Star Tribune media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Star Tribune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 24 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Star Tribune biased?
The rating organisations do not give Star Tribune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; 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 Tribune left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Star Tribune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; 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 Star Tribune reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Star Tribune 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 Tribune has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Star Tribune’s own report linked underneath.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Star Tribune reported it asMinnesota among states and cities suing over Trump’s policy to restrict green cards (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Star Tribune reported it asTrump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Star Tribune reported it asTrump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers (opens Star Tribune 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.
Star Tribune reported it asU.S. marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
A congressional ethics watchdog has cleared Representative Ilhan Omar of wrongdoing regarding her financial filings. The Office of Congressional Conduct voted to recommend the House Ethics Committee dismiss the allegation after an investigation into errors that overstated assets tied to her husband's businesses.
Star Tribune reported it asCongressional watchdog clears Ilhan Omar over financial disclosure errors (opens Star Tribune 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.
Star Tribune reported it asICE agent federally indicted over shooting of Minneapolis immigrant during Operation Metro Surge (opens Star Tribune 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.
Star Tribune reported it asJudge rules ICE agent arrested for shooting in Minneapolis can be released from Texas jail (opens Star Tribune 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.
Star Tribune reported it asMinnesota sues Trump administration over mail ballot restrictions (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new nationwide initiative to improve search-and-rescue responses for missing people with autism. The program seeks to establish an autism-specific alert system to quickly disseminate critical information.
Star Tribune reported it asRFK Jr. touts Minnesota as model for new national autism alert system (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Elon Musk posted on X that Derek Chauvin was 'unjustly convicted of murder' and should be freed, aligning with Chauvin's third legal attempt to overturn his 2021 conviction. Chauvin's attorneys allege procedural errors, including Governor Tim Walz's transfer of prosecutorial oversight to state officials.
Star Tribune reported it asDerek Chauvin asks courts to vacate George Floyd murder conviction, expunge records (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
A federal judge dismissed the Department of Justice’s 2025 lawsuit against Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, ruling the demand for the state’s voter rolls amounted to a 'fishing expedition'. The case was one of 23 similar lawsuits filed by the DOJ.
Star Tribune reported it asFederal judge rejects Trump administration demand for Minnesota voter data (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Blaine council member's car vandalised with middle-finger photos ahead of Minnesota House bid
Trust 62A Blaine City Council member and Republican candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives found her car covered in middle-finger photos on Saturday morning. Security footage shows at least four people involved, but police have not determined if the vandalism was politically motivated.
Star Tribune reported it asState House candidate says car was ‘vandalized’ with photos of crude gesture (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
A federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants, affecting roughly 1,100 people. The decision follows a Supreme Court ruling that narrowed courts' ability to review TPS terminations, and is part of a broader effort to roll back protections for multiple countries.
Star Tribune reported it asJudge clears way for Trump administration to deport Somalis with temporary protected status (opens Star Tribune 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.
Star Tribune reported it asFederal agents surveilled Minnesota unions in hunt for Antifa conspiracy case (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder and Trump ally, lost the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary to Lisa Demuth by 10 points. He is refusing to concede, alleging voting anomalies without providing evidence. Major retailers have dropped his products, and his net worth is now estimated at $0.
Star Tribune reported it asMike Lindell raises specter of fraud after losing GOP governor primary to Lisa Demuth (opens Star Tribune 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.
Star Tribune reported it asProgressive Matt Little wins Democratic primary to replace Rep. Angie Craig (opens Star Tribune 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.
Star Tribune reported it asMichele Tafoya turns name recognition and electability pitch into GOP Senate victory (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Residents of Chicago, including a woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, filed police reports alleging crimes by ICE and Border Patrol agents. The filings follow federal inaction and a state commission’s recommendation for internal investigations. No right-rated outlet covered the story.
Star Tribune reported it asNew evidence shows federal agents using slurs, bolstering profiling claims (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
Star Tribune reported it asTrump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says (opens Star Tribune 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 Tribune reported it asTrump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups' guidance (opens Star Tribune 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
- Star Tribune Media Company LLCBillionairedirect owner
- Glen TaylorBillionaireparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
- Official site
- startribune.com
- Seen publishing on
- startribune.com
- Access
- Metered: some articles are readable, some are not
- 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
- 24
- Reports listed
- 24
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
24 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 9 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Star Tribune ran the story anyway.
Across the 24 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Star Tribune: its report arrived a median of 21 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Star Tribune, 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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