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 27 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 Left.
Is The Advocate reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Advocate are 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.
President Donald Trump was photographed on Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLIS[HED]'. The image emerged as the Kennedy Center has been surrounded by fencing and amid a court examination of its controversial closure.
The Advocate reported it asIs Donald Trump getting ready to demolish the Kennedy Center? (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
President Donald Trump reportedly had a heated exchange with Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty during a Kennedy Center board call. A federal judge blocked attempts to add Trump's name to the building, a decision the Justice Department has appealed.
The Advocate reported it asDonald Trump holds JFK’s Kennedy Center memorial hostage to his own vanity (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
The Advocate reported it asMitch McConnell finally returned to Senate — to cast the deciding vote for an anti-trans judge (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico has revised past statements regarding gender and transgender athletes. He now states he opposes transgender girls competing in sports if it compromises safety or fairness, a shift from his previous stances.
The Advocate reported it asJames Talarico walks back trans athlete position, citing ‘safety’ and ‘fairness’ (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
The Advocate reported it asTrump admits anti-transgender attacks are one of GOP’s ‘great sound bites’ (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a hearing on Wednesday in New Orleans on Louisiana’s lawsuit aiming to overturn the federal policy that allows abortion pills to be prescribed without an in‑person visit. Medication abortion now dominates abortions, and telehealth prescriptions keep rising.
The Advocate reported it asU.S. appeals court hears Louisiana abortion pill case that could limit access nationwide (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
The Advocate reported it asAsh grounds flights as Indonesian volcano erupts (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on September 4-5, 2026, with an ash column observed by satellite. Loud booms were heard up to 150km away, and Indonesian authorities placed the volcano under Alert Level III, prohibiting access within a 3km radius.
The Advocate reported it asAsh grounds flights as Indonesian volcano erupts (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
A federal judge dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit challenging California's policies on transgender athletes. The judge ruled the DOJ did not give California adequate prior notice before threatening to withhold $44 billion in education funds. The DOJ is reviewing an appeal.
The Advocate reported it asTrump DOJ tried to force California to ban trans girls from sports. A judge said no (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, alleging its transgender student policies violate federal law. The school district maintains its policies are compliant with federal regulations.
The Advocate reported it asJustice Department sues Kansas schools for protecting trans students from being outed (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the United States after being detained by ICE. In a recent interview, the commentator expressed shame over his past support for Donald Trump and described his arrest as being akin to that of a gang member.
The Advocate reported it asFreshly deported ‘ex-gay’ hypocrite Milo Yiannopoulos regrets Trump. Admits he’s gay & still married to a man (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Police in Tucson, Arizona, are investigating a shooting outside a gay bar as a possible hate crime. Three people, including the shooter, died in the incident. The suspect was found with a note listing LGBTQIA+-associated businesses.
The Advocate reported it asLGBTQ+ Arizonans gather in mourning and defiance after deadly gay bar shooting (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
A federal judge is considering a legal challenge to block President Donald Trump's name from being inscribed on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The dispute centers on whether the center's board can add the name after a judge ruled only Congress has that authority.
The Advocate reported it asTrump wants credit for Kennedy Center renovations that haven’t happened. A judge isn’t buying it (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Hunter Biden described himself as '48.6% gay' during a comedy podcast interview with Luke Beasley on 16 August 2026. The remark, which fluctuated between 47% and 48.5% during the exchange, was part of a broader discussion on personal and political topics. No left- or centre-rated outlet covered the story.
The Advocate reported it asHunter Biden comes out as 48.5% gay (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Preston Parra, a former staffer for Republican Mike Collins, posted images including a swastika and himself in Ku Klux Klan-like regalia on social media. Parra also used an anti-Black slur and posted the phrase 'White Power'. He described himself as a 'twink fascist' and claimed his posts were 'satirical'.
The Advocate reported it asSelf-described ‘twink fascist’ posted Nazi and KKK images. He worked for Trump’s Georgia U.S. Senate nominee (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
The Kennedy Center may need to be demolished if extensive renovations are blocked, lawyers stated in court papers. A $250 million project is linked to the potential demolition, while a legal challenge seeks to prevent the inscription of Donald Trump's name on the building.
The Advocate reported it asTrump administration tells judge: Let us put his name on the Kennedy Center, or we’ll tear it down (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth eliminated most of the funding and staff for the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response program, despite advice from top commanders. The U.S. military has since killed hundreds of noncombatants.
The Advocate reported it asTop commanders told Hegseth not to cut civilian protection program, poll showed. He did it anyway. (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Australia's annual inflation rate fell to 3.5% in July, the lowest in eight months, though still above economists' expectations. Housing and fuel prices were key drivers, while underlying inflation remained steady, leading the Reserve Bank of Australia to hold interest rates.
The Advocate reported it asInflation eased in July, but home loan relief remains on the cards (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed asked Fox News host Jesse Watters if he was circumcised during an interview. The question came as they discussed gender-affirming care for minors, with El-Sayed defending his position by comparing it to circumcision.
The Advocate reported it asJesse Watters wanted to debate trans kids’ bodies — until Dr. Abdul El-Sayed asked about his (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on 20 August 2026, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would meet Kim Jong Un. The launch coincided with joint US-South Korea military drills, which Pyongyang called a provocation despite their reduced scale.
The Advocate reported it asUS and South Korean militaries wrap up drill early (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.
High factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
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
- 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
- 27
- Reports listed
- 27
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
26 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.
On 7 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The Advocate ran the story anyway.
Across the 27 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 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 32 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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