Tucson media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Tucson one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 104 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Tucson biased?
The rating organisations do not give Tucson one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Tucson left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Tucson one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Tucson reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Tucson are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Tucson has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Tucson’s own report linked underneath.
Democrat Joanna Mendoza has declared victory in Arizona's Congressional District 6, leading Republican incumbent Juan Ciscomani with 56.7% of the vote. The race is too close to call, according to the Associated Press. The contest has focused on social programs and tax cuts.
Tucson reported it asMendoza ousts Ciscomani, flips southern Arizona House seat blue (opens Tucson in a new tab)
Democrats have secured a trifecta in Arizona, winning control of the governorship and both legislative chambers for the first time in six decades. This marks a significant shift in the state's political landscape, with Republicans having held the House for 60 years and the Senate since the early 1990s.
Tucson reported it asHobbs vows to rein in vouchers, 'slash red tape for starter homes' (opens Tucson in a new tab)
Democrat Katie Hobbs has won re-election as Arizona governor, defeating Republican Andy Biggs. Early returns showed Hobbs with a commanding lead, securing her second term in office.
Tucson reported it asArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs cruises to second term (opens Tucson 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.
Tucson reported it asWhat early voting does and doesn’t tell us about the 2026 midterms (opens Tucson 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.
Tucson reported it asWhat early voting does and doesn’t tell us about the 2026 midterms (opens Tucson 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.
Tucson reported it asWhat early voting does and doesn’t tell us about the 2026 midterms (opens Tucson 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.
Tucson reported it asMichigan endorsement roils Senate race (opens Tucson in a new tab)
Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding across the Southwest, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Arizona and Colorado. The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is forecast to reach historic levels, while Sedona, Arizona, residents are being urged to leave their homes.
Tucson reported it asArizona floods: Person missing in Flagstaff; evacuations in Sedona, other sites (opens Tucson in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
Tucson reported it asPatrick Stewart, 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' star, dies at 86 (opens Tucson in a new tab)
Budapest has asked parliament to make a nuclear cooperation pact with Washington legally binding. The February agreement covers civilian nuclear work, including small modular reactors, and is intended to steer future projects toward American technology while reviewing Rosatom's role at Paks.
Tucson reported it asHungary to stick with nuclear cooperation deal with US (opens Tucson in a new tab)
Scientists have identified an icy object, named 2026 ED138, orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. The object's size is estimated between 600 and 1,500 kilometres in diameter. Classification as a dwarf planet depends on further study.
Tucson reported it asWorld spotted beyond Pluto could be solar system's next dwarf planet (opens Tucson in a new tab)
Donald Trump joked that $5,000 would barely cover a hamburger and dessert at his Mar-a-Lago club. The remark was made during a campaign rally in Texas, as voters express concerns about the cost of living ahead of the midterm elections.
Tucson reported it asTrump: $5K dividends won’t go far at Mar-a-Lago (opens Tucson in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
Tucson reported it asJudge: Prosecutor’s firing unlawful (opens Tucson in a new tab)
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, calling him a 'humanitarian' and thanking him for the release of American Stephen Hubbard. Witkoff also presented documents outlining potential peace agreement approaches.
Tucson reported it asLetter: Trump's ego fest (opens Tucson in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced that Audi will invest $4.2 billion in its first U.S. factory in Georgia. The plant, planned for Middle Georgia Megasite, is expected to create 4,500 jobs and begin production in the early 2030s.
Tucson reported it asAudi chief defends backing Trump on $4B US plant (opens Tucson in a new tab)
Former President Barack Obama criticized Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods during a rally in Detroit, Michigan. He joked about Canada being a 'well-known evil empire' and discussed the impact of tariffs on automakers.
Tucson reported it asBarnstorming Obama blasts Trump, Ramaswamy (opens Tucson in a new tab)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited China, arriving in the border city of Dandong via a newly opened bridge. This marks his first visit to the country in more than a year, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
Tucson reported it asNorth Korea's Kim crosses new bridge into China (opens Tucson 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.
Tucson reported it asRussia frees retired US schoolteacher held since 2022 (opens Tucson in a new tab)
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are reportedly travelling to Norway this week for talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is also expected to attend the tentative meetings, which come as tensions rise between Washington and Kyiv.
Tucson reported it asZelenskyy, Witkoff meet amid US-Ukraine rift (opens Tucson in a new tab)
Russia's Kremlin has called for an urgent resumption of dialogue with the United States on strategic nuclear stability, stating the world is in an unprecedented situation without a legal framework. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov also hopes for a meeting between President Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff soon.
Tucson reported it asZelenskyy, Witkoff meet amid US-Ukraine rift (opens Tucson 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Tucson.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States
- Official site
- tucson.com
- Seen publishing on
- tucson.com
- Access
- Metered: some articles are readable, some are not
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
- 104
- Reports listed
- 105
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 10 August 2026
102 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.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Tucson is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 104 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Tucson: its report arrived a median of 35 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 10 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 9 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Tucson, 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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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where Tucson publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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