The Center Square media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Center Square one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 190 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Center Square biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Center Square one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; 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 Center Square left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Center Square one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is The Center Square reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Center Square are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Center Square has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Center Square’s own report linked underneath.
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 Center Square reported it asDemocrats take control of Congress as anti-Trump sentiment leads to blue wave wins (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
Democrat Phil Weiser has won the Colorado governor's election, defeating Republican Victor Marx. The Associated Press called the race shortly after polls closed on Tuesday, November 3. Weiser, the current Colorado Attorney General, will succeed term-limited Governor Jared Polis.
The Center Square reported it asWeiser elected Colorado governor, Dems also win other races (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
Democrat Jocelyn Benson has won the Michigan gubernatorial race, defeating Republican John James. Her victory ensures the governor's office will remain under Democratic control, continuing a trend of Democratic wins in the state.
The Center Square reported it asDemocrat Benson wins Michigan governor’s race (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
The first polling stations in the US closed in parts of Indiana and Kentucky at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Millions of Americans voted in advance of the midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress.
The Center Square reported it asPolls close in Indiana, Kentucky as key East Coast states soon to follow (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
US intelligence budgets reached a record $109 billion in fiscal year 2026. However, this figure is $6.5 billion less than what the Trump administration had requested, marking the largest shortfall in 14 years of available data.
The Center Square reported it asIntelligence spending hits record $109B, still short of Trump's ask (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
US news outlets will announce midterm election winners before all votes are tallied, using data from the Associated Press or Decision Desk HQ. These providers use vote counts, statistical analysis, and modeling to project outcomes, though past race calls have been retracted.
The Center Square reported it asWarner, Mizusawa face voters in Virginia Senate race (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
The Center Square reported it asFederal judge dismisses Alaska spoiler candidate lawsuit (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
The US Department of Justice has stated that FBI and ICE agents will not serve as federal election monitors. This comes after litigation from the NAACP, which raised concerns about potential voter intimidation.
The Center Square reported it asGroups remain alert as DOJ plan swaps armed agents for observers at polls (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
New York has enacted legislation restricting how AI companion chatbots interact with children under 18. The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, defines a dozen prohibited 'unsafe AI companion features' and takes effect January 1.
The Center Square reported it asHochul signs AI chatbot ban, baby monitor bills (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee have filed a motion to block a Trump administration lawsuit. The federal action seeks to prevent Alaska from certifying its U.S. Senate election results if incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, citing voter confusion.
The Center Square reported it asJudge to rule on Alaska U.S. Senate case (opens The Center Square 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 Center Square reported it asFlorida Democrats narrowly lead GOP in early ballots (opens The Center Square 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 Center Square reported it asFlorida Democrats narrowly lead GOP in early ballots (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has rejected the Justice Department's request to set aside approximately 20,000 California mail-in ballots alleged to be from noncitizens. The case has been sent back to a district court for further proceedings.
The Center Square reported it as9th Circuit dismisses feds' latest effort to regulate California elections (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
Matthew Unglesbee has been charged with mailing threatening communications and false information after allegedly sending four letters containing a white powdery substance to congressional offices in northern Illinois. The letters included notes such as "HA HA" and "enjoy your gift."
The Center Square reported it asIllinois Quick Hits: Southern Illinois man charged for threats to congressmen (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into Middletown and Waterbury, Connecticut, for alleged firearm permit abuses. The probe aims to determine if authorities are unnecessarily delaying or denying permits to law-abiding citizens.
The Center Square reported it asDepartment of Justice probes Connecticut towns over firearm waiting periods (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
Federal investigators questioned Sahra Noor, sister of US Rep. Ilhan Omar, as part of an immigration fraud probe. The questioning followed a search of Omar's Washington home on October 12. Omar has denied any wrongdoing.
The Center Square reported it asTrump calls on Omar to resign amid federal investigation (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
President Trump stated that Congressmember Ilhan Omar could face jail time, adding his opinion that she is a dishonest person who "hates our country." The comments follow claims by the Trump administration, made without evidence, that Omar committed immigration fraud.
The Center Square reported it asTrump calls on Omar to resign amid federal investigation (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
The Trump administration is providing up to $42 million in federal funding to revive the stalled Constitution Pipeline project. The money, from the Defense Production Act, will support permitting and pre-construction work for the pipeline intended to carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York.
The Center Square reported it asTrump administration pushes New York pipeline projects to ease energy costs (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have announced a 10-year framework agreement for the production of at least 850 F-35 fighter jets. Lockheed Martin will invest at least $7 billion in F-35 related projects. The deal requires congressional approval and funding.
The Center Square reported it asPentagon announces 10-year F-35 deal without disclosing a price (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
Early voting turnout is up significantly in many states that could determine control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis. This surge is particularly notable in battleground states where Democrats are seeking to flip Republican-held seats.
The Center Square reported it asElection 2026: Early in-person voting draws more than 1M in first week (opens The Center Square 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
Who owns it
- Franklin News FoundationIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Official site
- thecentersquare.com
- Seen publishing on
- thecentersquare.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
- 190
- Reports listed
- 192
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
192 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 56 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Center Square ran the story anyway.
Across the 190 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Center Square’s on 9 of them. Overall it filed a median of 26 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 November 2026.
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