Is somdnews.com biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place somdnews.com in the centre. We have seen it on 10 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is somdnews.com biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place somdnews.com in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is somdnews.com left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place somdnews.com in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is somdnews.com reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for somdnews.com are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What somdnews.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with somdnews.com’s own report linked underneath.
Serbia's football association withdrew support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid, joining European opposition after FIFA's failed $4.2 billion tournament stake sale. The reversal came 70 days after Serbia initially backed Infantino, with the association calling for new leadership to restore trust in global football governance.
somdnews.com reported it asEuropean soccer leagues add to pressure on FIFA president Gianni Infantino amid 'crisis' meeting (opens somdnews.com in a new tab)
Scientists used CRISPR to edit a gene in beagles, producing two dogs whose saliva and hair no longer contain the main allergy-causing protein. The beagles were born in September 2024 and tested on a researcher with dog allergies, who showed no reaction to their samples.
somdnews.com reported it asGene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies (opens somdnews.com in a new tab)
Researchers used CRISPR to edit a gene in beagles, producing two puppies without the main allergy-causing protein. The study, published in the CRISPR Journal, found the dogs' saliva and fur lacked the protein, and a scientist with severe allergies showed no reaction. Ethical concerns about shelter adoptions were raised.
somdnews.com reported it asGene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies (opens somdnews.com in a new tab)
After the US ended Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, a Maryland church saw Sunday service attendance fall by over half. ICE is fitting TPS holders with ankle monitors and detaining them, while local businesses and families face disruption. The Supreme Court ruled in June that the termination could proceed.
somdnews.com reported it asEmpty pews and fear of ICE on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians (opens somdnews.com in a new tab)
The Word of Life Center in Salisbury, Maryland, saw Sunday service attendance drop by more than half after Temporary Protected Status for Haitians ended. Roughly 350,000 Haitians in the U.S. lost work permits, and ICE has called some in for ankle monitors and travel restrictions.
somdnews.com reported it asEmpty pews and fear of ICE on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians (opens somdnews.com in a new tab)
An Associated Press investigation found more than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops have been detained since President Trump began his second term, with at least six deported. The Department of Homeland Security does not track these cases, and the Pentagon declined to comment.
somdnews.com reported it asTakeaways from AP's review of military families detained under Trump's immigration crackdown (opens somdnews.com in a new tab)
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and its region killed over a dozen people and wounded others on 5 August 2026. The attacks destroyed Rozetka’s largest warehouse in Brovary, near Kyiv, and damaged homes in the Brovary district. No centre- or right-rated outlets covered the strikes.
somdnews.com reported it asPhotos show Russian attack on a warehouse in Kyiv (opens somdnews.com in a new tab)
Donald Trump warned Iran that the US would launch major strikes unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, while Axios reported an interim deal was near. Oil prices fell below $80 a barrel after US officials expressed hope for a resolution, though no centre-rated outlet covered the story.
somdnews.com reported it asTrump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday (opens somdnews.com in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed progress in negotiations with Iran and Oman to increase commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, though no final agreement has been reached. Qatar and Pakistan are mediating, with a Saudi source suggesting a deal could be announced within days.
somdnews.com reported it asTrump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday (opens somdnews.com in a new tab)
Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens has become a high-stakes battle over the party’s future, with El-Sayed backed by progressives and Stevens by the establishment. The winner will face Republican Mike Rogers in November.
somdnews.com reported it asMichigan Democrats choose between two visions for their party with Senate seat on the line, in photos (opens somdnews.com in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
- Official site
- somdnews.com
- Seen publishing on
- somdnews.com
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- 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
- 10
- Reports listed
- 10
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
10 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. somdnews.com is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 10 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of somdnews.com: its report arrived a median of 26 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 8 August 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 8 August 2026. Ratings pulled 8 August 2026.
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