Santa New Mexican media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Santa New Mexican one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 47 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Santa New Mexican biased?
The rating organisations do not give Santa New Mexican one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; 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 Santa New Mexican left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Santa New Mexican one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Santa New Mexican reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Santa New Mexican 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 New Mexican has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Santa New Mexican’s own report linked underneath.
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.
Santa New Mexican reported it asFed Raises Rates in First Major Step by Warsh to Contain Inflation (copy) (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
Santa New Mexican reported it asSpeaker Johnson recesses the House early as Rep. Thomas Massie pushes Hegseth impeachment (opens Santa New Mexican 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.
Santa New Mexican reported it asTrump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
Foreign ministers from Gulf states are planning to meet with their Iranian counterpart in Salalah, Oman, on Monday. The meeting's objective is to exert pressure on Oman and Iran to reach a temporary agreement concerning shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Santa New Mexican reported it asUS military says it destroyed 2 small Iranian boats trying to steal a sea drone (opens Santa New Mexican 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 New Mexican reported it asJudge rejects bid to release Arizona sheriff’s office from supervision in racial profiling case (opens Santa New Mexican 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 New Mexican reported it asA golf ball found in the World Trade Center rubble became a symbol of incomprehensible loss (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Missouri from using its old congressional districts for the upcoming midterm elections. This ruling follows the Supreme Court's decision not to intervene, adding to confusion over the state's electoral map.
Santa New Mexican reported it asFederal judge temporarily blocks Missouri from using old House map after Supreme Court declined case (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance stated the conflict with Iran is not a war and that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is nearly back to normal. President Trump is reportedly considering declaring victory.
Santa New Mexican reported it asIran says it plans to announce a new 'exclusion zone' near the Strait of Hormuz (opens Santa New Mexican 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.
Santa New Mexican reported it asICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about shooting and is ordered released from custody (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
Two former EPA officials claim the Trump administration delayed a nationwide survey of PFAS in wastewater. The study, submitted for White House approval in October 2024, could help identify industries responsible for releasing the chemicals and inform new regulations.
Santa New Mexican reported it asTrump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say (opens Santa New Mexican 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.
Santa New Mexican reported it asExcavation work on Trump's arch in Washington to begin over next 2 weeks, administration says (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
The House of Representatives voted to adopt a resolution condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. The measure passed largely along party lines, though eight Democrats joined Republicans in support. The resolution also included language backing President Trump’s priority voting rights legislation.
Santa New Mexican reported it asVasquez goes against House Democrats to vote for resolution condemning socialism (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
A United Nations report published on September 2, 2026, states that global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5°C warming threshold within a few years. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal to limit damage.
Santa New Mexican reported it asGlobal warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
Russia launched a large aerial assault on Ukraine's Kyiv and Odesa regions using missiles and drones. At least 11 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded, including children. Ukrainian forces reported destroying most of the incoming aerial targets.
Santa New Mexican reported it asRussia pounds Kyiv for more than 12 hours, killing at least a dozen in 6th straight day of attacks (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
Iran's army claimed to have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates with drones. The strike targeted areas where US forces and helicopters were stationed, according to Iran, which stated it was in response to US strikes on Larak Island. Oil prices rose following the incident.
Santa New Mexican reported it asUnited Arab Emirates says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump posted on social media that Iran's Kharg Island was being 'blown to smithereens'. This followed a US strike on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran claimed to have launched ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan, which Jordanian air defences intercepted.
Santa New Mexican reported it asUnited Arab Emirates says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
The Trump administration is appealing a judge's decision that blocked an executive order limiting mail voting before the midterm elections. The order could allow the Postal Service to refuse ballots from states not submitting eligible voter lists or following a uniform envelope style.
Santa New Mexican reported it asNew Mexico, 24 other states win temporary block of mail-in voting restrictions (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
The Trump administration has begun building a border wall project on land belonging to the Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona. The tribe alleges federal agents and contractors trespassed on its land, damaging sacred sites, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection states the area is a dangerous smuggling route.
Santa New Mexican reported it asTrump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe's objections (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has ruled that Nevada can regulate Kalshi's prediction markets, stating the company's sports event contracts are akin to sports bets and not federally regulated financial swaps. The decision is a win for states seeking to oversee such platforms.
Santa New Mexican reported it asFederal appeals court panel gives Nevada a win in its fight to regulate Kalshi (opens Santa New Mexican in a new tab)
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. The department alleges that state laws offering in-state tuition and financial aid to undocumented students discriminate against U.S. citizens and violate federal law.
Santa New Mexican reported it asU.S. sues New Mexico over law extending higher education benefits to immigrants (opens Santa New Mexican 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
- The New Mexican, Inc.Independentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
- Official site
- santafenewmexican.com
- Seen publishing on
- santafenewmexican.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 47
- Reports listed
- 47
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
46 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Santa New Mexican is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 46 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Santa New Mexican’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 26 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Santa New Mexican, also publishing from United States, 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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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where Santa New Mexican publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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Every rating on this page is a named third party’s published work, republished with its author and, where one exists, a link to it. Our own coverage record is the section we measure ourselves. Neither is a judgement of any individual report: those are scored story by story, and the reasoning is on our methodology page.