Truthout media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Truthout on the left. We have seen it on 53 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Truthout biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Truthout on the left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Truthout left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Truthout on the left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Truthout reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Truthout are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Truthout has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Truthout’s own report linked underneath.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the vaccine-skeptic group Children's Health Defense that they have a "friend in the White House" in President Donald Trump. Kennedy delivered the keynote address at a conference hosted by the group in Washington, D.C.
Truthout reported it as“You Have a Strong and Steadfast Friend at the White House,” RFK Jr. Tells Anti-Vax Group (opens Truthout in a new tab)
The Trump administration is reviewing proposals to build at least 12 data centers and related infrastructure on federal public lands. These projects could span over 17,600 acres across Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, with local officials largely unaware.
Truthout reported it asThere Are 0 Data Centers on Public Lands. Trump Is Considering Building 12. (opens Truthout in a new tab)
A coalition of civil rights and union groups has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from being deployed to polling locations. This is the second such legal challenge this month.
Truthout reported it asTrump Administration Faces Second Lawsuit to Keep ICE Agents Away From Polls (opens Truthout in a new tab)
President Donald Trump was photographed on Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLIS[HED]'. The image emerged as the Kennedy Center has been surrounded by fencing and amid a court examination of its controversial closure.
Truthout reported it asTrump Caught Reviewing Plan to Demolish Kennedy Center in Air Force One (opens Truthout in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
Truthout reported it asReport: Trump Transferring $3B Worth of Bombs to Israel, Funded by US Taxpayers (opens Truthout in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
Truthout reported it asMassie Moves to Force Impeachment Vote Against Hegseth, Citing Civilian Deaths (opens Truthout in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
Truthout reported it asMcConnell Returns to US Senate Following 3-Month Paid Absence (opens Truthout in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
Truthout reported it asTrump’s EPA Repeals Limits on Power Plants’ Carbon Emissions (opens Truthout in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Truthout reported it asKey Saudi Pipeline to Be Shut Down for Weeks as Diesel Prices Hit Record Highs (opens Truthout in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Truthout reported it asTrump Claims the Only AI “Guardrail” Needed Is Himself (opens Truthout in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Truthout reported it asTrump Claims the Only AI “Guardrail” Needed Is Himself (opens Truthout in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has invalidated a Trump administration order that compelled the JH Campbell coal plant in Michigan to remain operational beyond its planned retirement. The court found the Energy Department lacked the legal authority to issue such emergency orders.
Truthout reported it asFederal Court Rules Trump Admin Can’t Keep Aging Michigan Coal Plant Open (opens Truthout in a new tab)
A coalition of civil rights groups and voting rights advocates, along with the city of Denver, have filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from deploying immigration enforcement agents to polling places on Election Day. The suit argues federal law restricts such presence to repelling armed enemies.
Truthout reported it asNew Lawsuit Is Challenging Trump Admin Plan to Allow ICE at Polling Places (opens Truthout 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.
Truthout reported it asGermany’s Fascist Party Just Won Control of a State Government (opens Truthout in a new tab)
The Trump administration has removed language that criticized the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery from a sign at the site and the Defense Department website. The changes come as part of an effort to reshape historical portrayals of the Civil War.
Truthout reported it asTrump Admin Removes Slavery Context From Former Confederate Statue Site at Arlington (opens Truthout in a new tab)
A Wall Street Journal report has led to criticism of Senator John Fetterman from former staffers and Democratic lawmakers. The report alleges Fetterman has shown little interest in his work, including constituent meetings and attending certain events.
Truthout reported it asFetterman Stood Up Paralyzed Veterans to Advocate for Israel on Fox (opens Truthout in a new tab)
Democrats have accused the Pentagon of attempting to redirect billions of dollars intended for NIH research into its own budget. Rep. Rosa DeLauro stated an interagency agreement could allow the Defense Department access to these funds, sparking criticism.
Truthout reported it asTrump Admin Secretly Working to Divert Billions From NIH Budget to Fund Iran War (opens Truthout in a new tab)
The US has extended its military deployment in the Middle East until 2027, with 50,000 troops and 19 warships remaining in the region. President Donald Trump is privately discussing declaring an end to the war with Iran, despite the Pentagon preparing for prolonged conflict.
Truthout reported it asHegseth Extends Deployment of 50,000 Troops in the Middle East Through 2027 (opens Truthout in a new tab)
A United Nations report published on September 2, 2026, states that global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5°C warming threshold within a few years. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal to limit damage.
Truthout reported it asUN Report Says Earth Will Overshoot 1.5C Warming, Emission Cuts Can Limit Damage (opens Truthout in a new tab)
The House of Representatives voted to adopt a resolution condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. The measure passed largely along party lines, though eight Democrats joined Republicans in support. The resolution also included language backing President Trump’s priority voting rights legislation.
Truthout reported it asDSA Candidate Criticizes 8 Dems Who Voted for “Anti-Socialism” House Measure (opens Truthout 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- TruthoutIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States
- Official site
- truthout.org
- Seen publishing on
- truthout.org, truth-out.org
- 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
- 53
- Reports listed
- 53
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
50 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 16 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Truthout ran the story anyway.
Across the 52 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Truthout: its report arrived a median of 35 hours after the earliest one 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 Truthout, 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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