Star Advertiser media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Star Advertiser 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 176 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Star Advertiser biased?
The rating organisations do not give Star Advertiser 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 Star Advertiser left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Star Advertiser 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 Star Advertiser reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Star Advertiser 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 Star Advertiser has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Star Advertiser’s own report linked underneath.
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
Star Advertiser reported it asEditorial: After blue deluge, hard work begins | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Star Advertiser reported it asEditorial: After blue deluge, hard work begins | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, buoyed by stabilising technology and AI stocks and a sharp drop in crude oil prices. Hopes for a US-Iran peace deal were cited as a factor in the oil price decline.
Star Advertiser reported it asOil tumbles 9% as investors eye possible end to Iran war | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance after a multi-stage attack that began in June. The breach involved a bogus job interview and malicious software, leading to the compromise of two engineers' computers and a record crypto heist.
Star Advertiser reported it asBinance hackers used fake job interview in $6.3B attack | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
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.
Star Advertiser reported it asTrump says U.S. will stop $4 billion in annual aid to Israel | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
Star Advertiser reported it asVoters head to polls to deliver midterm verdict on Trump | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
Star Advertiser reported it asDemocrats capture Congress in sweeping setback for Trump | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
Star Advertiser reported it asDemocrats capture Congress in sweeping setback for Trump | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
Star Advertiser reported it asStevens abandons El-Sayed, endorses Republican Rogers in Michigan Senate race | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
Star Advertiser reported it asHonolulu expecting election day surge of in-person voting | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
Star Advertiser reported it asNorth Korean hackers blamed for $6.3B heist from crypto firm Binance | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
Star Advertiser reported it asPatrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ star, dies at 86 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Taiwan's National Security Council secretary-general has highlighted a significant Chinese naval presence, posting a map of 53 vessels including warships and an aircraft carrier. He described the threat to Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines as 'obvious'.
Star Advertiser reported it asTaiwan flags ‘obvious’ threat from over 50 Chinese ships | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Former President Barack Obama ridiculed President Donald Trump’s White House renovation as resembling a Saddam Hussein‑opened Cheesecake Factory during Ohio and Michigan campaign events nine days before the 2026 U.S. midterms. Digests reported two cost estimates, $900 million and over a billion dollars, and varied in what they highlighted.
Star Advertiser reported it asObama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ jab rankles Trump on campaign stop | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Barack Obama after Obama compared White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory. Bessent made his remarks while at a Cheesecake Factory, and Trump also responded to Obama's comments.
Star Advertiser reported it asObama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ jab rankles Trump on campaign stop | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats gain a majority in Congress, indicating he would reject legislation before eventually making deals. The comments were made in an interview with the New York Post.
Star Advertiser reported it asTrump’s ‘veto everything’ threat puts funding, debt limit in spotlight | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
Star Advertiser reported it asEquities end higher as Anthropic’s IPO filing buoys AI stocks | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Average gasoline prices during Donald Trump's second term have surpassed those during Joe Biden's term. This development comes as voters express dissatisfaction with fuel costs, with a significant majority disapproving of Trump's handling of the issue.
Star Advertiser reported it asGas prices under Trump edge above Biden-era average | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine, Devin Ballard, has been indicted on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa. The incident, which occurred in early October, has led to a curfew for U.S. military personnel and a protest from the Japanese government.
Star Advertiser reported it asJapan indicts U.S. Marine over Okinawa killing | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
Star Advertiser reported it asJudge rules Trump administration unlawfully fired Maurene Comey | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser 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
- Black PressMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- TorstarPrivate Equityparent group
- David BlackBillionaireparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Official site
- staradvertiser.com
- Seen publishing on
- staradvertiser.com
- Access
- Free to read
- 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
- 176
- Reports listed
- 178
- We could read
- 9
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
169 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 9 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Star Advertiser is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 176 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Star Advertiser: its report arrived a median of 31 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Star Advertiser, 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 Star Advertiser 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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