The Times and Democrat media bias and reliability
AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Times and Democrat in the centre. We have seen it on 51 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Times and Democrat biased?
AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Times and Democrat in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Times and Democrat left or right?
AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Times and Democrat in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Times and Democrat reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Times and Democrat are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Times and Democrat has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Times and Democrat’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
The Times and Democrat reported it asTrump's midterm rebuke casts a new political landscape (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
The Times and Democrat reported it asTrump's midterm rebuke casts a new political landscape (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Democrat Gina Hinojosa has defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the 2026 Texas governor's race. Her victory makes her the first Democrat elected governor in more than 30 years and the third woman to hold the office.
The Times and Democrat reported it asGina Hinojosa makes history as first Latina governor of Texas (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
The Times and Democrat reported it asWhat early voting does and doesn’t tell us about the 2026 midterms (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
The Times and Democrat reported it asWhat early voting does and doesn’t tell us about the 2026 midterms (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
The Times and Democrat reported it asWhat early voting does and doesn’t tell us about the 2026 midterms (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Katie Zacharia, who served as White House press secretary for five days in October 2026, has spoken about her brief tenure. She was dismissed by President Donald Trump after a single press briefing and later appeared on Fox News.
The Times and Democrat reported it asKatie Zacharia blames 'Hannity' appearance, the media for firing (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
A report by House Democrats includes a new allegation from Beatrice Keul, who claims Donald Trump raped her in 1993. The report also alleges Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse. The White House denies the claims.
The Times and Democrat reported it asDemocrats want special counsel to probe Trump-Epstein ties (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Democratic lawmakers have called for a special counsel to investigate Donald Trump's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. A new report details accusations against Trump and claims the DOJ sought to protect him.
The Times and Democrat reported it asDemocrats want special counsel to probe Trump-Epstein ties (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
The Times and Democrat reported it asElection Day is coming fast. Here's what voters should know (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
The Times and Democrat reported it asElection Day is coming fast. Here's what voters should know (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
The Russian Defence Ministry announced that its drones struck a workshop producing unmanned boats in the Chernomorsk port and hit several vessels, a cargo ship bound for Chornomorsk, a dry cargo ship carrying goods for the United States, and a supply ship heading to Odessa. No casualties were reported.
The Times and Democrat reported it asMoscow and Kyiv exchange attacks (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Russia launched a ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv on October 26-27, 2026. The strikes resulted in at least one death and multiple injuries, damaging key infrastructure like the Southern Bridge and subway lines.
The Times and Democrat reported it asMoscow and Kyiv exchange attacks (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Ukraine has requested five European partners provide 10% of their existing interceptor missile stocks for Patriot and IRIS-T air defence systems. Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara proposed an exchange for future deliveries, while also highlighting the urgent need for MANPADS.
The Times and Democrat reported it asMoscow and Kyiv exchange attacks (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Ukrainian drones struck the Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station in Russia's Samara region on the night of 2 November 2026. The facility, described as Europe's largest oil tank farm, has been targeted multiple times previously.
The Times and Democrat reported it asMoscow and Kyiv exchange attacks (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
AI has identified critical security flaws in the PHP programming language, potentially impacting 70% of global websites. Millions of cyberattack attempts have been recorded as governments and companies scramble to patch the vulnerabilities.
The Times and Democrat reported it asCompanies rush to patch PHP (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Social media videos believed to be AI-generated and linked to Russia are targeting two Democratic US Senate candidates. The videos misuse real people's names and photographs to spread disinformation as midterm elections approach.
The Times and Democrat reported it asRussia targets Dems with misinformation (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate a figure on the Iwo Jima monument. Police estimate the damage to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suspect's motive remains unclear, with police reporting "multiple contradictory reasons" for his actions.
The Times and Democrat reported it asMan accused of beheading Iwo Jima statue in Virginia with sledgehammer (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released by Russia after nearly five years of detention. He was convicted of serving as a mercenary. The release was announced by former President Donald Trump, who stated Russia demanded nothing in return.
The Times and Democrat reported it asRussia frees retired US schoolteacher held since 2022 (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that recent Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries did not cause significant damage. He also said Russia would respond to the attacks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on European countries' "destructive position" regarding Russian diesel exports.
The Times and Democrat reported it asUkraine resumes strikes on refineries (opens The Times and Democrat in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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.
High factuality
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Who owns it
- Lee EnterprisesMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- thetandd.com
- Seen publishing on
- thetandd.com
- Access
- Free to read
- 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
- 51
- Reports listed
- 51
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
51 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 Times and Democrat is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 51 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Times and Democrat: its report arrived a median of 3 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
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