The Derrick media bias and reliability
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place The Derrick in the centre. We have seen it on 41 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Derrick biased?
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place The Derrick in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Derrick left or right?
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place The Derrick in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Derrick reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Derrick are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Derrick has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Derrick’s own report linked underneath.
Paraguayan prosecutors have ordered the detention of former President Santiago Peña, accusing him of breach of trust and other offenses related to the collapse of Ueno Bank. Peña was removed from office following an impeachment trial.
The Derrick reported it asParaguay President Peña Charged With Crimes After Ouster (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Several Senate Republicans are pushing to delay their party's leadership elections scheduled for next week. Senator Ron Johnson is spearheading the effort, citing concerns over the GOP's recent midterm election results.
The Derrick reported it asSeveral Senate Republicans call for delaying leadership election (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Democrat Ned Lamont has won reelection as Connecticut governor, defeating Republican Ryan Fazio. Lamont, a former cable entrepreneur, will begin his third term. Incumbent Wes Moore also won reelection in Maryland.
The Derrick reported it asEditorial: How Wes Moore should use the mandate voters gave him (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Elon Musk posted on X that his 'election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time' following significant Democratic victories in the US midterm elections. He also suggested data centers in space are an attractive option. Musk had funded Republican candidates with hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Derrick reported it asWhat the Democratic landslide means for GOP booster Elon Musk and his businesses (opens The Derrick 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 Derrick reported it asMark Z. Barabak: For Trump, Democratic blowout is a stark personal repudiation (opens The Derrick 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 Derrick reported it asMark Z. Barabak: For Trump, Democratic blowout is a stark personal repudiation (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Los Angeles voters are deciding between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman. Key issues include public safety and homelessness, with differing approaches from both candidates. The election outcome has implications for the city's hosting of the 2028 Olympic Games.
The Derrick reported it asMayor Karen Bass narrowly leads City Council member Nithya Raman in the LA mayor’s race (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
The Derrick reported it asCOLUMN: Senate underestimated these important voters (opens The Derrick 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 Derrick reported it asRed alerts, blue dreams: Inside the final days of Texas' Senate race (opens The Derrick 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 Derrick reported it asEU and Canada forge 'alliance for the future' at Montreal summit (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Police responded to a youth soccer game in Florida after a league director called 911. The director stated the call was due to disruptive parents, while the child's mother claims the police were called because her son was too talented.
The Derrick reported it asOmar Kelly: A child’s introduction to sports shouldn’t include police (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
The Derrick reported it asLula wins record fourth term in Brazil in a shock comeback (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Democratic lawmakers have called for a special counsel to investigate Donald Trump's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. A new report details accusations against Trump and claims the DOJ sought to protect him.
The Derrick reported it asEpstein haunts GOP in midterms as Democrats vow fresh probes (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
A report by House Democrats includes a new allegation from Beatrice Keul, who claims Donald Trump raped her in 1993. The report also alleges Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse. The White House denies the claims.
The Derrick reported it asEpstein haunts GOP in midterms as Democrats vow fresh probes (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
The Derrick reported it asParis police use tear gas, water cannon to disperse protesters (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
The United States has quietly reduced its military presence at bases across the Middle East in recent days. The State Department has also ordered a reduction of non-essential staff and their families from diplomatic posts in Saudi Arabia, citing Houthi attacks.
The Derrick reported it asUS pulls diplomats from Saudi as Houthi and Iran tensions worsen (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Weekend unrest in France left roughly 3,000 shops damaged and could generate claims exceeding €13 billion. Authorities launched a digital tool to identify looters, and insurers prepared to assist, though coverage may be limited.
The Derrick reported it asEditorial: In Chicago, we know all about looting ‘protesters’ similar to the ones in France (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Donald Trump promised a $100 million investment in a Kentucky pharmaceutical facility if Republicans win the upcoming midterm elections. He also spoke about his power in a second term and claimed Google now defers to him.
The Derrick reported it asMissouri’s Eric Schmitt mocked before he even gets to Kansas with Trump for rally (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz considered leaving public office after the assassination of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband. He cited threats and a diminished sense of public service joy following the June 2025 killings.
The Derrick reported it asWalz said he considered leaving public office after Hortman assassination (opens The Derrick in a new tab)
Actor Danny Trejo has responded to criticism regarding his role in the Daily Wire film 'Pawn Shop.' Trejo stated he is a proud supporter of his community and is pro-immigrant, but not pro-ICE, emphasizing his job is to tell a story.
The Derrick reported it asDanny Trejo denies being pro-ICE amid backlash to Daily Wire film (opens The Derrick 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
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Derrick.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Official site
- thederrick.com
- Seen publishing on
- thederrick.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
- 41
- Reports listed
- 41
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 9 August 2026
41 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.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The Derrick is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 41 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Derrick: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 8 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 8 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Derrick, 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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