The Star Democrat media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Star Democrat in the centre. We have seen it on 45 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Star Democrat biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Star Democrat in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Star Democrat left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Star Democrat in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Star Democrat reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Star Democrat are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Star Democrat has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Star Democrat’s own report linked underneath.
Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is attempting to distance himself from former President Donald Trump by voting against his signature legislation and skipping events. Despite these efforts, his re-election campaign faces scrutiny in a district that has shown a Democratic lean in presidential elections.
The Star Democrat reported it asThis swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not save him in the midterms (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi movement claimed to have launched missile and drone attacks on sensitive sites in Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu. The group stated the strikes were retaliation for Saudi attempts to hit Sana'a. Saudi Arabia has not officially confirmed the claims.
The Star Democrat reported it asSaudi Arabia issues air raid alerts across the country, and other Mideast developments (opens The Star Democrat 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 Star Democrat reported it asItaly sees mosquitos spread the West Nile virus farther and longer as Europe warms (opens The Star Democrat 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 Star Democrat reported it asHoldout juror in Clancy trial didn't have 'any doubts' that she was responsible for killing her kids (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
The juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has hired Edward Paltzik, an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. The juror stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt based on the evidence presented.
The Star Democrat reported it asHoldout juror in Clancy trial didn't have 'any doubts' that she was responsible for killing her kids (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
USPS halts Trump‑linked mail‑voting system, Postmaster General David Steiner says work stopped
Trust 56The United States Postal Service stopped work on a computer system designed to support President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail voting. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the pause on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of the related executive order earlier that week.
The Star Democrat reported it asThe Latest: Postal chief says work has stopped on system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
The Star Democrat reported it asTrump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a 'hostile act' and threatens more tariffs (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
Two conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal government, alleging that the leasing of 179 square miles in Wyoming for oil and gas drilling violates environmental laws and threatens critical big game migration corridors.
The Star Democrat reported it asOil and gas leases threaten big game migration routes, lawsuit claims (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty in a US federal money laundering case. He is accused of bribing officials to win contracts for food imports during a period of hardship in Venezuela.
The Star Democrat reported it asMaduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in federal money laundering case (opens The Star Democrat 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 Star Democrat reported it asMinnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
A former volunteer has filed a lawsuit against nonprofits tied to labor leader Cesar Chavez, alleging sexual abuse by him decades ago and that the organizations failed to investigate her complaints. The suit names the Cesar Chavez Foundation and the United Farm Workers Foundation as defendants.
The Star Democrat reported it asFormer volunteer sues César Chavez nonprofits over failing to stop union leader from sexual abuse (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
The Star Democrat reported it asIndonesia keeps several airports closed though volcanic eruption is easing (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on September 4-5, 2026, with an ash column observed by satellite. Loud booms were heard up to 150km away, and Indonesian authorities placed the volcano under Alert Level III, prohibiting access within a 3km radius.
The Star Democrat reported it asIndonesia keeps several airports closed though volcanic eruption is easing (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that gasoline prices are more likely to decrease in the coming months. He based this prediction on futures market data and an expected drop in demand after the summer travel season.
The Star Democrat reported it asFuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War and refinery issues (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit polls. This marks the first time a far-right party has achieved such a result in modern German history, though it is unclear if the AfD can form a government alone.
The Star Democrat reported it asGerman exit polls: far-right party has big lead in regional election but unclear whether it will be able to govern (opens The Star Democrat 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 Star Democrat reported it asTurning Point is laying the groundwork to shape Republican presidential primary in 2028 (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
The Star Democrat reported it asWomen gathered in a small Iranian town for a wedding. Then deadly strikes hit (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
Israel's military announced it had taken operational control of Ali Taher hill and tunnels beneath it on Thursday night. The area has seen frequent fighting since a ceasefire began over two months ago, despite mediation efforts by the United States.
The Star Democrat reported it asMonths after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon (opens The Star Democrat in a new tab)
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after 200-day Middle East mission amid crew welfare concerns
Trust 78The USS Abraham Lincoln reached Thailand after a 200-day deployment in the Middle East, the longest continuous sea duty in modern US Navy history. Reports of supply shortages, morale problems, and a possible suicide attempt prompted a Senate inquiry and a replacement carrier dispatch.
The Star Democrat reported it asThe USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier arrives in eastern Thailand following its Middle East deployment (opens The Star Democrat 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 Star Democrat reported it asPostal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends (opens The Star Democrat 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
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Very high factuality
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Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
- Official site
- stardem.com
- Seen publishing on
- stardem.com
- 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
- 45
- Reports listed
- 45
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
45 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 Star Democrat is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 45 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Star Democrat’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 16 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 21 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 21 September 2026. Ratings pulled 6 September 2026.
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