Staten Island Advance media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Staten Island Advance in the centre. We have seen it on 92 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Staten Island Advance biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Staten Island Advance in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Staten Island Advance left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Staten Island Advance in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Staten Island Advance reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Staten Island Advance are Ad Fontes Media: Very low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Staten Island Advance has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Staten Island Advance’s own report linked underneath.
November is National Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the diverse histories and cultures of hundreds of tribal communities across the U.S. Reports highlight artists, families returning to subsistence gathering, and early childhood programs.
Staten Island Advance reported it asIndigenous traditions thrive from Alaska salmonberry picking to Las Vegas art (opens Staten Island Advance 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.
Staten Island Advance reported it asFans and Hollywood stars unite to honor Sir Patrick Stewart following emotional family statement (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
US news outlets will announce midterm election winners before all votes are tallied, using data from the Associated Press or Decision Desk HQ. These providers use vote counts, statistical analysis, and modeling to project outcomes, though past race calls have been retracted.
Staten Island Advance reported it asNew poll shows Democrat smashing record held for 40 years in red state (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
Police responded to a youth soccer game in Florida after a league director called 911. The director stated the call was due to disruptive parents, while the child's mother claims the police were called because her son was too talented.
Staten Island Advance reported it asViral 3-year-old Florida soccer star at center of Winter Park police call and league dispute (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in election fraud. The offer applies to past and upcoming midterm elections and was made via his social network, Truth Social.
Staten Island Advance reported it asTrump will give you $1 million for this as critics blast 'desperate' election promise (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
The Pentagon is initiating a plan called FORTRESS to ensure major US military bases can operate independently for at least 90 days. This initiative aims to counter risks posed by potential disruptions to civilian power grids and supply chains during a major conflict.
Staten Island Advance reported it asThe Pentagon wants military bases ready to run alone for 90 days (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
Rodney Hinton Jr. has been convicted of murder, reckless homicide, and felonious assault for the 2025 crash that killed Deputy Larry Ray Henderson Jr. Hinton, who was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Staten Island Advance reported it asRodney Hinton Jr. convicted of murder in Ohio deputy's death (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
A zookeeper at Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands has died from injuries sustained in a leopard attack. The incident occurred while the employee was working in an enclosure with two male Persian leopards.
Staten Island Advance reported it asPersian leopard attacks zookeeper at Beekse Bergen safari park (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
Eight people were killed and 40 wounded in an attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan. Jordanian authorities have labelled the incident as extremist terrorism, and investigations into the attackers' potential links to known groups are ongoing. The US embassy announced increased security measures across Jordan.
Staten Island Advance reported it as7 dead, 40 wounded in Jordan church funeral shooting (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini charged at resident Michael Sawka during a council meeting, shouting threats. Bianchini stated he "snapped" due to comments about his family, while Sawka said his actions highlighted government spending.
Staten Island Advance reported it asNJ mayor charges resident during wild meeting (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tibet on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens, and collapsing hundreds of homes. China has ordered an extensive rescue operation in the remote, mountainous area.
Staten Island Advance reported it asPowerful earthquake hits Tibet as rescue crews race to find survivors (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
President Donald Trump was handed a gold‑framed “Man of the Century” certificate by Republican congressional hopeful Joe Mitchell at an Iowa rally. Mitchell claimed Trump has done more for humanity and America than any other president, prompting mockery on social media.
Staten Island Advance reported it asTrump mocked after being given a new 'award' at midterm rally (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate a figure on the Iwo Jima monument. Police estimate the damage to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suspect's motive remains unclear, with police reporting "multiple contradictory reasons" for his actions.
Staten Island Advance reported it asVirginia man arrested, accused of beheading Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
Christiane Amanpour will depart CNN in June 2027 after 43 years. Her daily shows on CNN and PBS will end by the close of 2026, with a weekly CNN show continuing through May 2027. She will also continue her podcast with ex-husband Jamie Rubin.
Staten Island Advance reported it asPopular CNN anchor to leave network in June 2027 after 43 years (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has confirmed it produced an ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother. The ad includes criticism of Acton and insinuations about her mental health. The campaign plans a significant advertising spend around the video, which has drawn criticism.
Staten Island Advance reported it asTrump praises Ohio Democrat's estranged mom's courage for calling her a 'liar' in ad (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
The Social Security Administration has corrected records for nearly 15% of active Social Security numbers, adding missing death and citizenship data. The update follows concerns about improper benefit payments and a data security incident involving a third-party server.
Staten Island Advance reported it asSocial Security undergoes massive data overhaul: What it means for your benefits (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have announced a 10-year framework agreement for the production of at least 850 F-35 fighter jets. Lockheed Martin will invest at least $7 billion in F-35 related projects. The deal requires congressional approval and funding.
Staten Island Advance reported it asContractor says defense deal could support 317,000 jobs, $790 billion in economic activity (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
An artificial intelligence model can predict cancer patients' survival risk and biological aging from a single facial photograph. The research, conducted by Mass General Brigham, used a model trained on over 40 million facial images.
Staten Island Advance reported it asAI finds a surprising health clue in photos of cancer patients (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
On 20 Oct 2026 federal, state and local agents raided adult day‑care centres across New York City, citing a joint Medicaid‑fraud investigation. Governor Kathy Hochul and CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz linked the operation to alleged illegal billing, while reports differ on whether two or more than a hundred sites were searched.
Staten Island Advance reported it asStaten Island adult day care centers targeted in NYC Medicaid fraud investigation (opens Staten Island Advance in a new tab)
North Korean state media released undated images of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting shoes and women's clothing. The photos emerged after unverified claims circulated online alleging he had suffered a brain haemorrhage and died.
Staten Island Advance reported it asRumors said Kim Jong Un was dead. Then North Korea released these images (opens Staten Island Advance 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.
Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- Advance PublicationsMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Richmond County, New York, United States
- Official site
- silive.com
- Seen publishing on
- silive.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
- 92
- Reports listed
- 92
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
91 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Staten Island Advance is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 92 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Staten Island Advance’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 33 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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