The Herald-Dispatch media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Herald-Dispatch one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. We have seen it on 15 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Herald-Dispatch biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Herald-Dispatch one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Herald-Dispatch left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Herald-Dispatch one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Herald-Dispatch reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Herald-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 Herald-Dispatch has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Herald-Dispatch’s own report linked underneath.
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 Herald-Dispatch reported it asDemocrat turnout exceeding GOP in early voting in West Virginia (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
West Virginia's Republican attorney general has initiated an investigation into the state's primary environmental groups concerning their climate change advocacy and fundraising practices. The targeted groups have labelled the inquiry a sham and have initiated legal action to quash subpoenas for their financial records.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asWest Virginia investigates environmental groups over 'deceptive' climate change advocacy (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asRush is on to patch a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
US consumers are increasingly frustrated and confused by high-tech pricing strategies used by retailers and restaurants. The adoption of digital price tags and AI tools for price setting is raising concerns about transparency and personalized costs.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asConsumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
A government report recommended that federal immigration officials ensure body cameras are uniformly activated when needed. Immigration and Customs Enforcement rejected this, citing privacy concerns with automatic activation. The report covered the period from February 2025 to September of this year.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asNonpartisan government watchdog recommends automated activation of ICE body cameras (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
A majority of Greenlandic lawmakers have signalled support for a recent security agreement with the United States. Opposition members questioned its economic benefits. The deal was signed by the US, Denmark, and Greenland on September 22, 2026.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asWilson Beaver: The Greenland deal is a huge success (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
Millions of Americans in high-risk flood zones lack federal flood insurance, a situation exacerbated by rising climate risks and a program struggling with affordability and outdated maps. Policy numbers have fallen by half a million in five years.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asMillions who need flood insurance the most don’t have it as flawed federal program raises prices (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
Americans' confidence in the economy declined in September to its lowest point since 2014, according to a Conference Board survey. Elevated prices and stagnant wages are contributing factors, alongside the ongoing Iran war.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asAmericans' view of the economy sinks to the lowest level since 2014, Conference Board survey says (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to voice opposition to transgender athletes participating in women's sports. The committee's top Democrat stated the issue distracts from cost-of-living concerns, as Republicans aim to defend their congressional majorities.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asUS Senate Republicans spotlight trans athletes issue as midterms approach (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is considering a case that will determine whether the state Legislature has the ultimate authority over education policies. Lawmakers passed a bill in 2025 to gain oversight, despite voters twice rejecting similar proposals.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asWV Supreme Court considers lawmakers’ power over public education rules (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
The United States has imposed 50% tariffs on a select group of Canadian products, including motorboats and steel, while simultaneously removing tariffs on others like cement and toilet paper. The measures are part of an escalating trade war between the two nations.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asJames Bacchus: Trump's trade war is driving the world away (Opinion) (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
A federal judge has authorized involuntary feeding and medical treatment for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who is jailed on charges of shooting two National Guard troops. Lakanwal was hospitalized in July after he stopped eating, and the order allows medical staff to provide nutrition against his will.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asJudge authorizes involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
Wendell Berry, the prolific Kentucky-born author, farmer, and environmentalist, has died at the age of 92. His daughter confirmed his death on August 31, 2026. Berry was celebrated for his writings on agrarianism and his critiques of industrial society.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it asWendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92 (opens The Herald-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 Herald-Dispatch reported it asUnited States Government and North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) Reach Historic Deal to Develop Venezuela's Oil Sector (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
The UAE accused Iran of attacking two ADNOC vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 August 2026, marking the second such incident in a week. No injuries were reported, and the UAE condemned the attack as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Iran has not commented.
The Herald-Dispatch reported it as2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East (opens The Herald-Dispatch in a new tab)
Who says so
3 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 Herald-Dispatch.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- herald-dispatch.com
- Seen publishing on
- herald-dispatch.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
- 15
- Reports listed
- 15
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
15 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 Herald-Dispatch is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 15 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Herald-Dispatch: its report arrived a median of 32 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 30 October 2026. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Herald-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.
Think this page is wrong?
The leanings above are published by AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check, and we republish them rather than make them. If you think one is misapplied, the strongest place to say so is with the organisation that made it, and every verdict here links to their page.
What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where The Herald-Dispatch publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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Every rating on this page is a named third party’s published work, republished with its author and, where one exists, a link to it. Our own coverage record is the section we measure ourselves. Neither is a judgement of any individual report: those are scored story by story, and the reasoning is on our methodology page.