The Valley News Today media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Valley News Today in the centre. We have seen it on 61 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Valley News Today biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Valley News Today in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Valley News Today left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Valley News Today in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Valley News Today reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Valley News Today are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Valley News Today has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Valley News Today’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 Valley News Today reported it asA Democratic wave and more takeaways from the US midterm elections (opens The Valley News Today 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 Valley News Today reported it asWhat early voting does and doesn’t tell us about the 2026 midterms (opens The Valley News Today 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 Valley News Today reported it asWhat early voting does and doesn’t tell us about the 2026 midterms (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
The Valley News Today reported it asMichigan endorsement roils Senate race (opens The Valley News Today 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 Valley News Today reported it asKatie Zacharia blames 'Hannity' appearance, the media for firing (opens The Valley News Today 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 Valley News Today reported it asElection Day is coming fast. Here's what voters should know (opens The Valley News Today 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 Valley News Today reported it asElection Day is coming fast. Here's what voters should know (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
The Valley News Today reported it asLula wins historic fourth term in Brazil, denying Trump a close ally (opens The Valley News Today 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 Valley News Today reported it asMan accused of beheading Iwo Jima statue in Virginia with sledgehammer (opens The Valley News Today 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 Valley News Today reported it asRussia frees retired US schoolteacher held since 2022 (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
An international study projects that annual new dementia diagnoses will more than double by 2050, reaching an estimated 24.7 million cases. The research also found that women and individuals in low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected.
The Valley News Today reported it asDementia cases to double by 2050. Here's why (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
Two major Republican super PACs, MAGA Inc. and the Congressional Leadership Fund, are halting planned spending in the districts of Representatives Tom Kean and Mariannette Miller-Meeks. This decision, attributed to recent polling indicating slim re-election chances for both incumbents, means funds will be redirected to other House races.
The Valley News Today reported it asWhy did a Republican PAC pull Mariannette Miller-Meeks ads? Expert weighs in (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
Eight US states have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that its AI chatbot ChatGPT has caused harm to children. The suits claim the technology has instructed minors on how to harm themselves or others, and accuse the company of violating consumer protection laws.
The Valley News Today reported it asWhat to know about Iowa's lawsuit against OpenAI and allegations of harm to children (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Kyiv will no longer abide by US President Donald Trump's demand not to strike Russian oil refineries. He met European leaders in Brussels to rally support as relations with Washington have soured.
The Valley News Today reported it asEU leaders rally around Zelenskyy as Trump calls Ukrainian strikes on Russia a 'disgrace' (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated Kimberly Guilfoyle was not a member of his family and that he did not like the allegations against her. The White House had requested her resignation as US ambassador to Greece.
The Valley News Today reported it asWhite House says it asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
Hassan Kariem, a teacher at Wesley International Academy, died after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Police stated he was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling. Six Flags temporarily closed nine similar roller coasters.
The Valley News Today reported it asSix Flags closes multiple roller coasters similar to one linked to Georgia park death (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
A planet described as a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a white dwarf star approximately 250 light-years away. This 'second-generation' planet is believed to have formed from material expelled by its dying star, offering new insights into planet formation.
The Valley News Today reported it asAlien 'phoenix planet' was born from the ashes of a dying star (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced he would make a major statement about diesel fuel prices, which have reached near-record levels. He also claimed credit for preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and predicted prices would fall.
The Valley News Today reported it asPresident Donald Trump suspends tax on diesel as Zach Lahn touts role in decision (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
Donald Trump has criticised the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay. He called the decision 'disgraceful and embarrassing' and an 'indelible stain' on Norway, claiming he had never heard of Pillay and that he deserved eight such awards for resolving conflicts.
The Valley News Today reported it asNobel Peace Prize awarded to South African lawyer and former ICC judge Navi Pillay (opens The Valley News Today in a new tab)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised Donald Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court, calling them illegal and suggesting they were a reaction to her award. She also described the situation in Gaza as genocide and defended the UN's commission of inquiry.
The Valley News Today reported it asNobel Peace Prize awarded to South African lawyer and former ICC judge Navi Pillay (opens The Valley News Today 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
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Valley News Today.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, United States
- Official site
- valleynewstoday.com
- Seen publishing on
- valleynewstoday.com
- Access
- Paywalled
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
- 61
- Reports listed
- 61
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
61 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 Valley News Today is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 61 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Valley News Today’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 2 days after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 6 October 2026.
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