The Independent Online media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Independent Online as leaning left. We have seen it on 50 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Independent Online biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Independent Online as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Independent Online left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Independent Online as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is The Independent Online reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Independent Online are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Independent Online has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Independent Online’s own report linked underneath.
Early in-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections began on September 18, 2026, in Virginia and other states. The elections will determine control of the House and Senate, with key issues including the cost of living and the war in Iran.
The Independent Online reported it asThe Latest: Early midterm voting gets underway with control of Congress at stake (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
The Independent Online reported it asIn Our View: Congress checks out early (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
The U.S. stock market experienced a significant rally, marking its best day in six weeks. This surge was driven by falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market, occurring shortly after the Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point interest rate increase.
The Independent Online reported it asUS stocks rally to their best day in 6 weeks after oil prices and bond yields ease (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Israeli settlers celebrated the inauguration of a synagogue at the Homesh settlement in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian residents say the settlement restricts their access to farmland, and Israel's Supreme Court has acknowledged some land belonged to them.
The Independent Online reported it asIsraeli settlers, some armed, celebrate a new synagogue in the occupied West Bank, in photos (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in North Carolina with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. This event marks Trump's first rally since his midterm convention in Dallas, as Republicans hope his presence will energize voters.
The Independent Online reported it asTrump and Whatley double down on the administration's record in North Carolina Senate contest (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
The trial of Jason Eaton has begun in Burlington, Vermont, for the attempted murder of three Palestinian college students. Eaton claims intelligence agencies ordered him to shoot, while prosecutors contend he acted with intent and was not legally insane.
The Independent Online reported it asA Vermont man is on trial for shooting 3 Palestinian students. He claimed the CIA told him to do it (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The Independent Online reported it asWhat the closure of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline could mean for oil flows (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Mississippi police are continuing their investigation into the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month. One man has been arrested in connection with the killing, and authorities expect more arrests.
The Independent Online reported it asPolice say more arrests coming in death of Mississippi woman found hanging from tree (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight an ongoing debate within faith communities. One church seeks reprimand for alleged spying on protest activity, while another faces charges related to a disrupted worship service.
The Independent Online reported it asMinnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
The Independent Online reported it asThe Latest: First speakers at GOP midterm convention praise Trump ahead of president’s speech (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. This follows a federal appeals panel's decision to let a new map stand, sending the dispute back to the nation's highest court.
The Independent Online reported it asMissouri's congressional map is back before the U.S. Supreme Court, sowing still more confusion (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
The Independent Online reported it asCrude climbs back above $100 a barrel after attacks on oil facilities and tankers in the Middle East (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Millions of affordable rental units in the U.S. remain vacant because the poorest households cannot afford them. These households, earning below 30% of area median income, face severe housing shortages, with many paying over half their income on rent and utilities.
The Independent Online reported it asThe poorest in the US can't find housing even as low-income units sit empty (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Robin Morgan, a poet, essayist, editor, and prominent second-wave feminist, has died at age 85. Known for her activism and influential writings, Morgan passed away in New York after a period of health issues.
The Independent Online reported it asRobin Morgan, poet and feminist whose allies included Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem, dies at 85 (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Chevron announced plans to invest over $7 billion in Venezuela, targeting 600,000 barrels per day by 2031. The deal follows a US government push to revive Venezuela’s oil industry, including Pentagon profit-sharing, but analysts question its legal and political durability.
The Independent Online reported it asChevron confirms it will expand operations in Venezuela (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
A federal judge has refused to order Texas to extradite ICE officer Christian Castro to Minnesota, where he faces assault and false reporting charges. Castro is accused of shooting a man in the leg through a home's front door.
The Independent Online reported it asICE officer charged in Minneapolis shooting released in Texas after immediate extradition rejected (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged in a Minneapolis shooting has been released from a Texas jail. A judge refused to order his extradition to Minnesota, citing jurisdictional issues, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott awaits an internal state investigation.
The Independent Online reported it asICE officer charged with shooting man in Minneapolis released from Texas jail after immediate extradition rejected (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
New documents obtained by the Associated Press and The Guardian appear to contradict statements made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding his 2019 visit to Samoa. Kennedy had told lawmakers the trip was unrelated to vaccines, but a letter he sent mentions vaccines eight times.
The Independent Online reported it asNew documents refute RFK Jr.‘s Senate testimony that a visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’ (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
A 22-year-old college student was shot and killed by police in Upper Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania, after he mistakenly went to the wrong house. His father stated his son was on a FaceTime call with friends moments before the shooting.
The Independent Online reported it asFather says college student was killed by police in Pennsylvania after he went to wrong house (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Maine's Republican nominee for governor, Bobby Charles, stated he would ask a federal official to send U.S. Marshals and ICE agents to polling places. Democrats called the plan illegal and an attempt to intimidate voters, while state officials noted legal prohibitions.
The Independent Online reported it asRepublican nominee for Maine governor says he wants ICE agents at polling places in the state (opens The Independent Online in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Independent Online.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Kentucky, United States
- Official site
- dailyindependent.com
- Seen publishing on
- dailyindependent.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
- 50
- Reports listed
- 50
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
50 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 left were largely absent from the coverage and The Independent Online ran the story anyway.
Across the 50 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Independent Online’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 16 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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