The Daily Star media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Daily Star 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 286 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Daily Star biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Daily Star 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 Star left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Daily Star 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 Star reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Daily Star 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 Star has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Daily Star’s own report linked underneath.
Mississippi environmental regulators are penalizing SpaceXAI for alleged violations of state water pollution laws. The company reportedly began construction on its Southaven data center facilities without obtaining necessary permits, potentially facing significant fines.
The Daily Star reported it asSpaceXAI started Southaven data center construction without water permits, Mississippi alleges (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Cornell University's Faculty Senate approved a resolution expressing no confidence in President Michael Kotlikoff and the central administration. The vote follows a lawsuit by a former student alleging sexual assault and criticism of the university's response.
The Daily Star reported it asCornell faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in university leadership after alleged fraternity gang rape (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Wyoming's Public Service Commission has launched an investigation into Rocky Mountain Power's handling of requests for significant new electricity supplies. The probe follows allegations that the utility is unresponsive to industry needs, particularly amid a surge in demand driven by data centers.
The Daily Star reported it asWyoming to investigate claims Rocky Mountain Power dodges industry requests for more electricity (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV has appointed María Montserrat Alvarado as the Vatican's new communications chief. She is the first woman to hold the position, replacing Paolo Ruffini and suggesting a move towards a more informal communication approach.
The Daily Star reported it asPope introduces new communications chief who shows a more informal approach (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Democrats have secured a trifecta in Arizona, winning control of the governorship and both legislative chambers for the first time in six decades. This marks a significant shift in the state's political landscape, with Republicans having held the House for 60 years and the Senate since the early 1990s.
The Daily Star reported it asDemocrats win the Arizona House, Senate and governor’s office for the first time since 1966 (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
The 31st UN Climate Conference (COP31) has commenced in Antalya, Turkey. Discussions are expected to centre on the accelerating pace of global warming, energy price shocks stemming from geopolitical events, and the implementation of climate finance pledges.
The Daily Star reported it asUN climate talks start in the year of disasters, energy price shocks and fast rising temperatures (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Two iconic sandstone formations in New Mexico, the Alien Throne and King of Wings, have collapsed following intense rainfall. Tour guides and experts noted the events, with officials estimating significant damage from the storms across the region.
The Daily Star reported it asDesert icons collapse as southwestern US gets pummeled with rain and flooding (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Former Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was sentenced to 41 months in prison and a $100,000 fine for soliciting bribes in exchange for awarding city contract bids. Former Jackson City Council President Aaron Banks also received a prison sentence, and former Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded guilty.
The Daily Star reported it asFormer Mississippi district attorney sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for bribery scheme (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Florida carried out its 19th execution of the year, matching a state record. Jesse Guardado was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. on the same day that Indiana and Alabama also administered the death penalty.
The Daily Star reported it asMan convicted of 2004 killing is put to death in Florida's 19th execution this year, tying a record (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Federal prosecutors have charged five Ecuadorians, including the son of a former president and a former legislator, with trafficking cocaine to the United States and Europe. The drug was allegedly hidden in tuna shipments.
The Daily Star reported it asUS charges son of Ecuador's former president, 4 others with cocaine trafficking (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
US prosecutors have asked a court to dismiss criminal charges against Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova, who was accused of smuggling frog embryos. Petrova had argued the Trump administration singled her out for prosecution.
The Daily Star reported it asScientist who brought frog embryos to Boston for cancer research is cleared of smuggling charges (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Iran announced on Monday that it is engaged in intensive indirect negotiations with the United States, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, to de-escalate tensions and avert potential conflict. The country has also offered to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz under specific conditions.
The Daily Star reported it asIranian officials say midterm results show US voters have rejected Trump's war (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
A domestic violence call in Spokane County, Washington, escalated into a deadly shootout. Three people, including the suspect, died in the incident, and two sheriff's deputies were critically injured.
The Daily Star reported it as3 dead, including suspect, and 2 deputies critically injured in eastern Washington state (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
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 Daily Star reported it asMidterms bringing in wave of historic firsts for some states — and for the nation (opens The Daily Star 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 Daily Star reported it asMidterms bringing in wave of historic firsts for some states — and for the nation (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar has been elected governor of Minnesota, becoming the state's first female governor. She defeated Republican Lisa Demuth in a race significantly influenced by a large-scale fraud scandal in state-run social services programs.
The Daily Star reported it asKlobuchar elected Minnesota governor in race shaped by fraud scandal (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Democrat David Crowley has won the Wisconsin governor's race, defeating Republican Tom Tiffany. Crowley will be the first Black governor in the state's history. The election took place in a state described as a battleground.
The Daily Star reported it asDemocrat David Crowley defeats Trump loyalist to become Wisconsin’s first Black governor (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Paul Pelosi has been banned from driving for six months after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge. The incident occurred in July when he struck an unoccupied parked vehicle in Yountville, California.
The Daily Star reported it asPaul Pelosi prohibited from driving after pleading no contest to misdemeanor hit-and-run charge (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
The Wild Fish Conservancy has initiated legal action against Alaska salmon fisheries, alleging that protected Chinook salmon from Oregon and Washington are being caught before they can spawn. The group claims this violates the Endangered Species Act in key Alaskan fishing areas.
The Daily Star reported it asConservation group to sue over Kodiak, Gulf salmon management (opens The Daily Star in a new tab)
Daniel J. Sullivan, an independent Alaska Senate candidate with a name similar to the Republican incumbent, has left his hometown of Petersburg days before the election. His departure has intensified claims that he was recruited as a 'decoy' to confuse voters.
The Daily Star reported it asVoters to decide Alaska Senate race roiled in final days by litigation, allegations of dirty tricks (opens The Daily Star 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 Star.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Bangladesh
- Official site
- thedailystar.com
- Seen publishing on
- thedailystar.com, thedailystar.net, hammondstar.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 286
- Reports listed
- 288
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
287 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 57 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The Daily Star ran the story anyway.
Across the 286 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Daily Star’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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