The Record media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Record as leaning left. We have seen it on 584 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Record biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Record as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Record left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Record as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is The Record reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Record are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Record has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Record’s own report linked underneath.
Lobster landings in Newfoundland and Labrador have more than doubled in under a decade, according to government data. While some fishermen see opportunity in expanding licenses, the province's fisheries union raises concerns about market value and infrastructure.
The Record reported it asSome N.L. fishers say more lobster licenses could spur rural fishing economies (opens The Record in a new tab)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has stated that Iranians are suffering due to economic hardship and internal repression. She said the people are paying the price for ongoing wars and U.S. sanctions, with some reports indicating this suffering has lasted for seven months and others for 1 1/2 years.
The Record reported it asNobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iranians are paying the price for war (opens The Record in a new tab)
NATO defence chiefs are meeting in Copenhagen to select the next chair of the alliance's military committee. Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Jennie Carignan, is a candidate for the position, facing competition from Germany's Gen. Carsten Breuer. The role is considered a prestige posting.
The Record reported it asNATO defence chiefs to decide whether to tap Gen. Carignan for senior NATO post (opens The Record in a new tab)
Canada's government has not condemned Turkey's crackdown on LGBTQ+ organizations, unlike several European nations. This silence comes as Canada negotiates a potential trade deal with Ankara, while Turkish authorities have detained activists and raided LGBTQ+ groups.
The Record reported it asCanada mum as European peers slam Turkey for raiding LGBTQ+ groups (opens The Record in a new tab)
Italian health authorities have reported over 650 West Nile virus infections this year, representing about half of Europe's total cases. Experts attribute the rise to a warming climate, which extends mosquito breeding seasons and virus survival.
The Record reported it asAs Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread farther and longer (opens The Record in a new tab)
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
The Record reported it asTrump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster US military presence in Greenland (opens The Record in a new tab)
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
The Record reported it asTrump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster US military presence in Greenland (opens The Record in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
The Record reported it asHoldout juror in Clancy trial says he didn’t have ‘any doubts’ she was responsible for killing her kids (opens The Record in a new tab)
Scientists are engineering soybeans with deeper root systems to improve climate resilience and enhance carbon sequestration. The Salk Institute, with funding from the Bezos Earth Fund, is leading this research, identifying and editing genes to promote root growth and carbon storage.
The Record reported it asScientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon (opens The Record in a new tab)
A federal judge has blocked the creation of a $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate political allies of former President Donald Trump. The judge stated the issues underlying the case remain relevant, despite the administration's claims the fund is defunct.
The Record reported it asJudge isn’t swayed by government’s claims that plans for an ‘anti-weaponization fund’ are dead (opens The Record in a new tab)
A federal judge has blocked the creation of a $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate political allies of former President Donald Trump. The judge stated the issues underlying the case remain relevant, despite the administration's claims the fund is defunct.
The Record reported it asJudge isn’t swayed by government’s claims that plans for an ‘anti-weaponization fund’ are dead (opens The Record in a new tab)
Phil Klay, an award-winning author and Iraq War veteran, has been appointed the new president of PEN America. He succeeds Dinaw Mengestu, who resigned in July following a PEN report on the isolation of Jewish and Israeli writers. The organization has faced internal disagreements related to the Israel-Hamas war.
The Record reported it asPrize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts (opens The Record in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week. Geopolitical instability and war are noted as factors surrounding the event, with U.S. President Donald Trump's actions to dismantle the multilateral order also mentioned. Carney will not deliver a speech, but Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is slated to speak.
The Record reported it asCarney set to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week (opens The Record in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
The Record reported it asMeet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century (opens The Record in a new tab)
On 17 September 2026 a federal judge struck down a Trump‑era rule that required the US Education Department to terminate millions of dollars in diversity, equity and inclusion grants. The decision was first reported by Reuters and was covered by several centre and right outlets.
The Record reported it asJudge strikes down Trump policy that cut millions in teacher-training money (opens The Record in a new tab)
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 Record reported it asEarly voting begins in midterm elections that could flip control of Congress (opens The Record in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice will investigate AI-related crimes but will not be a regulatory body for the technology. He accused Democrats of using the AI debate to influence the midterm elections and prefers a restrained approach to enforcement actions against AI companies.
The Record reported it asAttorney General Blanche’s appearances at political events blur Justice Department boundaries (opens The Record in a new tab)
Russia has demanded that Japan remove US-made Typhon missile systems from its territory, citing them as a threat to its security. Moscow sent a protest note on September 3, with China also expressing concern.
The Record reported it asRussia lodges protest with Japan over US Typhoon missile deployment (opens The Record in a new tab)
Scientists are engineering soybeans with deeper root systems to improve climate resilience and enhance carbon sequestration. The Salk Institute, with funding from the Bezos Earth Fund, is leading this research, identifying and editing genes to promote root growth and carbon storage.
The Record reported it asScientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon (opens The Record in a new tab)
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 Record reported it asEarly voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress (opens The Record 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.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanLeftCheck it
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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- USA TODAY Co.Media Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States
- Official site
- therecord.com
- Seen publishing on
- troyrecord.com, therecord.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
- 584
- Reports listed
- 788
- We could read
- 11
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
777 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 11 we could open, not on everything it published.
We have not seen The Record cover a story that outlets rated left were largely absent from.
Across the 584 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Record’s on 15 of them. Overall it filed a median of 11 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Record, 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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