the decision, stating Canadians will continue to call it 'Lake Ontario,' a name with Indigenous roots predating both countries.
Penn Live reported it asCanadian leader gives Trump a history lesson over Lake Ontario name change (opens Penn Live 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Advance PublicationsMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Official site
- pennlive.com
- Seen publishing on
- pennlive.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 46
- Reports listed
- 46
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
46 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. Penn Live is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 46 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Penn Live’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 26 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Penn Live, 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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