The Dispatch media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Dispatch 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 13 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Dispatch biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Dispatch 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 Dispatch left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Dispatch 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 Dispatch reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Dispatch 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 Dispatch has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Dispatch’s own report linked underneath.
Vice President JD Vance stated he would not disavow his friendship with Tucker Carlson, despite political disagreements. Vance made the remarks at a White House press conference, emphasizing that personal relationships should not be determined by political differences.
The Dispatch reported it asJ.D. Vance, Tucker Carlson, and the Price of Friendship (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
A U.S.-backed company, North American Blue Energy Partners, is set to take over oilfields in Venezuela previously operated by Chinese and Russian firms. The deal grants the U.S. government a significant stake and preferential access to production.
The Dispatch reported it asUnited States Government and North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) Reach Historic Deal to Develop Venezuela's Oil Sector (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
A whistleblower alleges a Trump administration task force pressured Ivy League universities into settlements despite incomplete investigations or no evidence of legal violations. The complaint, filed by former Justice Department lawyer Haley Van Erem, claims the probes were politically driven and disregarded constitutional protections.
The Dispatch reported it asWhistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
Donald Trump posted a 2019 photo of himself with Kim Jong Un on 15 August 2026, accompanied by a message describing their relationship as 'great'. The post followed recent comments from a former Trump administration official and South Korea's president about a possible future meeting, though no concrete plans have been announced.
The Dispatch reported it asWhat Is Trump Up to With South Korea? (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
Polish authorities arrested a Russian citizen on 7 August 2026, accusing him of plotting to kill a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the operation, carried out with US intelligence, was unprecedented as the first alleged Russian attempt to attack an American in a NATO state.
The Dispatch reported it asA Pre-Election Crackdown in Russia (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, have asked a Utah judge to block the death penalty. They argue the shooting did not endanger other attendees at the Utah Valley University event on 10 September 2025. Prosecutors say DNA links Robinson to the weapon.
The Dispatch reported it asDefense in Charlie Kirk’s killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit ‘intended target’ (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
Robert Gilman, a former U.S. Marine detained in Russia since 2022, was released on 11 August 2026 after reports of severe abuse and deteriorating health. U.S. and Russian officials said the move was not part of a prisoner exchange, and Gilman is now receiving medical care in Texas.
The Dispatch reported it asFormer US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been released (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it will equip every field officer with body cameras by 31 August 2026, following scrutiny over fatal shootings. The agency will control public access to footage, citing privacy and investigative concerns, a policy critics say lacks transparency.
The Dispatch reported it asICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on ABC’s “This Week” that the first wave of progressive rhetoric, which she labelled “Woke 1”, was “crazy”. She made the remark while discussing Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, who has faced criticism for past social media posts calling to abolish prisons and cancel Thanksgiving.
The Dispatch reported it asWill Democrats Actually Learn From the Failures of ‘Woke 1’? (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as US Attorney General by a 50-49 vote on 9 August 2026, with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy casting the deciding vote. Cassidy said he had concerns about Blanche’s commitment to the Constitution but cited positive aspects of his record.
The Dispatch reported it asTodd Blanche is sworn in as attorney general after bruising confirmation fight (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
A cargo ship was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the British Maritime Safety Authority said. The attack, near Oman’s coast, follows previous incidents involving Tehran’s forces in the key oil and gas export route.
The Dispatch reported it asWill Iran Return to Talks? (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
President Trump called off a planned military escalation against Iran after warnings from military advisors about high casualties and low missile stocks. The US has evacuated bases in Iraq and relocated forces to Israel, while Iran denies negotiations and threatens retaliation against regional energy infrastructure.
The Dispatch reported it asWill Iran Return to Talks? (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote Tuesday on advancing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination after Republican senators secured written assurances that a $1.8 billion fund tied to the Trump-IRS settlement would not proceed. Democrats argue the guarantees fall short of permanent protections.
The Dispatch reported it asBlame the Cornyns and the Tillises (opens The Dispatch 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Dispatch Media, Inc.Media Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Official site
- the-dispatch.com
- Seen publishing on
- thedispatch.com, the-dispatch.com, cdispatch.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
- 13
- Reports listed
- 13
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
13 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 6 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Dispatch ran the story anyway.
Across the 13 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Dispatch: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 9 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Dispatch, 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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