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 106 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 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 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.
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
The Daily Herald reported it asU.S. strikes Iran hours before polls open as Trump ends aid to Israel (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asIntelligence spending hits record $109B, still short of Trump's ask (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
A preliminary analysis of FDA safety reports suggests a link between energy drinks, stimulant supplements, and serious cardiovascular events like cardiac arrest and heart attack, particularly in young adults. Researchers caution that the data does not prove causation.
The Daily Herald reported it asEnergy drinks linked to serious heart issues in young adults (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asElection 2026: Early in-person voting ends; Democrats’ registrations up (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asElection 2026: Early in-person voting ends; Democrats’ registrations up (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asJudge to rule on Alaska U.S. Senate case (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asTrump administration pushes New York pipeline projects to ease energy costs (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asPentagon announces 10-year F-35 deal without disclosing a price (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asElection 2026: Early in-person voting draws more than 1M in first week (opens The Daily Herald 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 Daily Herald reported it asElection 2026: Early in-person voting draws more than 1M in first week (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a federal ban on distilling spirits in private homes, a law dating back to 1868. Conflicting lower court rulings have led to the case reaching the high court.
The Daily Herald reported it asSupreme Court to examine congressional tax authority (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
A 17‑year‑old male from McKinney, Texas was arrested by the FBI after federal sources said he planned to obtain a gun and carry out an ISIS‑inspired assassination of U.S. Rep. Keith Self at a public event on 17 October.
The Daily Herald reported it asISIS-inspired attack thwarted: an attempted assassination of TX congressman (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
A proposed California tax on billionaires could generate substantially less revenue than anticipated, according to Stanford economists. The study suggests that wealth migration among billionaires may offset the tax's benefits, potentially leading to a net loss in state income tax revenue.
The Daily Herald reported it asEconomists: Billionaire tax would hurt, not help, California (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
An artificial intelligence model can predict cancer patients' survival risk and biological aging from a single facial photograph. The research, conducted by Mass General Brigham, used a model trained on over 40 million facial images.
The Daily Herald reported it asAI can estimate cancer patients’ survival risk from a single photo (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
Wholesale diesel fuel prices saw a sharp increase on Tuesday, reaching levels that analyst Tom Kloza noted could lead to retail prices surpassing previous records before the November 3 midterm elections.
The Daily Herald reported it asDiesel prices climb despite efforts to boost supply (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democrat and former long-haul truck driver, is challenging a Republican for a congressional seat in Arizona. The district is described as a deep red area.
The Daily Herald reported it asDemocrat seeks to unseat Republican in red Arizona district (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
A Financial Times/Focaldata survey released October 11 indicates Kamala Harris is the leading potential Democratic candidate for 2028. On the Republican side, JD Vance shows the most support in early polling.
The Daily Herald reported it asPoll: Vance widens lead in 2028 Republican presidential primary field (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she will move out of her D.C. residence after federal agents conducted a four‑to‑five‑hour search, seized 17 items and sparked safety concerns. The raid is linked to a fraud probe into her family’s immigration records.
The Daily Herald reported it asDemocrats, civil rights groups criticize raid on Omar’s home (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle has been asked to resign from her post as US ambassador to Greece. White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia confirmed the request during her inaugural press briefing. The State Department had been investigating complaints about Guilfoyle's management style and use of benefits.
The Daily Herald reported it asNew press secretary says administration has asked Greece ambassador to resign (opens The Daily Herald in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated Kimberly Guilfoyle was not a member of his family and that he did not like the allegations against her. The White House had requested her resignation as US ambassador to Greece.
The Daily Herald reported it asNew press secretary says administration has asked Greece ambassador to resign (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
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
- 106
- Reports listed
- 108
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
108 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 21 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Daily Herald ran the story anyway.
Across the 106 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 4 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
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