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 58 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.
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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asA Democratic wave and more takeaways from the US midterm elections (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, buoyed by stabilising technology and AI stocks and a sharp drop in crude oil prices. Hopes for a US-Iran peace deal were cited as a factor in the oil price decline.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asS&P 500 ends down as oil prices drop (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asMichigan endorsement roils US Senate race (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asUncertainty helps drive early voting across state (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asUncertainty helps drive early voting across state (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
A woman was shot outside the Republican Party of Virginia's headquarters in Richmond on Thursday. Officials from the party and the police department have indicated the shooting is not related to their operations or the upcoming midterm elections.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asPolice identify suspect in shooting outside Virginia GOP headquarters (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it as'Star Trek' star Stewart dies (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
Mohamed Soliman pleaded guilty to nine federal hate-crime counts and three federal weapon charges for a June 2025 firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado. He is already serving a life sentence for state convictions related to the same attack, which killed one demonstrator and injured about a dozen others.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asMan pleads guilty to hate crimes in bombing (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asConstitutional crisis threatens midterms; what you can do (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee have filed a motion to block a Trump administration lawsuit. The federal action seeks to prevent Alaska from certifying its U.S. Senate election results if incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, citing voter confusion.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asDemocratic candidate files to dismiss lawsuit (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
Average gasoline prices during Donald Trump's second term have surpassed those during Joe Biden's term. This development comes as voters express dissatisfaction with fuel costs, with a significant majority disapproving of Trump's handling of the issue.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asAverage gas prices now exceed those of Biden (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asJudge: Comey firing was illegal (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asAnthropic's IPO filing buoys AI stocks (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asChesterfield, Henrico leading the way in early voting (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asDementia cases to double by 2050. Here's why (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
Hassan Kariem, a teacher at Wesley International Academy, died after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Police stated he was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling. Six Flags temporarily closed nine similar roller coasters.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asSix Flags closes multiple roller coasters similar to one linked to Georgia park death (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asTrump sparks outrage for suggesting Iran could 'take out' US cities (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch in a new tab)
New York will participate in a federal scholarship tax credit program starting January 1. Taxpayers can receive federal credits for donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations, with individuals eligible for up to $1,700 and married couples up to $3,400. The program faces opposition from teachers unions.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asNew tax credit scholarships start in 2027. Could your child qualify? (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asDOJ forever blocked from prosecuting Olympian in Reflecting Pool case (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch 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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reported it asSupreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to third countries (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
- 58
- Reports listed
- 59
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
59 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 22 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Richmond Times-Dispatch ran the story anyway.
Across the 58 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 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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