Roanoke Times media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Roanoke Times in the centre. We have seen it on 34 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Roanoke Times biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Roanoke Times in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Roanoke Times left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Roanoke Times in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Roanoke Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Roanoke Times are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Roanoke Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Roanoke Times’s own report linked underneath.
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Roanoke Times reported it asPatriots owner pledges $2M to Palestinian region at Sheeran's request (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asFederal Reserve hikes rates, sees more tightening ahead (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asTrump fuming at court for mail ballot decision (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asRepublican lawmaker seeks to oust Hegseth (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asUS plans weapons sale (opens Roanoke Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has suggested renaming artificial intelligence, stating the current term is inaccurate and ineloquent. He launched a poll on his social media platform, offering 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence' as alternatives.
Roanoke Times reported it asBessent defends Trump administration policies (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asTrump approval up from record low (opens Roanoke Times in a new tab)
A Pentagon inspector general's report has detailed the financial and material costs of the Iran war, estimating expenses at $33.4 billion as of June 29. The report also highlighted significant damage to U.S. bases and aircraft, alongside strategic inventory shortfalls for munitions.
Roanoke Times reported it asReport: Iran war caused destruction to US bases, aircraft (opens Roanoke Times in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
Roanoke Times reported it asEPA to repeal Biden's carbon emission rules (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asMcConnell returns to the Senate (opens Roanoke Times in a new tab)
U.S. Senate Republicans have released a revised draft of the Clarity Act, a major cryptocurrency bill, incorporating new ethics language that President Donald Trump has agreed to. The bill includes provisions on affiliate trading, consumer protection, and software developer protections. A procedural vote is scheduled for Tuesday.
Roanoke Times reported it asSenate Republicans revise crypto bill text (opens Roanoke Times in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Roanoke Times reported it asNATION MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 ATTACKS (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asUS states sue over changes to wildlife protections (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asWhat to know about Trump's unusual midterm convention (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asJudge reinforces order barring immediate work on Trump arch in Washington (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asScientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter (opens Roanoke Times 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.
Roanoke Times reported it asDeadly strike on Iranian wedding likely a direct hit by US (opens Roanoke Times in a new tab)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
Roanoke Times reported it asNASA launches new Roman Space Telescope from Florida (opens Roanoke Times in a new tab)
Russia's Ministry of Defence announced preparations for large-scale strikes targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Moscow stated these actions are in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian and energy facilities.
Roanoke Times reported it asRussian strike on Kyiv kills 37 (opens Roanoke Times in a new tab)
A federal judge has lifted a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. The Supreme Court ruled a previous challenge was premature, but states have filed a new lawsuit arguing the USPS rule interferes with election administration.
Roanoke Times reported it asJudge casts doubt on new citizenship order (opens Roanoke Times 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
- Lee EnterprisesMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- roanoke.com
- Seen publishing on
- roanoke.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
- 34
- Reports listed
- 34
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
34 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. Roanoke Times is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 34 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Roanoke Times: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 24 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 23 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
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