The Penn media bias and reliability
The bias data this site ingests places The Penn in the centre. It does not name the organisation that made that assessment, so we publish it as an unattributed rating and nothing more. We have seen it on 40 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Penn biased?
The bias data this site ingests places The Penn in the centre. It does not name the organisation that made that assessment, so we publish it as an unattributed rating and nothing more. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Penn left or right?
The bias data this site ingests places The Penn in the centre. It does not name the organisation that made that assessment, so we publish it as an unattributed rating and nothing more. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Penn reliable?
The factuality data this site ingests describes The Penn as very high factuality. It reaches us without a named assessor, so it is an unattributed rating rather than our verdict. It does not guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Penn has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Penn’s own report linked underneath.
A Pentagon inspector general's report has detailed the financial and material costs of the Iran war, estimating expenses at $33.4 billion as of June 29. The report also highlighted significant damage to U.S. bases and aircraft, alongside strategic inventory shortfalls for munitions.
The Penn reported it asCongress never funded the Iran war. The Pentagon is paying anyway (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
The Penn reported it asHouse Republican files impeachment resolution against Hegseth over Iran (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has publicly stated that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar married her brother to facilitate his immigration to the United States. Mullin indicated that an ongoing investigation could result in Omar's deportation if illegal activity is uncovered.
The Penn reported it asHoman confirms ongoing federal investigation into Ilhan Omar (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Border Czar Tom Homan has confirmed that the federal inquiry into Representative Ilhan Omar is an ongoing criminal investigation. He stated that fraud or material misrepresentation during the citizenship process could lead to denaturalization.
The Penn reported it asHoman confirms ongoing federal investigation into Ilhan Omar (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Documents obtained by multiple outlets reveal that Atlantic Industrial Coatings admitted its own design and workmanship flaws caused the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner to blister and detach. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office said the damage resulted from a botched installation, and the government agreed to a $14.7 million repair payment.
The Penn reported it asTrump’s slapdash Reflecting Pool renovations stand in stark contrast to years of deliberation and engineering ingenuity that went into its creation (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Analysis of prehistoric human remains from Indonesia has revealed evidence of habitual drug use dating back approximately 25,000 years. This predates agriculture and suggests humans may have been consuming psychoactive substances much earlier than previously understood.
The Penn reported it asPeople got high on mind-bending drugs much earlier than initially believed (opens The Penn in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has proposed giving $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House and Senate in the upcoming midterms. The plan is projected to cost $1.2 trillion and has raised concerns about inflation.
The Penn reported it asDemocrats accuse Trump of 'bribing' Americans with $5k dividend (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Scientists estimate Mercury's diameter may have shrunk by up to 14 miles (23 kilometers), a figure 30% greater than earlier projections. The planet's hot iron core cooling and contracting is believed to be the cause, tightening its surface.
The Penn reported it asMercury shrinking more than scientists previously thought (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Four individuals serving mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder have asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reconsider their cases. They filed a rare King's Bench petition after the state legislature adjourned without passing legislation to address a prior court ruling that found such sentences unconstitutional.
The Penn reported it asAttorneys urge Pa. Supreme Court to apply second-degree resentencing ruling retroactively (opens The Penn in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will attend the annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Friday. His attendance has drawn criticism due to his appointment of Ramzi Kassem as chief legal counsel, who previously represented a convicted al-Qaeda member.
The Penn reported it asFamilies from 9/11 urge Mamdani to skip Friday's 25th anniversary memorial (opens The Penn in a new tab)
A study examining UK medical records found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, was associated with a nearly 40% reduction in asthma attacks and a 20% decrease in COPD flare-ups. Scientists suggest anti-inflammatory properties may be responsible, but caution that further trials are needed.
The Penn reported it asStudy finds weight loss drugs linked to 40% drop in asthma attacks (opens The Penn in a new tab)
The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, alleging its transgender student policies violate federal law. The school district maintains its policies are compliant with federal regulations.
The Penn reported it asDOJ sues Kansas school district over gender policies (opens The Penn in a new tab)
The US Department of Transportation has shut down between 110 and 270 commercial truck driving schools. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited English proficiency violations as the reason for the closures, which are part of a broader effort to combat fraud in the trucking industry.
The Penn reported it asFeds close trucking schools in alleged fraud crackdown (opens The Penn in a new tab)
US forces attacked targets in Iran, which CENTCOM described as limited measures against mine-laying units. Iran responded with strikes on two US bases in Jordan, which Jordanian authorities said were intercepted. This marks the first direct military exchange between the two nations in weeks.
The Penn reported it asTrump vows retaliation after Iran targets U.S. base in Jordan (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Donald Trump has declared that Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, stating that Tehran would use them if it acquired them. He also claimed that if he were not president, Israel would no longer exist.
The Penn reported it asTrump vows retaliation after Iran targets U.S. base in Jordan (opens The Penn in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the United States Space Academy. He also presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II astronauts during a visit to NASA's Mission Control in Houston.
The Penn reported it asTrump announces the establishment of a Space Force Academy (opens The Penn in a new tab)
A Texas Southern University poll shows Democrats leading in three South Texas congressional races. This comes as three candidates endorsed by Donald Trump are reportedly in trouble in the region, which has historically leaned Republican.
The Penn reported it asTrump-endorsed congressional Republicans in south Texas trailing in polls (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz, with the US Navy confirming the waterway is demined. He issued a stern warning to Iran, threatening immediate destruction for any vessel attempting to lay new mines.
The Penn reported it asMines cleared from Strait of Hormuz; more oil flowing (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Bearded capuchin monkeys hunt small animals like lizards and rodents when plant foods are scarce, according to a study published in PLOS One. Male monkeys hunt more frequently and target more dangerous prey than females, and both sexes prefer the fat-rich brains and guts of their prey.
The Penn reported it asMonkeys hunt animals like lizards and snakes when fruit scarce (opens The Penn 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 Penn reported it asICE agent accused in Minnesota released from Texas jail (opens The Penn in a new tab)
Who says so
The lean above is carried in the coverage data this site ingests, which names no rater for it. We publish it because it is what the rest of the site groups The Penn on, and we will not present it as an assessment by anyone in particular until we hold one.
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
The rating above reaches us without a named assessor, and is published as that rather than as anyone’s verdict.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Penn.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Seen publishing on
- thepenn.org
- 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
- 40
- Reports listed
- 40
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
40 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 Penn is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 40 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Penn’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 20 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Penn, 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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