The Billings Gazette media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Billings Gazette one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 113 published stories of ours.
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Is The Billings Gazette biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Billings Gazette one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Billings Gazette left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Billings Gazette one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Billings Gazette reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Billings Gazette 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 Billings Gazette has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Billings Gazette’s own report linked underneath.
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 Billings Gazette reported it asA Democratic wave and more takeaways from the US midterm elections (opens The Billings Gazette 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 Billings Gazette reported it asA Democratic wave and more takeaways from the US midterm elections (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
US manufacturing activity expanded for the tenth consecutive month in October, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI increasing to 55.5. While production and new orders saw growth, input prices remained elevated, indicating persistent inflationary pressures.
The Billings Gazette reported it asManufacturing in US strengthens in October (opens The Billings Gazette 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 Billings Gazette reported it asElection season peaks on Tuesday (opens The Billings Gazette 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 Billings Gazette reported it asElection season peaks on Tuesday (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
The Billings Gazette reported it asLula wins historic fourth term in Brazil, denying Trump a close ally (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced that Audi will invest $4.2 billion in its first U.S. factory in Georgia. The plant, planned for Middle Georgia Megasite, is expected to create 4,500 jobs and begin production in the early 2030s.
The Billings Gazette reported it asTrump defends tariffs at rally as he touts new US Audi plant (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated that the US has "knocked the hell out" of Iran and indicated the possibility of further military action. This comes amid reports of US and Israeli military preparations to disrupt Iran's nuclear rebuild.
The Billings Gazette reported it asTrump prepares for Iran escalation after US, Israeli elections (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
Tom Barrack said a US attack on Iran could happen within two days, but President Donald Trump told reporters he did not know of any such plan and recalled his October pledge not to strike before the midterm elections.
The Billings Gazette reported it asTrump prepares for Iran escalation after US, Israeli elections (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released by Russia after nearly five years of detention. He was convicted of serving as a mercenary. The release was announced by former President Donald Trump, who stated Russia demanded nothing in return.
The Billings Gazette reported it asRussia frees retired US schoolteacher held since 2022 (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are reportedly travelling to Norway this week for talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is also expected to attend the tentative meetings, which come as tensions rise between Washington and Kyiv.
The Billings Gazette reported it asZelenskyy says discussing new talks with Witkoff, Kushner (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
Russia's Kremlin has called for an urgent resumption of dialogue with the United States on strategic nuclear stability, stating the world is in an unprecedented situation without a legal framework. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov also hopes for a meeting between President Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff soon.
The Billings Gazette reported it asZelenskyy says discussing new talks with Witkoff, Kushner (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in an interview with Bloomberg that steps have been taken to persuade Ukraine to surrender to Russia. He believes relations with the US may calm after the upcoming elections and indicated potential meetings with Trump envoys.
The Billings Gazette reported it asZelenskiy criticizes Trump's waiver of sanctions on Russia as 'wrong' (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has transferred $1 million to a joint fundraising account for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign. El-Sayed is the progressive Democratic nominee for the open seat in the 2026 election, with Senator Gary Peters not seeking re-election.
The Billings Gazette reported it asOcasio-Cortez donates $1 million to Abdul El-Sayed's US Senate bid (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
Federal agents have issued subpoenas to relatives of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation into her family's immigration history. The probe follows a search of Omar's Washington, DC home.
The Billings Gazette reported it asFederal authorities raid Omar's home (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
Attorneys for Representative Ilhan Omar accused the Justice Department of violating court orders during a search of her Washington, D.C. home. They demanded the return of seized property and preservation of search recordings, calling the investigation politically motivated.
The Billings Gazette reported it asDOJ broke legal norms in Omar home search (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
An international study projects that annual new dementia diagnoses will more than double by 2050, reaching an estimated 24.7 million cases. The research also found that women and individuals in low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected.
The Billings Gazette reported it asDementia cases to double by 2050. Here's why (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries, with President Volodymyr Zelensky declaring an end to an energy truce. The move follows a unilateral ceasefire proposal by former US President Donald Trump, which was not confirmed by Russia or Ukraine.
The Billings Gazette reported it asUkraine resumes strikes on refineries (opens The Billings Gazette 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 Billings Gazette reported it asWhite House press secretary Katie Zacharia draws scrutiny (opens The Billings Gazette in a new tab)
President Donald Trump granted clemency to at least 85 public officials charged with or convicted of corruption-related crimes. The vast majority of these recipients were Republicans or vocal proponents of Trump's MAGA movement, according to a Reuters investigation.
The Billings Gazette reported it asIn Trump’s pardons for public officials, Republicans win most of the mercy (opens The Billings Gazette 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
- Lee EnterprisesMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, United States
- Official site
- billingsgazette.com
- Seen publishing on
- billingsgazette.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- 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
- 113
- Reports listed
- 115
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
115 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 Billings Gazette is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 113 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Billings Gazette: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
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