Pioneer Press media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Pioneer Press 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 20 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Pioneer Press biased?
The rating organisations do not give Pioneer Press 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 Pioneer Press left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Pioneer Press 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 Pioneer Press reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Pioneer Press 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 Pioneer Press has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Pioneer Press’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
Pioneer Press reported it asTrump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a ‘hostile act’ (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged that the U.S. would not take military action against drug traffickers in Latin American countries without the approval of its allies. This comes amid a yearlong U.S. campaign of strikes against alleged drug boats in international waters.
Pioneer Press reported it asRubio pledges US won’t take unilateral action against drug trafficking despite recent strikes (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, a new poll shows they remain a significant historical event for many Americans. While about two-thirds believe 9/11 impacted the country, few plan to commemorate the upcoming anniversary.
Pioneer Press reported it as9/11 overshadows other major events of the past 25 years for many Americans, new poll finds (opens Pioneer Press 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.
Pioneer Press reported it asAP Source: Feds charge ICE officer with lying to investigators in Minneapolis shooting (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
Joel Shapiro's 'Blue' sculpture, installed at the Kennedy Center in 2019, was removed on September 2, 2026. The removal was requested by the Kennedy Center and the Joel Shapiro and Phelan Foundation, which will decide its future location. The action occurs amid broader renovation and renaming plans for the venue.
Pioneer Press reported it asKennedy Center disassembles ‘Blue’ sculpture from its grounds (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
Germany accused Russia of a drone attack at Leipzig airport on August 4-5. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement, suggesting Germany fabricated evidence to address domestic political issues. Germany closed Russia's consulate and cultural center in Bonn and summoned its ambassador.
Pioneer Press reported it asGermany blames Russia for last month’s attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport (opens Pioneer Press 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.
Pioneer Press reported it asPostal Service work to comply with Trump’s executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends (opens Pioneer Press 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.
Pioneer Press reported it asSeneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump’s ‘Lake America’ executive order (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
A National Park Service report supports President Donald Trump's proposed arch, acknowledging it will disrupt sightlines between numerous Washington landmarks. The report states the location is historically appropriate despite preservation concerns, and that avoiding project effects would compromise its purpose.
Pioneer Press reported it asNational Park Service backs Trump’s arch, despite its impact on Washington’s sightline (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette has identified U.S. President Donald Trump as her main opponent as the provincial election campaign officially began. She cited his threats of new tariffs as a danger to Quebec and positioned her party as a stable force amid trade disputes.
Pioneer Press reported it asQuebec’s governing party names Trump its ‘real adversary’ as election begins (opens Pioneer Press 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.
Pioneer Press reported it asCanada targets steel, fish and hundreds of other goods as Trump trade war escalates (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
Iran's currency, the rial, has reached a historic low, trading at over 2 million to the U.S. dollar on the open market. This comes as the United States prepares to announce new sanctions aimed at increasing economic pressure on Iran.
Pioneer Press reported it asBessent says new US sanctions aim to block all potential sources of revenue for Iran (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia on 20 August 2026 as the first group of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under a new deportation deal. The majority had committed migration-related offences, Liberia’s justice minister said.
Pioneer Press reported it asUS carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
Michele Tafoya secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Minnesota on 11 August 2026, overcoming the party-endorsed Adam Schwarze. No Republican has won a Senate seat in the state since 2002. Her campaign focuses on fraud prevention, law enforcement support, and tax cuts.
Pioneer Press reported it asMichele Tafoya wins MN GOP primary for U.S. Senate (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta’s $1bn 'Future is for Everyone Fund' to support communities hosting data centres, alongside plans to offer free AI tools to billions. The essay also outlined a vision for personal AI agents and open-source models, while addressing concerns about job displacement and privacy.
Pioneer Press reported it asZuckerberg manifesto sketches out Meta’s ambitions for world-changing AI technology (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
President Donald Trump’s trust filed an emergency motion to block the BBC from obtaining financial records linked to his $10 billion defamation lawsuit. The broadcaster sought the documents after Trump sued over a 2024 documentary, with a court-ordered deadline set for 6 August 2026. Outlets diverged on the urgency and stakes of the request.
Pioneer Press reported it asPlaintiff Trump gets reprieve from an order to disclose his finances in BBC case — but only for now (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a hearing on COVID-19 origins. The resolution, opposed by all Democrats, was sent to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for potential prosecution.
Pioneer Press reported it asSenate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
New Mexico filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, accusing them of withholding unredacted files critical to its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. The state says repeated requests for information were ignored or denied, hindering its probe into alleged sex crimes.
Pioneer Press reported it asState of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens has become a high-stakes battle over the party’s future, with El-Sayed backed by progressives and Stevens by the establishment. The winner will face Republican Mike Rogers in November.
Pioneer Press reported it asEl-Sayed and Stevens close Michigan Senate primary offering different visions for Democrats (opens Pioneer Press in a new tab)
Donald Trump said the United States is negotiating with Iran as a final opportunity to avoid military action, calling it Tehran’s ‘last chance before decapitation’. Iran’s foreign ministry insists it is only discussing a shipping corridor with Oman, not the US, while the Strait of Hormuz remains blockaded.
Pioneer Press reported it asNew talks are ‘last chance’ for Iran to forge a deal and avoid escalation of US strikes, Trump says (opens Pioneer Press 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
- Digital First MediaCorporationdirect owner
- Alden Global CapitalPrivate Equityparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
- Official site
- twincities.com
- Seen publishing on
- twincities.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
- 20
- Reports listed
- 20
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
20 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. Pioneer Press is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 20 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Pioneer Press’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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