Tennessee Lookout media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Tennessee Lookout one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 35 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Tennessee Lookout biased?
The rating organisations do not give Tennessee Lookout one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Tennessee Lookout left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Tennessee Lookout one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Tennessee Lookout reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Tennessee Lookout 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 Tennessee Lookout has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Tennessee Lookout’s own report linked underneath.
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asDiesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
Three major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets seek immediate restoration of access.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asCNN, MS Now, Politico sue Trump over White House ban (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
A coalition of civil rights and union groups has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from being deployed to polling locations. This is the second such legal challenge this month.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asTrump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
Early in-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections began on September 18, 2026, in Virginia and other states. The elections will determine control of the House and Senate, with key issues including the cost of living and the war in Iran.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asTrump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict. (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
A federal judge has blocked the creation of a $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate political allies of former President Donald Trump. The judge stated the issues underlying the case remain relevant, despite the administration's claims the fund is defunct.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asJudge says case challenging Trump’s anti-weaponization fund ‘still alive and kicking’ (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Donald Trump's plan to significantly alter national mail-voting rules. Following the decision, voting rights groups announced a voter protection campaign, while the Department of Justice and Homeland Security pursue separate election-related investigations.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asWith vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls (opens Tennessee Lookout 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.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asIran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asTrump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
Both chambers of Congress are returning to Capitol Hill for a brief session before the midterm elections. The House will meet for one week, while the Senate will be in session for three weeks, leaving limited time for legislative action.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asCongress returns to session before midterms sprint, but no action expected on AI fears (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
An analysis from a Democratic-aligned voting rights group indicates that efforts to limit mail-in voting could disproportionately affect Democratic voters. This finding aligns with previous statements by Donald Trump regarding the partisan implications of mail-in voting.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asTrump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens Tennessee Lookout 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.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asStates, cities sue Trump administration over new green card restrictions (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
Trump pressured officials to 'find' votes, loyalist Republicans sought to deny Biden presidency
Trust 33President Donald Trump pressured state election officials to "find" votes after his 2020 loss, while loyalist Republicans in Congress attempted to deny Joe Biden the presidency during the Electoral College certification. Concerns exist about future attempts to overturn election results.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asHow the US House could overturn the midterm election results (opens Tennessee Lookout 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.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asFrustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has proposed giving $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House and Senate in the upcoming midterms. The plan is projected to cost $1.2 trillion and has raised concerns about inflation.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asTrump plan to send $5K to every adult projected to cost $1.2T and ‘explode’ the deficit (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
The Trump administration proposed changes to the U.S. census that would count only citizens and permanent residents, potentially excluding millions and reshaping political representation and federal funding. The changes could also eliminate demographic questions.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asTrump administration aims to exclude many noncitizens from the census (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
Over 250 current and former members of Congress have urged the US Supreme Court to deny a request to pause a ruling blocking parts of a USPS mail-in voting rule. They argue the rule and a related executive order unconstitutionally infringe on Congress's authority over federal elections.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asTrump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
A judge is set to rule on dismissing charges against former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn. Prosecutors want the indictment dismissed without prejudice, while Hearn's lawyer seeks dismissal with prejudice to prevent refiling.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asJudge criticizes Trump pressure on prosecutors on reflecting pool vandalism charges (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject a federal judge's order that halts new rules for mail-in voting. The appeal comes as North Carolina prepares to send out mail ballots, with a whistleblower report warning the new rules could prevent millions of ballots from being sent.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asUS Supreme Court again urged to permit Trump vote-by-mail restrictions (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asUSPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order (opens Tennessee Lookout in a new tab)
The Trump administration is appealing a judge's decision that blocked an executive order limiting mail voting before the midterm elections. The order could allow the Postal Service to refuse ballots from states not submitting eligible voter lists or following a uniform envelope style.
Tennessee Lookout reported it asJudge calls Trump mail ballot rule 'substantively unconstitutional' as court battle extends (opens Tennessee Lookout 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
We hold no ownership record for Tennessee Lookout.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
- Official site
- tennesseelookout.com
- Seen publishing on
- tennesseelookout.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 35
- Reports listed
- 36
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
36 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 6 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Tennessee Lookout ran the story anyway.
Across the 35 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Tennessee Lookout’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 33 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 23 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 23 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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