The Post and Courier media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Post and Courier one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. We have seen it on 26 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Post and Courier biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Post and Courier one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; 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 Post and Courier left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Post and Courier one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; 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 Post and Courier reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Post and Courier 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 Post and Courier has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Post and Courier’s own report linked underneath.
The US Space Force has confirmed the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated the weapons are intended for defence against hostile actions, though specific details remain undisclosed.
The Post and Courier reported it asAir Force: US orbital weapons made public in “landmark moment” (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Space Force placed "space control weapons" to deter adversaries, drawing accusations from China and Russia.
The Post and Courier reported it asAir Force: US orbital weapons made public in “landmark moment” (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is visiting his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, for the Irish Open. His trip includes planned meetings with Irish leaders and is met with objections from lawyers and planned protests.
The Post and Courier reported it asIn an Irish village, Trump’s visit for golf tournament prompts protests and praise (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
The Post and Courier reported it as25 Years After 9/11, a Nation Gathers to Remember (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at its 'Surprise and Shine' event. The company also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. This marks the first major product launch under new CEO John Ternus.
The Post and Courier reported it asApple joins foldable phone race with $1,999 iPhone Duo (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a cryptic video ahead of the company's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling. The video appears to hint at a new variable aperture camera feature for the device, which is set to be announced alongside new Apple Watch models.
The Post and Courier reported it asApple joins foldable phone race with $1,999 iPhone Duo (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
The Trump administration is drafting a rule to allow married couples with a stay-at-home spouse to receive child care subsidies. The proposal would redirect funds from a program intended for working parents and is championed by Vice President JD Vance.
The Post and Courier reported it asTrump officials draft plan to pay at-home parents, using funds for working ones (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
A filing with the Federal Election Commission shows MAGA Inc. will spend at least $10 million to support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate bid against Democrat James Talarico, with President Donald Trump saying he will fund Republicans he believes can win.
The Post and Courier reported it asTrump’s super PAC will spend $10M on Texas senate race (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
New polling data from Gallup indicates a significant shift in US political affiliation, with Democrats now holding a 10-point lead over Republicans. This marks the largest advantage for Democrats in party identification since 2008, raising concerns for the Republican Party ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
The Post and Courier reported it asMore Americans are identifying as Democrats ahead of midterms (opens The Post and Courier 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 Post and Courier reported it asWhistleblower: USPS mail-in vote restrictions may toss 1,000s of legal ballots (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela granting the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves. Trump described the deal as the largest in world history, predicting it would increase US reserves and reduce fuel prices.
The Post and Courier reported it asWorld News at a Glance (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
Russia's Ministry of Defence announced preparations for large-scale strikes targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Moscow stated these actions are in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian and energy facilities.
The Post and Courier reported it as37 killed after Russian strike on weapons depot as Ukraine blames negligence (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
The Trump administration is reportedly pressuring the National Park Service to transfer a parcel of Yosemite National Park to a private developer, Kingsbarn Realty Capital. The developer seeks the land to build a road connecting its property to the park, raising conservation concerns.
The Post and Courier reported it asWorld News at a Glance (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order reducing the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule, driven by frustration over perceived links to autism. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is prioritizing studies on potential vaccine-autism connections, despite scientific consensus to the contrary.
The Post and Courier reported it asStates, parents aren't likely to accept Trump's new order on childhood vaccines (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun was among 160 colleagues laid off in Beijing after his boss inquired about AI replacing coding jobs. This reflects a broader trend in China where AI is reshaping the job market, leading to job displacement and wage reductions in various sectors.
The Post and Courier reported it asCommentary: A modern Tower of Babylon? The rise of job displacement by AI. (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
Pete Buttigieg returned to South Carolina to engage with Black voters, a demographic he struggled to connect with during his 2020 presidential campaign. His visit included stops at a Black church and a historically Black university, sparking discussion about a potential 2028 presidential bid.
The Post and Courier reported it asPete Buttigieg swings through South Carolina as 2028 primary draws ever closer (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
Lawyers for Dr. Anthony Fauci have established a legal defense fund to address the increasing number of state and federal investigations into his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci denies wrongdoing, and any remaining funds will go to charity.
The Post and Courier reported it asFauci's lawyers set up legal defense fund as US probes multiply (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has endorsed Republican Congressman Ralph Norman in the upcoming US Senate runoff election. Norman is facing Senator Darline Graham in the Republican primary, with election day set for August 25.
The Post and Courier reported it asFormer rival Mark Sanford endorses Ralph Norman in US Senate runoff (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
Israel’s military will investigate two attacks in Gaza: the February 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family, and the May 2025 killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics in Rafah. It will not investigate three other incidents, including strikes that killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders.
The Post and Courier reported it asIsrael admits its troops killed 5-year-old girl in Gaza, opens criminal probe (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)
Interim Sen. Darline Graham, appointed after her brother Lindsey Graham’s death, said during a debate that national security is ‘not my thing’. The comment came in response to a question about Taiwan and the South China Sea, and has drawn criticism from her opponent’s supporters ahead of the 25 August runoff.
The Post and Courier reported it asDarline Graham said national security is ‘not my thing.’ It became the post-debate talking point. (opens The Post and Courier 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
- Evening Post IndustriesIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Official site
- postandcourier.com
- Seen publishing on
- postandcourier.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 26
- Reports listed
- 26
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
26 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 Post and Courier is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 26 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Post and Courier’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 33 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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