Richmond Times-Dispatch media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Richmond Times-Dispatch one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 36 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Richmond Times-Dispatch biased?
The rating organisations do not give Richmond Times-Dispatch one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; 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 Richmond Times-Dispatch left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Richmond Times-Dispatch one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Richmond Times-Dispatch reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Richmond Times-Dispatch 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 Richmond Times-Dispatch has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Richmond Times-Dispatch’s own report linked underneath.
Virginia Democrats are advancing a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights and other reproductive healthcare decisions. The proposal faces significant opposition from Catholic bishops and organizations who deem it extreme and unnecessary.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asVirginia voters to decide whether to enshrine reproductive rights in state Constitution (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asNew cat species identified in Bolivia (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
Senator Bill Cassidy has blamed the Trump administration's vaccine policies for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania. He also called for confirmation that vaccines do not cause autism, a point raised during a confirmation hearing for Dr. Nicole Saphier.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asSenator grills nominees for key leadership roles (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asHouse passes Russia sanctions legislation (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asFederal Reserve hikes rates, sees more tightening ahead (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
A Reuters/Ipsos poll indicates that a majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump's pledge to give $5,000 to every citizen if Republicans keep control of Congress. The poll also shows Democrats leading Republicans in voter preference for congressional elections.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asDonald Trump's approval rate up from record low (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asUS plans large-scale weapons sale to Israel (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asTrump fuming at court for mail ballot decision (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asRepublican lawmaker seeks to oust Hegseth (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
US stock markets closed lower on September 15, 2026, influenced by climbing oil prices and Treasury yields. Concerns about artificial intelligence spending and corporate demand also added to investor apprehension, leading to a broad market downturn.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asWall Street ends lower as oil, yields spike (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
On 9 September 2026, a coalition of twenty U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed two lawsuits accusing the Trump administration of illegally weakening the Endangered Species Act. The suits target rules that narrow habitat protections and reduce safeguards for newly threatened species.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asStates file lawsuits over weakened Species Act (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
The Trump administration proposed changes to the U.S. census that would count only citizens and permanent residents, potentially excluding millions and reshaping political representation and federal funding. The changes could also eliminate demographic questions.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asAgency seeking to drop immigrants from census (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asWhat to know about Trump's unusual midterm convention (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
Iran has threatened to retaliate against any new US attacks on its assets, warning that American oil and gas companies in the region share the exposure of Iranian assets. The exchange follows US strikes on three Iranian oil tankers.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asIran to US: Learn new rules 'before it is too late' (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asScientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asWork to begin on Trump's 250-foot arch despite criticism (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has excluded two measles-associated deaths reported by Pennsylvania from its latest weekly update. The agency stated the decision was made pending further investigation into the cause of the deaths.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asRFK Jr. wanted to leave out measles fatalities (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asICE agent charged with lying about shooting (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asUS says it's investigating strike (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asDOJ takes mail ballot fight to Supreme Court (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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
- Publishes from
- Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Official site
- richmond.com
- Seen publishing on
- richmond.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
- 36
- Reports listed
- 36
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
36 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.
On 13 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Richmond Times-Dispatch ran the story anyway.
Across the 36 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Richmond Times-Dispatch: its report arrived a median of 34 hours 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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