The News-Gazette media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The News-Gazette 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 37 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The News-Gazette biased?
The rating organisations do not give The News-Gazette 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 News-Gazette left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The News-Gazette 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 News-Gazette reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The News-Gazette are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The News-Gazette has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The News-Gazette’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 News-Gazette reported it asEarly voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
US stock markets closed lower on September 15, 2026, influenced by climbing oil prices and Treasury yields. Concerns about artificial intelligence spending and corporate demand also added to investor apprehension, leading to a broad market downturn.
The News-Gazette reported it asWall Street holds steady ahead of the Fed's decision as oil prices and bond yields ease (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
The News-Gazette reported it asMcConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization (opens The News-Gazette 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 News-Gazette reported it asA Vermont man is on trial for shooting 3 Palestinian students. He claimed the CIA told him to do it (opens The News-Gazette 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 News-Gazette reported it asWhat the closure of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline could mean for oil flows (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Missouri from using its old congressional districts for the upcoming midterm elections. This ruling follows the Supreme Court's decision not to intervene, adding to confusion over the state's electoral map.
The News-Gazette reported it asCompeting court orders add confusion to Missouri congressional elections (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Turning Point Action activists heckled Democratic politicians at the Iowa State Fair, while also registering voters and signing people up for events. The organization is working to establish a presence in all of Iowa's 99 counties to influence the 2028 Republican presidential primary.
The News-Gazette reported it asTurning Point is laying the groundwork to shape Republican presidential primary in 2028 (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Germany accused Russia of a drone attack at Leipzig airport on August 4-5. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement, suggesting Germany fabricated evidence to address domestic political issues. Germany closed Russia's consulate and cultural center in Bonn and summoned its ambassador.
The News-Gazette reported it asEU struggles to find an effective response after Germany blames Russia for a foiled drone attack (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the US will respond forcefully to Iranian attacks on American bases in Jordan and the UAE. The exchange of fire follows a US strike on Iran's Larak Island, with both sides issuing threats of further action.
The News-Gazette reported it asIran fires on its Gulf neighbors after US military strikes Iran after a monthlong lull (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
The News-Gazette reported it asPostal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Russia launched a large aerial assault on Ukraine's Kyiv and Odesa regions using missiles and drones. At least 11 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded, including children. Ukrainian forces reported destroying most of the incoming aerial targets.
The News-Gazette reported it asA sixth straight day of Russian strikes hammers Kyiv, killing at least 12 (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Iran's army claimed to have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates with drones. The strike targeted areas where US forces and helicopters were stationed, according to Iran, which stated it was in response to US strikes on Larak Island. Oil prices rose following the incident.
The News-Gazette reported it asUnited Arab Emirates says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump posted on social media that Iran's Kharg Island was being 'blown to smithereens'. This followed a US strike on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran claimed to have launched ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan, which Jordanian air defences intercepted.
The News-Gazette reported it asUnited Arab Emirates says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Hundreds gathered near New York City's Washington Square Park for a Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest. Amadeo Fusca won the $100 prize. Police asked attendees to move outside the park due to permit issues.
The News-Gazette reported it asHundreds show up to judge New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall for the "Defend the Vote" March on Washington, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. The event follows a Supreme Court decision that reinterpreted the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The News-Gazette reported it asCivil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman is set for sentencing on state child abuse convictions. He is already serving a 50-year federal sentence for orchestrating sex involving children and faces additional time based on the state charges.
The News-Gazette reported it asSentencing set for polygamous leader convicted of abuse in Arizona after girls discovered in trailer (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Iranian state media broadcast a video that allegedly suggests how to kill Barron Trump and offers a $10 million bounty for information. The Secret Service confirmed it is aware of the video and investigating the threats.
The News-Gazette reported it asSecret Service confirms awareness of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump's life (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Former Illinois Deputy Sean Grayson, convicted of the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey, has died in prison. Grayson was serving a 20-year sentence and had been seeking medical release due to stage 4 cancer.
The News-Gazette reported it asCapitol News Illinois | Former Sangamon County deputy convicted of murder dies of cancer in custody (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky after a confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Freedom, who declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft identifying as a woman, was wearing a shirt with a definition of 'woman'.
The News-Gazette reported it asEnes Kanter Freedom ejected from Fever-Sky game after he was confronted by Sky's Cloud (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly detailed his dispute with dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, stating that some of Fedorov's actions were misguided. Zelenskyy also alluded to problematic defense spending and inaccurate ministry information that contributed to an awkward encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The News-Gazette reported it asZelenskyy details rift with Ukraine's dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov (opens The News-Gazette in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
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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
- 37
- Reports listed
- 37
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
37 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 20 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The News-Gazette ran the story anyway.
Across the 37 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The News-Gazette: its report arrived a median of 23 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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