Southernminn.com media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Southernminn.com 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 23 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Southernminn.com biased?
The rating organisations do not give Southernminn.com 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 Southernminn.com left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Southernminn.com 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 Southernminn.com reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Southernminn.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 Southernminn.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Southernminn.com’s own report linked underneath.
Minnesota continues to use a COVID-era waiver for SNAP applicants, permitting verbal signatures over the phone. The U.S. Department of Agriculture extended this waiver until June 30, 2028, but state and federal officials appear to differ on its application.
Southernminn.com reported it asMinnesota, USDA differ on scope of SNAP waiver as lawmaker raises fraud concerns (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has publicly stated that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar married her brother to facilitate his immigration to the United States. Mullin indicated that an ongoing investigation could result in Omar's deportation if illegal activity is uncovered.
Southernminn.com reported it asHoman confirms ongoing federal investigation into Ilhan Omar (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
Border Czar Tom Homan has confirmed that the federal inquiry into Representative Ilhan Omar is an ongoing criminal investigation. He stated that fraud or material misrepresentation during the citizenship process could lead to denaturalization.
Southernminn.com reported it asHoman confirms ongoing federal investigation into Ilhan Omar (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
A study examining UK medical records found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, was associated with a nearly 40% reduction in asthma attacks and a 20% decrease in COPD flare-ups. Scientists suggest anti-inflammatory properties may be responsible, but caution that further trials are needed.
Southernminn.com reported it asStudy finds weight loss drugs linked to 40% drop in asthma attacks (opens Southernminn.com 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.
Southernminn.com reported it asICE agent Christian Castro turns himself in on federal charge (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged in a Minneapolis shooting has been released from a Texas jail. A judge refused to order his extradition to Minnesota, citing jurisdictional issues, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott awaits an internal state investigation.
Southernminn.com reported it asICE agent accused in Minnesota released from Texas jail (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved daraxonrasib, branded as Rasonque, for metastatic pancreatic cancer. In trials, patients taking the drug lived a median of 13.2 months, compared to 6.7 months on chemotherapy.
Southernminn.com reported it asFDA approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib nearly doubles survival (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
A federal judge has refused to order Texas to extradite ICE officer Christian Castro to Minnesota, where he faces assault and false reporting charges. Castro is accused of shooting a man in the leg through a home's front door.
Southernminn.com reported it asJudge sides with Texas over Minnesota in extradition case involving ICE officer (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
A major review of 80 randomized controlled trials found that nicotine e-cigarettes were more effective than nicotine replacement therapy for helping people quit smoking. The review involved nearly 30,000 participants and found no evidence of increased serious harm from using e-cigarettes to quit.
Southernminn.com reported it asDoes vaping help smokers quit more than gums and patches? (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
The Trump administration has proposed rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which protects 45 million acres of national forest land. Conservation groups warn this could endanger hundreds of species and impact water sources.
Southernminn.com reported it asWhy Trump’s plan to rescind the Roadless Rule protecting national forests will struggle in court (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 49,571 people in July, the highest single monthly total during the second Trump administration. This figure represents a 15% increase from June and a 70% increase from February.
Southernminn.com reported it asICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
The Trump administration is implementing new regulations that extend beyond border enforcement, targeting immigrants through measures like limiting tax credit refunds and requiring English proficiency for truck drivers.
Southernminn.com reported it asICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
The Trump administration is investing more than $100 million in school lunch programs across the United States. The funding is intended to improve child nutrition through various initiatives, including farm-to-school grants and cafeteria upgrades.
Southernminn.com reported it asUSDA announces ‘Harvest to Hallways’ program to increase local food in schools (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney stated Canada will resume trade negotiations with the United States once the U.S. adopts a more favourable approach. This comes after Canada suspended talks, citing U.S. attempts to impose restrictive measures. Carney also announced a significant shipbuilding contract.
Southernminn.com reported it asTrump tells Canada to ‘fall in line’ as Carney rejects subordination (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s phone rang with a duck quack sound during an announcement about a new National Autism Missing and Endangered Person Alert Initiative in Minnesota. The initiative aims to improve responses for missing autistic individuals.
Southernminn.com reported it asNew federal autism safety initiative strengthens coordination (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order on 18 August 2026 imposing new restrictions on data center development, including local approval requirements and removal from fast-track permitting. The move reverses his earlier support for such projects and follows bipartisan opposition to their environmental and energy impacts.
Southernminn.com reported it asShapiro signs data center order barring fast-track permitting, NDAs (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
The Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation into left-wing groups in Minnesota following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents. The probe, which included undercover surveillance and financial subpoenas, targeted unions and activist organisations but concluded without evidence of wrongdoing. Fifteen organisers were later indicted under a national security directive.
Southernminn.com reported it asDocuments show how feds spied on protesters, left-wing organizations and unions during Metro Surge (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
Minnesota's primary elections on 11 August 2026 produced four nominees for the U.S. House: Ilhan Omar (D, 5th District), John Nagel (R, 5th District), Tyler Bass (R, 3rd District) and Matt Little (DFL, 2nd District). No right-rated outlet carried the results.
Southernminn.com reported it asMatt Little wins DFL primary in CD2, will face Eric Pratt in general election (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
Michele Tafoya secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Minnesota on 11 August 2026, overcoming the party-endorsed Adam Schwarze. No Republican has won a Senate seat in the state since 2002. Her campaign focuses on fraud prevention, law enforcement support, and tax cuts.
Southernminn.com reported it asTafoya secures GOP nomination for U.S. Senate (opens Southernminn.com in a new tab)
A University of Vienna study used brain scans of twelve dogs to show that happy human faces activate the temporal cortex and caudate nucleus, while anger, fear and sadness produce distinct neural patterns. The findings, published in iScience, suggest dogs can differentiate between specific emotions.
Southernminn.com reported it asCan dogs tell fear from sadness? Brain scans may reveal answer (opens Southernminn.com 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Southernminn.com.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- southernminn.com
- Seen publishing on
- southernminn.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
- 23
- Reports listed
- 23
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
23 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 5 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Southernminn.com ran the story anyway.
Across the 23 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Southernminn.com: its report arrived a median of 12 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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