Scripps News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Scripps News 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 41 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Scripps News biased?
The rating organisations do not give Scripps News 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 Scripps News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Scripps News 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 Scripps News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Scripps 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 Scripps News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Scripps News’s own report linked underneath.
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
Scripps News reported it asTrump reverses course on Israel aid amid Tuesday's midterm election (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, began on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid. This comes as President Zelenskyy reported a significant overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones.
Scripps News reported it asRussia-Ukraine ceasefire in one city in effect after Melania Trump, Pope Leo appeal to Putin (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
Scripps News reported it asProtesters fill the streets in France over cost of living and school funding (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
US intelligence assesses that Iran has significantly intensified efforts to target American diplomats and senior officials, with plots reaching advanced stages. This assessment is cited as a reason for the State Department reducing its diplomatic presence in several Middle Eastern countries.
Scripps News reported it asNew memo to Secretary Marco Rubio warns Iran is working to target US personnel (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
Scripps News reported it as2 Israeli soldiers, 2 Palestinian gunmen killed in West Bank attack (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
The United States has quietly reduced its military presence at bases across the Middle East in recent days. The State Department has also ordered a reduction of non-essential staff and their families from diplomatic posts in Saudi Arabia, citing Houthi attacks.
Scripps News reported it asUS orders diplomats, families to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
A UN report states that global warming will inevitably surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Current policies project a rise to 2.8 degrees by 2100, but immediate, significant emissions reductions could limit the peak and return temperatures to 1.5C by 2100.
Scripps News reported it asUN report calls out US emissions, says world can no longer avoid overshooting key climate target (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
A United Nations report indicates humanity is heading for a hotter world than previously projected, partly due to increased emissions from the United States. If countries meet their reduction pledges, the Earth will likely warm by 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius).
Scripps News reported it asUN report calls out US emissions, says world can no longer avoid overshooting key climate target (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
Vladimir Putin proposed a summit with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to discuss the Ukraine conflict. The Kremlin confirmed discussions are underway, but no agreement has been reached on the meeting or its agenda.
Scripps News reported it asTrump says 'it's time' to bring home American detained in Russia (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
Russia launched a significant coordinated assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, striking more than 15 critical electricity generation and transmission facilities. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that emergency restoration is underway and warned Russia is attempting to cause a widespread blackout before winter.
Scripps News reported it asTrump waives Russia-related sanctions before they kick in, prompting backlash from Ukraine and US lawmakers (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in an interview with Bloomberg that steps have been taken to persuade Ukraine to surrender to Russia. He believes relations with the US may calm after the upcoming elections and indicated potential meetings with Trump envoys.
Scripps News reported it asTrump pauses Russia sanctions as Zelenskyy urges allies to fight for them (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has welcomed an announced energy truce between Russia and Ukraine but expressed doubt that Russia will abide by it. She stated that the truce would benefit Russia more than Ukraine and called for continued pressure on Moscow.
Scripps News reported it asTrump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to energy ceasefire (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has criticised the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay. He called the decision 'disgraceful and embarrassing' and an 'indelible stain' on Norway, claiming he had never heard of Pillay and that he deserved eight such awards for resolving conflicts.
Scripps News reported it asNavi Pillay, who headed UN investigation into Gaza War, wins Nobel Peace Prize (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised Donald Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court, calling them illegal and suggesting they were a reaction to her award. She also described the situation in Gaza as genocide and defended the UN's commission of inquiry.
Scripps News reported it asNavi Pillay, who headed UN investigation into Gaza War, wins Nobel Peace Prize (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
Israel's National Security Council has issued a warning to its citizens and Jews abroad about increased terror threats ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks. The council advised specific precautions and highlighted certain countries as high-risk destinations.
Scripps News reported it asThree years later, the wounds of Oct. 7 remain open across Israel and Gaza (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
Germany has announced a new aid package for Ukraine valued at over 1.3 billion euros. The package includes military support, with a portion designated for interceptor drones, and aid for Ukraine's energy sector. President Zelensky and Chancellor Merz met in Kyiv on October 4, 2026.
Scripps News reported it asRussian drone slams into Kyiv bridge in escalating campaign as Germany’s chancellor arrives to sirens (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kyiv in early October 2026, pledging ongoing support for Ukraine. The visit occurred amidst Germany's energy crisis and domestic political challenges for Merz's party, drawing criticism from some German politicians.
Scripps News reported it asRussian drone slams into Kyiv bridge in escalating campaign as Germany’s chancellor arrives to sirens (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
The Trump administration is extending the life of Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar for nine months. The camp houses over 1,000 Afghans who assisted the U.S. war effort or are relatives of U.S. service members and was set to close.
Scripps News reported it asAfghan allies get 9-month reprieve as Trump administration agrees to keep Qatar refugee camp open (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans for South Korea to invest $200 billion in U.S. projects. The investments would include the Alaska LNG pipeline, eight nuclear power plants, and a Texas power generation facility, according to White House officials.
Scripps News reported it asTrump will unveil $54 billion in South Korean investment in Alaska, site of a tight Senate race (opens Scripps News in a new tab)
Italy has concluded its 12-year military presence in Iraq, with the final troops returning home. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto stated this marks a new phase in bilateral relations, with the withdrawal completed before the September 30 deadline.
Scripps News reported it asTwenty-three years after the Iraq War began, US troops are gone (opens Scripps News 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
- E. W. Scripps CompanyCorporationdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
- Official site
- scrippsnews.com
- Seen publishing on
- scrippsnews.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
- 41
- Reports listed
- 41
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
41 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. Scripps News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 41 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Scripps News: its report arrived a median of 32 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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