Santa Maria Times media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Santa Maria Times in the centre. We have seen it on 127 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Santa Maria Times biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Santa Maria Times in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Santa Maria Times left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Santa Maria Times in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Santa Maria Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Santa Maria Times 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 Santa Maria Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Santa Maria Times’s own report linked underneath.
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
Santa Maria Times reported it asHoldout juror in Clancy trial didn't have 'any doubts' that she was responsible for killing her kids (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
Early in-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections began on September 18, 2026, in Virginia and other states. The elections will determine control of the House and Senate, with key issues including the cost of living and the war in Iran.
Santa Maria Times reported it asEarly voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
Santa Maria Times reported it asCarney embraces EU associate membership proposal as Trump pushes Canada closer to Europe (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore.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.
Santa Maria Times reported it asEd Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
The US Space Force has confirmed the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated the weapons are intended for defence against hostile actions, though specific details remain undisclosed.
Santa Maria Times reported it asThe US Recognizes for the First Time that It Has Deployed Weapons in Space (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Space Force placed "space control weapons" to deter adversaries, drawing accusations from China and Russia.
Santa Maria Times reported it asThe US Recognizes for the First Time that It Has Deployed Weapons in Space (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
US forces intercepted and sank a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, which they stated was used as a refueling station for drug trafficking operations and was linked to the Ecuadorian criminal organization Los Choneros. The crew was rescued and will be handed over to Ecuadorian authorities.
Santa Maria Times reported it asU.S. Reports Another Ecuadorian Ship Sunk in the Pacific with Alleged Links to Drug Trafficking (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
A report documented 124 killings of land and environmental defenders worldwide in 2025. Latin America was the region with the highest number of deaths, making up 85% of the global total. Colombia and Brazil reported the most killings.
Santa Maria Times reported it asLatin America Concentrated 85% of Murders of Environmental Defenders in 2025: Report (opens Santa Maria 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.
Santa Maria Times reported it asUS Plans to Send Powerful Bombs to Israel for $2.8 Billion in Arms Sales (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
In parts of Africa, rainmakers who perform rituals for rainfall are facing increased violence from farmers struggling with unpredictable weather patterns attributed to climate change. This has led to assaults, and in some cases, deaths.
Santa Maria Times reported it asThey Get Paid to Rain. If that Doesn’t Happen—or if There Are Floods—There May Be Violence. (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the U.S. Postal Service not to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail balloting. The order came late Sunday, September 13, 2026, adding an obstacle to the administration's efforts to change election rules as the Supreme Court considers an appeal.
Santa Maria Times reported it asSecond federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh in (opens Santa Maria 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.
Santa Maria Times reported it asTrump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
Santa Maria Times reported it asIndonesia continues search for at least 129 missing after ferry capsizes, 6 bodies recovered (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is visiting his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, for the Irish Open. His trip includes planned meetings with Irish leaders and is met with objections from lawyers and planned protests.
Santa Maria Times reported it asTrump Se Reúne Con Líderes De Irlanda Antes De Ir a Su Club De Golf en Doonbeg (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
U.S. District Judge Murray Snow rejected Maricopa County's request to end federal supervision of the sheriff's office. The judge cited a plaintiffs' expert who found a 4.7-minute longer average stop for Hispanic drivers compared to white drivers.
Santa Maria Times reported it asJudge Refuses to Cancel Supervision of Arizona Police Office in Case of Racial Labeling (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
Satellite data has detected a large fire and thermal anomalies near Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. Unconfirmed reports suggest Houthi forces may be responsible, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed the incident.
Santa Maria Times reported it asSaudi Arabia shuts down a pipeline as Houthis seize an island, opening a new front in the Iran war (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
Pastor Daimon L. King, a registered sex offender with prior child-related convictions, delivered the opening prayer at a rally for North Carolina GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley. Whatley's campaign stated they did not know King and that the event was not planned by the campaign.
Santa Maria Times reported it asConvicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian amid ongoing West Asia tensions. Modi reiterated India's stance on resolving issues through dialogue and diplomacy and stressed the need for regional stability and freedom of navigation.
Santa Maria Times reported it asModi Meets Separately with Presidents of Russia and Iran to Address Ties Before BRICS Summit (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
A scuffed and dirty golf ball found in the World Trade Center rubble hours after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks became a symbol of loss for an Associated Press reporter. The object was imagined in a jar on a desk.
Santa Maria Times reported it asA golf ball found in the World Trade Center rubble became a symbol of incomprehensible loss (opens Santa Maria Times in a new tab)
The Venice Film Festival has added 'NAZA,' a documentary directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to its main competition. The film, produced by The Guardian and filmmakers behind 'The Zone of Interest,' examines the civilian impact of the Israel-Hamas war.
Santa Maria Times reported it asThe Documentary About Gaza Is Released in Venice with Testimonies From Members of the Israeli Army (opens Santa Maria Times 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
We hold no ownership record for Santa Maria Times.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, United States
- Official site
- santamariatimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- santamariatimes.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
- 127
- Reports listed
- 128
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
128 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. Santa Maria Times is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 127 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Santa Maria Times: its report arrived a median of 24 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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