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 43 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.
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
Star Tribune reported it asRecord number of Minnesotans vote early ahead of Tuesday’s election (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Federal officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel, announced a crackdown on fraud in Minnesota. Multiple law enforcement agencies executed warrants and raided locations across the Twin Cities.
Star Tribune reported it asAt Minnesota fraud briefing, Trump officials echo GOP campaign attacks (opens Star Tribune 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 Tribune reported it asPatrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek' and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
175 House Democrats have sent a letter to federal officials demanding an end to the investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration history. They argue the probe is a partisan attack and an attempt to influence her re-election bid.
Star Tribune reported it asIlhan Omar investigation involves new scrutiny of long-disputed marriage (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Former Minnesota state representative Joe Radinovich stated on X that the marriage fraud allegation against Ilhan Omar is 'almost certainly true.' Omar's campaign responded by calling Radinovich a 'deeply troubled individual.' The federal probe into Omar's immigration status and finances continues.
Star Tribune reported it asIlhan Omar investigation involves new scrutiny of long-disputed marriage (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
The Department of Justice has requested a federal court keep a search warrant for Rep. Ilhan Omar's home sealed. Prosecutors argue that releasing the warrant could jeopardise an ongoing immigration fraud investigation. A coalition of media organisations is petitioning to have the warrant unsealed.
Star Tribune reported it asJustice Department opposes unsealing warrant for search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Jackie Flavin and Mike Moyski, whose daughter Harper was killed in the Annunciation shooting, endorsed Amy Klobuchar for governor. They accused Republican nominee Lisa Demuth of lying about allowing a vote on gun safety legislation.
Star Tribune reported it asParents of slain Annunciation student endorse Klobuchar and say Demuth ‘lied to us’ (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she will move out of her D.C. residence after federal agents conducted a four‑to‑five‑hour search, seized 17 items and sparked safety concerns. The raid is linked to a fraud probe into her family’s immigration records.
Star Tribune reported it asIlhan Omar says death threats will force her to move out of her D.C. home (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Russia has indicated readiness to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States after November 4. Presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov described the potential next round as exploratory, suggesting initial meetings might not yield significant outcomes.
Star Tribune reported it asRussia agrees to resume three-way talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington, Kremlin says (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Russia's position on an energy truce with Ukraine remains unchanged, with Moscow seeking lasting peace rather than a temporary ceasefire, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. His remarks precede a meeting between President Putin and US special representative Steve Witkoff.
Star Tribune reported it asRussia agrees to resume three-way talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington, Kremlin says (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Preparations have begun for a trilateral summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and US President Donald Trump. The meeting is planned for the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, in November. Putin's attendance at a December G20 summit in Miami is contingent on APEC outcomes.
Star Tribune reported it asRussia agrees to resume three-way talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington, Kremlin says (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Attorneys for Representative Ilhan Omar accused the Justice Department of violating court orders during a search of her Washington, D.C. home. They demanded the return of seized property and preservation of search recordings, calling the investigation politically motivated.
Star Tribune reported it asUnder fire, Rep. Ilhan Omar demands return of seized items, including sister’s phone (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Modern Times Cafe in Minneapolis plans to close at the end of the year. The establishment began offering free meals in January following a shooting incident and has since served over 30,000 meals.
Star Tribune reported it asModern Times, the restaurant that had no prices, plans to close (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Federal authorities are investigating a series of suspicious letters containing an unidentified white powder sent to election and government officials across the United States. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is leading the inquiry into the connected incidents.
Star Tribune reported it asSuspicious substances mailed to Minnesota offices of U.S. senators, secretary of state (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Federal agents have issued subpoenas to relatives of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation into her family's immigration history. The probe follows a search of Omar's Washington, DC home.
Star Tribune reported it asWhat to know about the investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz considered leaving public office after the assassination of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband. He cited threats and a diminished sense of public service joy following the June 2025 killings.
Star Tribune reported it asWalz said he considered leaving public office after Hortman assassination (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a temporary stop to Minnesota’s AI “nudification” law, which bans realistic nude images of identifiable people. The injunction follows xAI’s lawsuit claiming the ban infringes constitutional free speech, and follows a prior ruling by Judge Donovan Frank on the case.
Star Tribune reported it asMinnesota ‘nudification’ ban paused by federal appeals court as challenge proceeds (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Congress has voted to close a federal loophole that allowed a multibillion-dollar market for intoxicating hemp products to flourish. The ban, delayed to December 11, threatens billions in revenue and thousands of jobs, with the industry seeking to mitigate the impact.
Star Tribune reported it asA $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
Paramount has settled lawsuits brought by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America concerning its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlements pave the way for the $81 billion deal to proceed, pending final court approval.
Star Tribune reported it asParamount to resolve states’ lawsuit, clearing the way for Warner Bros. acquisition (opens Star Tribune in a new tab)
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)
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
- 43
- Reports listed
- 43
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
43 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 18 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Star Tribune ran the story anyway.
Across the 43 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 20 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 6 October 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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