Salem News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Salem News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 28 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Salem News biased?
The rating organisations do not give Salem News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are 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 Salem News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Salem News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Salem News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Salem News 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 Salem News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Salem News’s own report linked underneath.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing an impeachment resolution in Congress, largely focused on the war in Iran, with references to actions in Yemen and Venezuela. Hegseth announced he would hold a press conference to discuss the matter.
Salem News reported it asHegseth slams his potential impeachment as a 'political spectacle’ that undermines US troops (opens Salem News in a new tab)
Paraguay's former president, Santiago Peña, was taken for questioning by prosecutors hours after being ousted by Congress. He faces charges related to the collapse of Ueno Bank, which led to millions of customers having their accounts frozen.
Salem News reported it asParaguay's ousted president charged with crimes linked to collapse of major bank (opens Salem News in a new tab)
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, due to a bomb threat. Warsaw-Modlin airport was temporarily closed. An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat.
Salem News reported it asFlights across Europe searched and diverted after hoax bomb threats (opens Salem News in a new tab)
Senator Ed Markey has won re-election in Massachusetts, securing a third term in the U.S. Senate. He defeated Republican challenger John Deaton in Tuesday's election.
Salem News reported it asMarkey defeats Deaton to win another term (opens Salem News in a new tab)
The Wild Fish Conservancy has initiated legal action against Alaska salmon fisheries, alleging that protected Chinook salmon from Oregon and Washington are being caught before they can spawn. The group claims this violates the Endangered Species Act in key Alaskan fishing areas.
Salem News reported it asConservation group to sue over Kodiak, Gulf salmon management (opens Salem News in a new tab)
White truffle harvests in Italy and Croatia are being affected by prolonged heat and drought. This has resulted in smaller yields, lower quality truffles, and a significant increase in prices compared to the previous year.
Salem News reported it asWarming climate threatening prized white truffles (opens Salem News 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.
Salem News reported it asBe ready to vote on 9 ballot questions (opens Salem News 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.
Salem News reported it asBe ready to vote on 9 ballot questions (opens Salem News 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.
Salem News reported it asVoters to decide control of Congress in midterms (opens Salem News in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
Salem News reported it asVoters to decide control of Congress in midterms (opens Salem News in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
Salem News reported it asVoters to decide control of Congress in midterms (opens Salem News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
Salem News reported it asVoters to decide control of Congress in midterms (opens Salem News in a new tab)
The Trump administration has announced $15 billion in aid for agriculture producers, intended to mitigate increased expenses for diesel and fertilizer. The package includes direct payments, guaranteed loans, and commodity purchases, with details emerging in the weeks before the midterm elections.
Salem News reported it asTrump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in the weeks before the midterms (opens Salem News in a new tab)
A US congressional investigation found the government's response to cyberscams is fragmented, with agencies lacking a unified accounting of seized money and victim returns. Americans reported nearly $18 billion in losses last year.
Salem News reported it asGlobal cyberscams bilk Americans out of billions (opens Salem News in a new tab)
The roof of a water tower housing a rare family of barn owls in Manhattan's Upper West Side has been removed. This action has generated significant outrage among New Yorkers who had become captivated by the birds.
Salem News reported it asThe roof of a water tower in Manhattan where a rare family of barn owls nested has been removed (opens Salem News 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.
Salem News reported it asPatrick Stewart, actor of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens Salem News in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV stated that "there is no such thing as a holy war" in a video message to religious leaders in Assisi. He cancelled his in-person attendance due to recovery from lung cancer surgery. The gathering marked the 40th anniversary of a peace meeting initiated by St. John Paul II.
Salem News reported it asPope says 'there is no such thing as a holy war' in message to religious leaders (opens Salem News in a new tab)
CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott defended a $46 billion wall project in Texas' Big Bend area, citing a weekly construction rate of 19 km and warning of border overload, even as a federal judge ordered a pause on work in the national park.
Salem News reported it asTrump’s border chief defends plans for wall in Texas (opens Salem News in a new tab)
Childcare costs, averaging $13,000 annually in 2025, are a major financial strain for US parents, influencing their voting choices in the upcoming midterm elections. Candidates are addressing the issue with differing approaches.
Salem News reported it asChildcare costs weigh on some voters before midterm elections (opens Salem News in a new tab)
Community pharmacies and informal groups are distributing medicines in Havana as state pharmacies struggle with shortages. Cuban authorities have permitted private pharmacies as part of economic reforms, while citing U.S. sanctions for contributing to the crisis.
Salem News reported it asCubans turning to free community pharmacies (opens Salem News in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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
- CNHIunknowndirect owner
- Retirement Systems of AlabamaPrivate Equityparent group
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- salemnews.com
- Seen publishing on
- salemnews.com
- Access
- Free to read
- 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
- 28
- Reports listed
- 29
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 13 August 2026
29 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 4 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Salem News ran the story anyway.
Across the 28 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Salem News: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 11 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 11 November 2026. Ratings pulled 13 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Salem News, 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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