The Daily Item media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Daily Item one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 151 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Daily Item biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Daily Item one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Daily Item left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Daily Item one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is The Daily Item reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Daily Item 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 Daily Item has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Daily Item’s own report linked underneath.
The Trump administration has announced $15 billion in aid for agriculture producers, intended to mitigate increased expenses for diesel and fertilizer. The package includes direct payments, guaranteed loans, and commodity purchases, with details emerging in the weeks before the midterm elections.
The Daily Item reported it asTrump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in the weeks before the midterms (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
Israel's election results will be upheld despite an ongoing investigation into allegations of foreign funding for Arab parties. The head of the Central Elections Committee stated that even if suspicions are confirmed, they will not invalidate the overall outcome of the vote.
The Daily Item reported it asIsraeli officials say elections will stand after Netanyahu claimed Arabs stole vote (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
A 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana was shot and killed in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the victim's mother.
The Daily Item reported it asMamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shooting (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied facilitating Flávio Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil to the United States. While Rubio stated President Trump authorized Bolsonaro's entry, he asserted the US government was not involved in arranging the travel itself.
The Daily Item reported it asRubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the US (opens The Daily Item 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 Daily Item reported it as'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter (opens The Daily Item 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 Daily Item reported it asFrom salmonberry harvests to traditional tattoos, Native American culture is spotlighted in November (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
The United States cancelled a planned group photo at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta due to deep rifts among member nations. Several European diplomats objected to standing alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, leading to the cancellation.
The Daily Item reported it asUS scraps G20 photo after European diplomats object to being pictured with Russia's Lavrov (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
Canada and the European Union are engaged in high-level discussions in Montreal, seeking to expand their partnership into new areas like strategic minerals and digital trade. The summit is viewed as a move to create an independent global stance.
The Daily Item reported it asEU leaders call Canada ‘most European of non-European countries’ as they pursue closer ties (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
King Charles III has arrived in Guyana, the second stop on his nine-day Caribbean tour. The visit coincides with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the UK and Guyana and renewed calls for Britain to apologise for its role in the slave trade.
The Daily Item reported it asKing Charles III arrives in Guyana as part of official 9-day Caribbean trip (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, in an effort to restart peace negotiations and prevent potential US bombings. President Donald Trump has denied directing Vance to initiate these talks.
The Daily Item reported it asIran receives Vance letter, signals no shift in peace deal terms (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is promoting the state's efforts to train its workforce in artificial intelligence skills. The initiatives aim to ease the transition into an AI-driven economy, though concerns about AI's impact on jobs persist.
The Daily Item reported it asConnecticut leaders tout efforts to train workforce in AI (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
The Justice Department has sent letters to election officials in all 50 states warning them of potential criminal prosecution for failing to preserve election records for 22 months. The letters, dated October 29, were signed by Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter.
The Daily Item reported it asCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom to send election attorneys to counter federal poll watchers (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
Relatives of Sandy Hook victims have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles. They cited the high death toll and severe injuries these weapons can cause, referencing the 2012 school shooting. Gun rights advocates argue such bans violate the Second Amendment.
The Daily Item reported it asSandy Hook families urge Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
A vessel caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil trade route. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed three oil tankers hit mines, but the status of the crew and the cause of the fires remain unclear.
The Daily Item reported it asIran says 3 oil tankers struck mines, and other Mideast news (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
At least eight states have advanced or enacted legislation concerning voting rights for people with felony convictions. Changes address when rights are restored and how people can register, impacting upcoming elections.
The Daily Item reported it asVoters with felony convictions face new rules in several states (opens The Daily Item 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 Daily Item reported it asFederal appeals court declines to rule on Justice Department bid to set aside California ballots of alleged noncitizens (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
An independent UN investigations panel has concluded that Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, particularly its energy systems. The report details the intent behind these attacks and their severe impact on the civilian population.
The Daily Item reported it asRussia committed war crimes in Ukraine by attacking its energy grid, UN-backed inquiry says (opens The Daily Item 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 Daily Item reported it asJudge: Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director's daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutor (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
Average gasoline prices during Donald Trump's second term have surpassed those during Joe Biden's term. This development comes as voters express dissatisfaction with fuel costs, with a significant majority disapproving of Trump's handling of the issue.
The Daily Item reported it asIn his own words: Trump on gas prices and energy costs since launching the war with Iran (opens The Daily Item in a new tab)
Chris Brown is scheduled for sentencing on Monday at London's Southwark Crown Court for a bottle attack at a nightclub. He pleaded guilty to affray, but reports differ on when the incident occurred.
The Daily Item reported it asSinger Chris Brown set to be sentenced over bottle attack at a London nightclub (opens The Daily Item 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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High factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Daily Item.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- dailyitem.com
- Seen publishing on
- dailyitem.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
- 151
- Reports listed
- 153
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
153 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 45 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The Daily Item ran the story anyway.
Across the 151 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Daily Item’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 27 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 2 November 2026.
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