The Bakersfield Californian media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Bakersfield Californian in the centre. We have seen it on 107 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Bakersfield Californian biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Bakersfield Californian in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Bakersfield Californian left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Bakersfield Californian in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Bakersfield Californian reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Bakersfield Californian 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 Bakersfield Californian has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Bakersfield Californian’s own report linked underneath.
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy has been discharged from hospital following a stroke. The 53-year-old Democrat will enter a rehabilitation facility and is expected to miss several weeks of Senate votes as he recovers.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asConnecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is discharged from the hospital after a stroke, goes to rehab facility (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that Republicans would have won the midterm elections in a landslide if he had been on the ballot. A White House official echoed this sentiment, attributing the results to candidate quality and Trump's absence from voting.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asThe Latest: Democrats win US House, cementing control over Congress (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asTakeaways: Voters punish Trump, and the GOP suffers historic losses (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asTakeaways: Voters punish Trump, and the GOP suffers historic losses (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asHakeem Jeffries is poised to make history as the first Black speaker of the House after sweeping Democratic victories (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Democrat Brian Poindexter has won the election for Ohio's 7th Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Max Miller. Miller's campaign was overshadowed by domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asDemocrat Brian Poindexter wins election to U.S. House in Ohio's 7th Congressional District (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asElection Day in Kern County — what you need to know (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asElection Day in Kern County — what you need to know (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, buoyed by stabilising technology and AI stocks and a sharp drop in crude oil prices. Hopes for a US-Iran peace deal were cited as a factor in the oil price decline.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asUS stocks recover some of last week's sell-off after oil prices fall sharply (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
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.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asFrom salmonberry harvests to traditional tattoos, Native American culture is spotlighted in November (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic has filed for an initial public offering on Nasdaq, warning investors about potential catastrophic or existential risks to humanity from advanced AI systems. The company detailed these concerns in its IPO paperwork, dedicating a significant portion to risk factors.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asRisks spelled out for Anthropic investors include blowback from runaway AI (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asJudge: Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director's daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutor (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Bulgaria's presidential election has concluded without a clear winner, necessitating a runoff. Voter turnout was significantly lower than in the previous election, with official figures showing 16.04% by 4 p.m. Candidates Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev are leading.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asPresidential race in Bulgaria heads to runoff due to record low turnout (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Former US President Barack Obama campaigned for Democratic candidates in Ohio, delivering a sharp critique of the Trump administration. He blamed the administration for rising living costs and called the war in Iran 'unnecessary.' The event focused on the upcoming US midterm elections.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asTrump's midterm swing brings him to Michigan as Republicans aim to undermine El-Sayed in Senate race (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
President Donald Trump labelled Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Trump also questioned El-Sayed's loyalty to the US and his qualifications as a doctor.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asTrump's midterm swing brings him to Michigan as Republicans aim to undermine El-Sayed in Senate race (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited China, arriving in the border city of Dandong via a newly opened bridge. This marks his first visit to the country in more than a year, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China to inaugurate a new cross-border bridge (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Weekend unrest in France left roughly 3,000 shops damaged and could generate claims exceeding €13 billion. Authorities launched a digital tool to identify looters, and insurers prepared to assist, though coverage may be limited.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asParis shuts museums and police deploy in big numbers for new protests across France (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks this year against Russia, targeting an oil terminal in St. Petersburg. The strikes come amid increasing tensions between Ukraine and the US, with President Trump criticising President Zelensky.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asRussian missiles pound Kyiv as Moscow says over 800 Ukrainian drones downed (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv overnight, killing one person and injuring 22, including four children. The attacks damaged infrastructure and buildings across six districts of the capital. Russia reported drone attacks on its territory.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asRussian missiles pound Kyiv as Moscow says over 800 Ukrainian drones downed (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Ukraine's Defense Intelligence estimates Russia has up to 700 ballistic missiles, thousands of cruise missiles, and over 6,000 attack drones in reserve. Moscow's monthly production of drones has reached 10,000 units, with significant output of various missile types.
The Bakersfield Californian reported it asRussian missiles pound Kyiv as Moscow says over 800 Ukrainian drones downed (opens The Bakersfield Californian in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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
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Very high factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Bakersfield Californian.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States
- Official site
- bakersfield.com
- Seen publishing on
- bakersfield.com
- 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
- 107
- Reports listed
- 110
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
110 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. The Bakersfield Californian is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 107 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Bakersfield Californian: its report arrived a median of 33 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 November 2026.
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