The Advocate media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Advocate 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 47 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Advocate biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Advocate 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 The Advocate left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Advocate 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 The Advocate reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Advocate 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 The Advocate has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Advocate’s own report linked underneath.
The Justice Department has sent letters to election officials in all 50 states warning them of potential criminal prosecution for failing to preserve election records for 22 months. The letters, dated October 29, were signed by Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter.
The Advocate reported it asTrump DOJ warns Louisiana, other states, of criminal penalties for breaking election rules (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
JD Vance faced criticism after responding to a question about housing affordability by joking about Senator Jon Husted's body. The exchange occurred at a Fox News town hall and was widely shared online.
The Advocate reported it asAsked about affordability, JD Vance pivots to Jon Husted’s ‘ass’ during Texas town hall (opens The Advocate 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.
The Advocate reported it asPatrick Stewart 'treasured' LGBTQ+ people; they felt the same (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump confirmed he may move the White House press corps to a different location. He dismissed reports that he planned to remove the press room and restore a historic swimming pool, calling such an idea 'stupid'.
The Advocate reported it asTrump’s team pitches Nicki Minaj for the White House press secretary gig he just fired Katie Zacharia from (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, who challenged her dismissal by President Donald Trump. The court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that validated Trump's executive authority in the firing.
The Advocate reported it asSupreme Court rejects Trump’s ‘dangerous’ push to cut off medical care for transgender prisoners (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Independent MP Helen Haines had one leg amputated after being struck twice by a car in Wangaratta, Victoria. A 43-year-old man was arrested and counter-terrorism authorities are investigating the incident, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called a deliberate attack.
The Advocate reported it as'Things have dramatically changed': How rising political discord is making MPs' jobs dangerous (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Katie Zacharia, President Trump's new press secretary, has stated she is a lawyer. An investigation found no record of her being licensed to practice law in any US state or Washington D.C. She told reporters she passed the bar exam when she moved to China.
The Advocate reported it asTrump’s new press secretary needed a Fox News cleanup interview for her Sean Hannity cleanup interview (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico defended past statements on God's gender, capitalism, and the abolition of ICE during a CNN-hosted town hall. He stated his 'God is nonbinary' comment was meant to be provocative and that his capitalism remarks were taken out of context.
The Advocate reported it asRepublicans attacked James Talarico over ‘God is nonbinary.’ He says Charlie Kirk made the same point (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that social media has become less hostile and experienced fewer bots following Ukrainian attacks on Yandex data centers. Cloudflare data shows a significant drop in YandexBot traffic after drone strikes on Yandex data centers.
The Advocate reported it asPeople say the internet felt less like a bot-fueled hate farm this week. Was it real? (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy stated that all customers are welcome at the company's restaurants. However, he declined to directly comment on LGBTQ+ rights when asked by interviewer Craig Melvin, a departure from his father's public stance against same-sex marriage.
The Advocate reported it asChick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy dodges question on LGBTQ+ equality in new interview (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Donald Trump told supporters at an Ohio rally that he examined Senator Jon Husted's body, including his rear end, to confirm he was a great athlete. The comments came after former coach Jon Gruden introduced Trump and mentioned playing college football with Husted.
The Advocate reported it asDonald Trump rambles about how much he likes Jon Husted’s “ass” at rally (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance made remarks about Democratic candidate James Talarico's search history, focusing on transgender kids and drag queens. Vance's comments have drawn criticism, with some outlets calling them homophobic and unfounded.
The Advocate reported it asJD Vance, who once thought he was gay before changing his name twice, suggests James Talarico is gay (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Daniela Fuentes, a 32-year-old transgender woman from Cuba, has been deported from the United States to the Central African Republic. She lived openly in Miami, working as a hairdresser and performing in drag, but now lives in hiding in Bangui.
The Advocate reported it asTrump deported a transgender woman to Central Africa. She says she has to hide to survive (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
President Donald Trump used an anti-transgender slur against Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee for South Carolina's Senate seat, on Truth Social. Andrews responded by focusing on economic issues. The comments drew condemnation from figures including former Governor David Beasley and Senator Chuck Schumer.
The Advocate reported it asAfter Trump called Annie Andrews an anti-trans slur, the Democrat now calls trans women ‘biological men’ (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
President Donald Trump used an anti-transgender slur against Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee for South Carolina's Senate seat, on Truth Social. Andrews responded by focusing on economic issues. The comments drew condemnation from figures including former Governor David Beasley and Senator Chuck Schumer.
The Advocate reported it asTrump hurls anti-trans slur at South Carolina Democrat Annie Andrews. The White House won’t explain why (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Senator John Kennedy has stated he is considering a presidential run in 2028. He told NBC's Meet the Press that his current focus is on his Senate re-election, but he would consider a White House bid if he felt ineffective in the Senate or if the field of candidates was weak.
The Advocate reported it asLouisiana’s John Kennedy says he’s considering presidential run: ‘Why not me on a rainy day?’ (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
The United States has sanctioned three individuals and two France-based charities accused of raising over $2 million for Hamas. The Treasury stated the network used deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency to move funds, with $1.5 million raised after the October 7 attack.
The Advocate reported it asFBI accuses 2 Louisiana brothers of raising money for Hamas over Snapchat, Instagram (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas are suing New York, California, and Massachusetts, alleging their abortion shield laws unconstitutionally facilitate the distribution of abortion drugs. A separate suit targets individuals and groups for shipping these drugs.
The Advocate reported it asLouisiana’s Liz Murrill, other AGs launch new legal push against out-of-state abortion pills (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
A federal judge dismissed Riley Gaines' Title IX lawsuit against the NCAA. The judge ruled the NCAA does not receive federal funding, making it exempt from Title IX. Gaines plans to appeal the decision.
The Advocate reported it asFederal judge dismisses grifter Riley Gaines’ lawsuit against NCAA’s trans-inclusive policies (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
The U.S. Department of Education has rescinded the 2024 Biden-era Title IX regulations, reinstating the 2020 interpretation that defines sex as male or female. The move removes protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, drawing criticism and praise.
The Advocate reported it asTrump strips Biden-era LGBTQ+ language from Title IX rules. Advocates warn of far-reaching damage (opens The Advocate 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
- Capital City Press, L.L.C.Billionairedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Official site
- theadvocate.com
- Seen publishing on
- theadvocate.com, advocate.com, theadvocate.com.au
- 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
- 47
- Reports listed
- 48
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
47 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. The Advocate is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 47 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Advocate’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 32 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 2 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Advocate, 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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