The Daily Herald media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Daily Herald one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 50 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Daily Herald biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Daily Herald one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are 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 Daily Herald left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Daily Herald one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are 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 Daily Herald reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Daily Herald are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Daily Herald has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Daily Herald’s own report linked underneath.
A Government Accountability Office report found the Trump administration spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers in 2025. The initiative, known as DOGE, led to a 435% increase in such leave, with an estimated $6.7 billion spent on a deferred resignation program.
The Daily Herald reported it asFeds spent $6.7B paying buyout takers to stay home, GAO finds (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced significant progress toward establishing a US military base in Poland. He stated the location would be announced soon and described the potential base as a historic step for the US-Poland alliance. Polish President Karol Nawrocki was credited for his leadership.
The Daily Herald reported it asTrump signals new U.S. Army base coming to Poland (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
Minnesota continues to use a COVID-era waiver for SNAP applicants, permitting verbal signatures over the phone. The U.S. Department of Agriculture extended this waiver until June 30, 2028, but state and federal officials appear to differ on its application.
The Daily Herald reported it asMinnesota, USDA differ on scope of SNAP waiver as lawmaker raises fraud concerns (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
Documents obtained by multiple outlets reveal that Atlantic Industrial Coatings admitted its own design and workmanship flaws caused the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner to blister and detach. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office said the damage resulted from a botched installation, and the government agreed to a $14.7 million repair payment.
The Daily Herald reported it asTrump’s slapdash Reflecting Pool renovations stand in stark contrast to years of deliberation and engineering ingenuity that went into its creation (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asLouisiana presses abortion-pill challenge before Fifth Circuit (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asRepublicans head to Dallas for first midterm convention (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will attend the annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Friday. His attendance has drawn criticism due to his appointment of Ramzi Kassem as chief legal counsel, who previously represented a convicted al-Qaeda member.
The Daily Herald reported it asFamilies from 9/11 urge Mamdani to skip Friday's 25th anniversary memorial (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
A study examining UK medical records found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, was associated with a nearly 40% reduction in asthma attacks and a 20% decrease in COPD flare-ups. Scientists suggest anti-inflammatory properties may be responsible, but caution that further trials are needed.
The Daily Herald reported it asStudy finds weight loss drugs linked to 40% drop in asthma attacks (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asDOJ sues Kansas school district over gender policies (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced he will campaign in Alaska for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who is in a tight race for re-election. The event is scheduled for October, with control of the U.S. Senate at stake in the November vote.
The Daily Herald reported it asTrump to campaign with incumbent Sullivan in Alaska (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
A doctor involved in a federal birth tourism probe invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a House Oversight Committee hearing. The doctor, Wladimir Lorentz, refused to answer questions after being subpoenaed, prompting debate over birthright citizenship.
The Daily Herald reported it asSouth Florida doctor pleads Fifth on birth tourism questions (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
A federal judge has blocked New York's law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay $75 billion over 25 years for climate change damages. The judge found the state law conflicted with federal authority, particularly the Clean Air Act.
The Daily Herald reported it asFederal judge strikes down New York's $75B climate 'Superfund' (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
The Trump administration announced new drug pricing agreements with nine pharmaceutical companies. These deals are intended to align U.S. prices with those paid in other developed countries, impacting state Medicaid programs.
The Daily Herald reported it asNine more pharmaceutical manufacturers join Trump's most-favored-nation initiative (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall for the "Defend the Vote" March on Washington, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. The event follows a Supreme Court decision that reinterpreted the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The Daily Herald reported it asCivil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the United States Space Academy. He also presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II astronauts during a visit to NASA's Mission Control in Houston.
The Daily Herald reported it asTrump announces the establishment of a Space Force Academy (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
A Texas Southern University poll shows Democrats leading in three South Texas congressional races. This comes as three candidates endorsed by Donald Trump are reportedly in trouble in the region, which has historically leaned Republican.
The Daily Herald reported it asTrump-endorsed congressional Republicans in south Texas trailing in polls (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
Bearded capuchin monkeys hunt small animals like lizards and rodents when plant foods are scarce, according to a study published in PLOS One. Male monkeys hunt more frequently and target more dangerous prey than females, and both sexes prefer the fat-rich brains and guts of their prey.
The Daily Herald reported it asMonkeys hunt animals like lizards and snakes when fruit scarce (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged in a Minneapolis shooting has been released from a Texas jail. A judge refused to order his extradition to Minnesota, citing jurisdictional issues, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott awaits an internal state investigation.
The Daily Herald reported it asICE agent accused in Minnesota released from Texas jail (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
Republican lawmakers, journalist Nick Shirley, and activists protested a bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Critics argue the law will hinder journalists reporting on immigration. No left-rated outlets covered the protest.
The Daily Herald reported it as'Stop Nick Shirley Act' gets GOP pushback at Capitol (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
Donald Trump has blamed President Joe Biden for the deaths of 13 US service members at Abbey Gate in 2021. Trump made the remarks on the fifth anniversary of the attack, which occurred during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The ISIS-K terrorist responsible was identified.
The Daily Herald reported it asTrump administration marks fifth anniversary of Abbey Gate attack (opens The Daily Herald 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
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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Daily Herald.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States
- Official site
- rrdailyherald.com
- Seen publishing on
- rrdailyherald.com
- Access
- Paywalled
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
- 50
- Reports listed
- 50
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
50 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 9 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Daily Herald ran the story anyway.
Across the 50 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Daily Herald’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 20 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 21 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Daily Herald, 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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