Stars and Stripes media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Stars and Stripes one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 39 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Stars and Stripes biased?
The rating organisations do not give Stars and Stripes one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Stars and Stripes left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Stars and Stripes one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Stars and Stripes reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Stars and Stripes are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Stars and Stripes has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Stars and Stripes’s own report linked underneath.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
Stars and Stripes reported it asHouse delays Hegseth impeachment vote until November (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
Stars and Stripes reported it asRepublican Massie moves to impeach Hegseth (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
Foreign ministers from Gulf states are planning to meet with their Iranian counterpart in Salalah, Oman, on Monday. The meeting's objective is to exert pressure on Oman and Iran to reach a temporary agreement concerning shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Stars and Stripes reported it asUS ‘forcefully’ deters 2 Iranian boats from taking Navy drone in Middle East (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Stars and Stripes reported it asIran war exposed US munitions shortfalls and production bottlenecks, Pentagon IG says (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas announced that an explosive device was found on a drone shot down over Lithuania and has been neutralized. The drone had entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and was downed by Italian fighter jets.
Stars and Stripes reported it asNATO shoots down drone over Lithuania as Baltic tensions mount (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
Anduril Industries has released images of its FQ-44 Fury drone fitted with air-to-ground munitions, including guided bombs and cruise missiles. The U.S. Air Force plans to field at least 500 Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones by 2032.
Stars and Stripes reported it asAir Force names first ‘loyal wingman’ drones ‘Vengeance’ and ‘Fury’ (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designed to expedite veterans' access to federal benefits and employment opportunities. The order mandates modernization of data sharing between the Departments of War and Veterans Affairs, incorporating new digital tools, including AI, to streamline the process.
Stars and Stripes reported it asPresident signs executive order for faster delivery of VA benefits (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
Explosions were reported near Iran's Kharg Island and the port city of Jask. A US official confirmed strikes on Iranian oil tankers, while Iran's military warned of retaliation if its vessels are attacked. Oil prices rose following the news.
Stars and Stripes reported it asUS says it destroyed Iranian oil tankers after Navy ship was targeted (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the war in Iran will conclude immediately after the US midterm elections in November. He accused Iran of prolonging the conflict to influence the election outcome and suggested the country seeks nuclear weapons.
Stars and Stripes reported it asUS says it destroyed Iranian oil tankers after Navy ship was targeted (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
Britain will conduct a military exercise next year to test the mobilisation of its strategic reserve of about 95,000 former service members. The exercise aims to assess how quickly thousands of ex-servicemen can be recalled in a major conflict.
Stars and Stripes reported it asUK to test military veteran recall amid US scrutiny of defense posture (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
Stars and Stripes reported it asUS investigates whether its forces struck wedding in Iran (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted an image of two young women in uniform from a Canadian cadet program with the caption 'this is real'. The post led to backlash, with some calling it unfair to target the youth program. The Pentagon defended the post, stating it speaks for itself.
Stars and Stripes reported it asHegseth draws Canadian backlash over post mocking obese military cadet (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that a federal judge lacked authority to overturn Bowe Bergdahl’s 2017 conviction for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The decision reinstates his dishonourable discharge and military sentence.
Stars and Stripes reported it asFederal appeals court reinstates Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion, misbehavior convictions (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressing the Army to explain why it ordered the 173rd Airborne Brigade to stop specializing in drone warfare. The unit had been developing its own drones and practicing tactics pioneered by Ukraine.
Stars and Stripes reported it asLawmakers ask Army to explain decision to phase out drone unit (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after 200-day Middle East mission amid crew welfare concerns
Trust 78The USS Abraham Lincoln reached Thailand after a 200-day deployment in the Middle East, the longest continuous sea duty in modern US Navy history. Reports of supply shortages, morale problems, and a possible suicide attempt prompted a Senate inquiry and a replacement carrier dispatch.
Stars and Stripes reported it asUSS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand for first full port visit after 286 days at sea (opens Stars and Stripes 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.
Stars and Stripes reported it asIran says it launched retaliatory strikes on bases hosting US troops in Middle East (opens Stars and Stripes 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.
Stars and Stripes reported it asIran says it launched retaliatory strikes on bases hosting US troops in Middle East (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
Japan's Defense Ministry has requested 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) for the upcoming fiscal year's defense budget. The request signals a shift towards incorporating drones, artificial intelligence, and new warfare methods to adapt to evolving security challenges.
Stars and Stripes reported it asJapan’s Defense Ministry requests record $55.6 billion to fund ‘new ways of fighting’ (opens Stars and Stripes 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.
Stars and Stripes reported it asTrump signs order to create space-focused service academy (opens Stars and Stripes in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz, with the US Navy confirming the waterway is demined. He issued a stern warning to Iran, threatening immediate destruction for any vessel attempting to lay new mines.
Stars and Stripes reported it asUS forces ‘got the job done’ in clearing mines from Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM boss says (opens Stars and Stripes 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
- Defense Media Activityunknowndirect owner
- United States Department of DefenseGovernmentparent group
- Federal government of the United StatesGovernmentparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Official site
- stripes.com
- Seen publishing on
- stripes.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
- 39
- Reports listed
- 39
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
37 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Stars and Stripes is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 39 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Stars and Stripes’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 25 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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