STAT media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give STAT 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 17 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is STAT biased?
The rating organisations do not give STAT 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 STAT left or right?
The rating organisations do not give STAT 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 STAT reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for STAT are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What STAT has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with STAT’s own report linked underneath.
The U.S. Treasury Department is developing rules for biopharmaceutical companies investing in China. These regulations are expected to allow most licensing deals for drugs originating in China, with potential restrictions on weaponizable biotechnology or pathogens. The move aims to balance economic interests with national security concerns.
STAT reported it asPharmalittle: We're reading about licensing deals with China, making drugs in space, and more (opens STAT in a new tab)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a keynote address at a conference for the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense, which he formerly chaired. He told attendees they had a friend in the Trump White House and highlighted administration actions to alter vaccine guidance.
STAT reported it asKennedy renews attacks on vaccines at Children’s Health Defense conference (opens STAT in a new tab)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has appointed eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. This influential panel decides which preventive health services millions of Americans can access for free.
STAT reported it asKennedy names new members to Preventive Services Task Force, after months of vacancies (opens STAT in a new tab)
AstraZeneca has released full results from two late-stage trials of its experimental COPD drug, tozorakimab. The data indicates the drug reduced flare-ups by up to 43% in various patient groups and has led AstraZeneca to raise its peak annual sales forecast for the drug to over $5 billion.
STAT reported it asAstraZeneca’s experimental COPD treatment posts strong results in late-stage studies (opens STAT in a new tab)
A genetically modified pig kidney functioned in a human patient for a record 271 days, allowing the individual to avoid dialysis while awaiting a human transplant. The results were published in The Lancet by doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
STAT reported it asRecipients of gene-edited pig kidneys successfully receive human organs (opens STAT in a new tab)
The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Infectious Diseases Society of America published updated vaccine guidance for fall 2026. The CDC has not issued new recommendations, and its advisory panel remains in legal dispute.
STAT reported it asDoctors groups release vaccination guidelines ahead of respiratory illness season (opens STAT in a new tab)
The 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes awarded ten research teams for studies that are scientifically sound but unusual. This year's ceremony was held in Zurich, marking the first time the event took place outside the United States.
STAT reported it asThe Ig Nobel Prizes, long held in the U.S., head to Europe due to Trump policies (opens STAT in a new tab)
The Trump administration announced new drug pricing agreements with nine pharmaceutical companies. These deals are intended to align U.S. prices with those paid in other developed countries, impacting state Medicaid programs.
STAT reported it asTrump strikes nine more deals with drugmakers to lower prices (opens STAT in a new tab)
New documents obtained by the Associated Press and The Guardian appear to contradict statements made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding his 2019 visit to Samoa. Kennedy had told lawmakers the trip was unrelated to vaccines, but a letter he sent mentions vaccines eight times.
STAT reported it asRFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that (opens STAT in a new tab)
A Senate investigation into mifepristone manufacturers has concluded that companies are not upholding risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, particularly concerning online sales. The report calls for regulatory action regarding oversight of abortion pill producers.
STAT reported it asCassidy criticizes FDA oversight of abortion pill manufacturers in new report (opens STAT in a new tab)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved daraxonrasib, branded as Rasonque, for metastatic pancreatic cancer. In trials, patients taking the drug lived a median of 13.2 months, compared to 6.7 months on chemotherapy.
STAT reported it asFDA approves new pancreatic cancer drug expected to usher in new era of treatment (opens STAT in a new tab)
Research indicates the Shingrix vaccine may provide protection against cardiovascular events and dementia. A study found a reduced risk of heart disease and cognitive decline in those vaccinated compared to an older vaccine.
STAT reported it asNewer shingles vaccine linked to lower heart disease risk, ‘natural experiment’ shows (opens STAT in a new tab)
Merck and Moderna announced positive phase three trial results for a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine combined with Keytruda, reducing melanoma recurrence and spread in high-risk patients. The treatment met its primary goal, with stock prices rising on the news. Further data will determine regulatory approval timelines.
STAT reported it asModerna and Merck say mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in late-stage melanoma trial (opens STAT in a new tab)
David Morens, 78, a senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 2006 to 2022, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States. The case centres on efforts to hide federal records about COVID-19 origins and a terminated research grant linked to a Wuhan lab.
STAT reported it asFauci adviser David Morens pleads guilty to avoiding records requests, defrauding government (opens STAT in a new tab)
The Trump administration plans to spend at least $927 million on White House renovations, including a new ballroom, funded through a maintenance account that received $875 million since 2017. A federal appeals court ruled congressional approval is required for the ballroom, prompting an administration appeal.
STAT reported it asTrump administration’s new ‘treatment first’ addiction toolkit emphasizes faith, abstinence (opens STAT 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.
STAT reported it asTrump returns to controversial vaccine policy with order questioning childhood schedule (opens STAT in a new tab)
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a hearing on COVID-19 origins. The resolution, opposed by all Democrats, was sent to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for potential prosecution.
STAT reported it asSenate committee votes along party lines to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress (opens STAT 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
- The Boston GlobeBillionairedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Official site
- statnews.com
- Seen publishing on
- statnews.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- 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
- 17
- Reports listed
- 17
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
17 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. STAT is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 17 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than STAT’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 12 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as STAT, 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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