St Louis Post-Dispatch media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give St Louis Post-Dispatch one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 42 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is St Louis Post-Dispatch biased?
The rating organisations do not give St Louis Post-Dispatch one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is St Louis Post-Dispatch left or right?
The rating organisations do not give St Louis Post-Dispatch one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is St Louis Post-Dispatch reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for St Louis Post-Dispatch are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What St Louis Post-Dispatch has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with St Louis Post-Dispatch’s own report linked underneath.
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Sunday, September 20, 2026. This marked the country's 14th launch of the year. Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States, and Japan held consultations to share information and discuss responses.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asUS backs Asian allies ahead of Xi summit (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
A Washington DC preservation official has urged the Trump administration to abandon plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. C. Andrew Lewis proposed building slender columns instead, citing original designs from 1924.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asProposed arch clears federal agency hurdle (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
A US federal appeals court has rejected a Trump administration policy that allowed for the rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own. The court ruled that migrants must be given an opportunity to raise safety concerns before such deportations.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asAppeals court rejects third-country policy (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed Executive Order 2618 on September 16, 2026, to establish safeguards for automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology. The order mandates data deletion after 30 days, prohibits data sales, and bans AI facial recognition integration.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asEditorial: Kehoe's executive order on cameras is a good start. Lawmakers should codify it. (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
A Pentagon inspector general's report has detailed the financial and material costs of the Iran war, estimating expenses at $33.4 billion as of June 29. The report also highlighted significant damage to U.S. bases and aircraft, alongside strategic inventory shortfalls for munitions.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asReport: Iran war caused destruction to US bases, aircraft (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asMitch McConnell returns to Senate after long absence (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch 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.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asIn loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballots (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
Both chambers of Congress are returning to Capitol Hill for a brief session before the midterm elections. The House will meet for one week, while the Senate will be in session for three weeks, leaving limited time for legislative action.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asThe 9 midterm races that will decide control of the US Senate (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asNATION MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 ATTACKS (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asDallas Morning News: Trump's convention and American's grim mood (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
A 20-year-old Haitian student died by suicide in Springfield, Ohio, after his Temporary Protected Status was terminated. An advocacy group stated the decision to end TPS contributed to his death.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asSupporters of Haitian man who died with ankle monitor blame immigration policy (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
New Jersey has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a legal dispute over the regulation of prediction markets. The case could determine whether these platforms are considered sports betting, subject to state laws, or financial derivatives regulated by the federal government.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asState brings its Kalshi fight to Supreme Court (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a G20 summit in North Carolina. They discussed Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine. Siluanov's attendance prompted objections from European governments, and he did not appear in a group photo.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asInclusion of Russia debated at G20 meeting (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
US forces attacked targets in Iran, which CENTCOM described as limited measures against mine-laying units. Iran responded with strikes on two US bases in Jordan, which Jordanian authorities said were intercepted. This marks the first direct military exchange between the two nations in weeks.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asTrump vows to hit Iran (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
Donald Trump has declared that Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, stating that Tehran would use them if it acquired them. He also claimed that if he were not president, Israel would no longer exist.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asTrump vows to hit Iran (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asElection officials: Mail ballot rule too late (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch 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.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asElection officials say mail ballot rule could compromise midterms (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asNASA launches new Roman Space Telescope from Florida (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the United States Space Academy. He also presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II astronauts during a visit to NASA's Mission Control in Houston.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asTrump signs order to create Space Academy (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch in a new tab)
A federal judge has lifted a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. The Supreme Court ruled a previous challenge was premature, but states have filed a new lawsuit arguing the USPS rule interferes with election administration.
St Louis Post-Dispatch reported it asJudge casts doubt on new citizenship order (opens St Louis Post-Dispatch 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Lee EnterprisesMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Official site
- stltoday.com
- Seen publishing on
- stltoday.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- 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
- 42
- Reports listed
- 42
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
42 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 10 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and St Louis Post-Dispatch ran the story anyway.
Across the 42 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of St Louis Post-Dispatch: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 24 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 23 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
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