Star Beacon media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Star Beacon 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 20 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Star Beacon biased?
The rating organisations do not give Star Beacon 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 Beacon left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Star Beacon 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 Beacon reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Star Beacon 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 Beacon has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Star Beacon’s own report linked underneath.
Pastor Daimon L. King, a registered sex offender with prior child-related convictions, delivered the opening prayer at a rally for North Carolina GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley. Whatley's campaign stated they did not know King and that the event was not planned by the campaign.
Star Beacon reported it asConvicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
A federal judge has permitted Missouri's Supreme Court to hold a contempt hearing for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. The hearing concerns a dispute over new congressional districts supported by Donald Trump, with legal battles ongoing.
Star Beacon reported it asFederal judge allows Missouri’s top court to hold contempt hearing in redistricting dispute (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
A former volunteer has filed a lawsuit against nonprofits tied to labor leader Cesar Chavez, alleging sexual abuse by him decades ago and that the organizations failed to investigate her complaints. The suit names the Cesar Chavez Foundation and the United Farm Workers Foundation as defendants.
Star Beacon reported it asFormer volunteer sues César Chavez nonprofits over failing to stop union leader from sexual abuse (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a hearing on Wednesday in New Orleans on Louisiana’s lawsuit aiming to overturn the federal policy that allows abortion pills to be prescribed without an in‑person visit. Medication abortion now dominates abortions, and telehealth prescriptions keep rising.
Star Beacon reported it asAn appeals court is considering a push to restrict most common abortion method (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
Star Beacon reported it asStocks fall on Wall Street as oil prices jump back above $100 a barrel after Iran war escalates (opens Star Beacon 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.
Star Beacon reported it asThe Latest: Republicans gathering for 'Trump-a-palooza' convention in Dallas (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a cryptic video ahead of the company's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling. The video appears to hint at a new variable aperture camera feature for the device, which is set to be announced alongside new Apple Watch models.
Star Beacon reported it asNew Apple CEO to unveil latest iPhone lineup (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that gasoline prices are more likely to decrease in the coming months. He based this prediction on futures market data and an expected drop in demand after the summer travel season.
Star Beacon reported it asFuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War and refinery issues (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance stated the conflict with Iran is not a war and that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is nearly back to normal. President Trump is reportedly considering declaring victory.
Star Beacon reported it asUS denies Iran's claim to have struck an unmanned ship, and other Mideast news (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
A United Nations report published on September 2, 2026, states that global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5°C warming threshold within a few years. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal to limit damage.
Star Beacon reported it asGlobal warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone (opens Star Beacon 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.
Star Beacon reported it asNASA launches a new space telescope named for astronomer Nancy Grace Roman to explore the hidden universe (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
The United States has elected only three Black governors in its history, all Democrats. In 2026, eight Black major-party candidates are running for governor, including Maryland’s Wes Moore, who is seeking re-election. The nominees span both parties and include men and women.
Star Beacon reported it asAmericans have elected only 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
Interim Sen. Darline Graham, appointed after her brother Lindsey Graham’s death, said during a debate that national security is ‘not my thing’. The comment came in response to a question about Taiwan and the South China Sea, and has drawn criticism from her opponent’s supporters ahead of the 25 August runoff.
Star Beacon reported it asNational security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
Astronomers have identified a star, S301, orbiting the Milky Way’s central black hole at 25,000 kilometres per second, the fastest known in the galaxy. Its tight orbit may enable scientists to measure the black hole’s spin, testing Einstein’s general relativity.
Star Beacon reported it asTelescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced new permit and tax exemption rules for data centres, requiring full electricity cost payment and water use limits. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered regulators to prevent higher electricity bills from data centres and pledged to end a billion-dollar annual tax break. Both moves follow rising public opposition to the energy-intensive facilities.
Star Beacon reported it asGovernors' races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
Disney’s ABC filed a federal lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission on 18 August 2026, alleging the agency is retaliating against the network for its editorial decisions. The suit targets early licence-renewal orders for eight stations and an investigation into the talk show 'The View'.
Star Beacon reported it asABC sues FCC over challenge to its broadcast licenses, saying actions present 'existential threat' (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
The UAE accused Iran of attacking two ADNOC vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 August 2026, marking the second such incident in a week. No injuries were reported, and the UAE condemned the attack as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Iran has not commented.
Star Beacon reported it as2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 10 August 2026 to separate the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three individual shots and reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11. The order advises states with school vaccine mandates to consider updating their laws, though states retain authority over vaccination requirements.
Star Beacon reported it asThe Latest: Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots (opens Star Beacon 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.
Star Beacon reported it asMichigan's Senate Democratic primary is latest test of the progressive movement's power (opens Star Beacon in a new tab)
A 24-year-old gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, killing three people before dying by suicide. The victims were named after a community vigil, while no right-rated outlet reported the incident.
Star Beacon reported it as3 killed in Idaho In-N-Out shooting included a man known for helping others get sober (opens Star Beacon 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
We hold no ownership record for Star Beacon.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
- Official site
- starbeacon.com
- Seen publishing on
- starbeacon.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
- 20
- Reports listed
- 20
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
20 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. Star Beacon is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 20 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Star Beacon: its report arrived a median of 32 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 17 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Star Beacon, 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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