Virginia Mercury media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Virginia Mercury one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 17 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Virginia Mercury biased?
The rating organisations do not give Virginia Mercury one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Virginia Mercury left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Virginia Mercury one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Virginia Mercury reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Virginia Mercury 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 Virginia Mercury has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Virginia Mercury’s own report linked underneath.
President Donald Trump's address to the United Nations General Assembly included numerous claims that have been disputed by experts and official reports. These assertions covered topics from U.S. munitions stockpiles and global oil reserves to his record on settling wars and climate change warnings.
Virginia Mercury reported it as‘Drive them into hell’: Trump ponders destruction of Iran at United Nations (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
Virginia Mercury reported it asDiesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Virginia Mercury reported it asUS Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Virginia Mercury reported it asFrustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
Trump pressured officials to 'find' votes, loyalist Republicans sought to deny Biden presidency
Trust 33President Donald Trump pressured state election officials to "find" votes after his 2020 loss, while loyalist Republicans in Congress attempted to deny Joe Biden the presidency during the Electoral College certification. Concerns exist about future attempts to overturn election results.
Virginia Mercury reported it asHow the US House could overturn the midterm election results (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
Over 250 current and former members of Congress have urged the US Supreme Court to deny a request to pause a ruling blocking parts of a USPS mail-in voting rule. They argue the rule and a related executive order unconstitutionally infringe on Congress's authority over federal elections.
Virginia Mercury reported it asTrump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject a federal judge's order that halts new rules for mail-in voting. The appeal comes as North Carolina prepares to send out mail ballots, with a whistleblower report warning the new rules could prevent millions of ballots from being sent.
Virginia Mercury reported it asUS Supreme Court again urged to permit Trump vote-by-mail restrictions (opens Virginia Mercury 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.
Virginia Mercury reported it asUSPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
The Trump administration is appealing a judge's decision that blocked an executive order limiting mail voting before the midterm elections. The order could allow the Postal Service to refuse ballots from states not submitting eligible voter lists or following a uniform envelope style.
Virginia Mercury reported it asJudge calls Trump mail ballot rule ‘substantively unconstitutional’ as court battle extends (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
The Trump administration is implementing new regulations that extend beyond border enforcement, targeting immigrants through measures like limiting tax credit refunds and requiring English proficiency for truck drivers.
Virginia Mercury reported it asTrump has widened scope of anti-immigrant policy in second term (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
A federal judge has lifted a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. The Supreme Court ruled a previous challenge was premature, but states have filed a new lawsuit arguing the USPS rule interferes with election administration.
Virginia Mercury reported it asNew challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney stated Canada will resume trade negotiations with the United States once the U.S. adopts a more favourable approach. This comes after Canada suspended talks, citing U.S. attempts to impose restrictive measures. Carney also announced a significant shipbuilding contract.
Virginia Mercury reported it as“Remember the little guy”: Kaine hears from Virginia farmers as Canada trade fight drives up concern (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6, 2026, that denied birthright citizenship to children of foreign diplomats. This action followed a U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited a previous order, impacting Trump's campaign promises on citizenship.
Virginia Mercury reported it asTrump’s court workarounds push limits but are within legal bounds, experts say (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
The US Agriculture Department plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, removing logging restrictions on over 40 million acres of national forest. The move, announced by Secretary Brooke Rollins, aims to reduce wildfire risks but is opposed by environmental groups who say it will increase them.
Virginia Mercury reported it asUSDA advances Roadless Rule repeal; advocates, lawmakers say it puts 400,000 acres in Va. at risk (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether construction of Donald Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom can proceed after a preservation group sued, arguing the project violates federal law. The administration claims it is a military complex exempt from congressional approval.
Virginia Mercury reported it asTrump’s ballroom ‘illegal’ without congressional approval, high court told (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
A video shows an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pointing a gun at Carolina Molina in Falls Church, Virginia, after she shouted insults at officers. Molina denies DHS claims she used her car as a weapon, while Rep. Don Beyer demands accountability for the incident.
Virginia Mercury reported it asICE agent pulls gun on Virginia woman who yelled at them in parking lot, more headlines (opens Virginia Mercury in a new tab)
The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as US Attorney General by a 50-49 vote on 9 August 2026, with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy casting the deciding vote. Cassidy said he had concerns about Blanche’s commitment to the Constitution but cited positive aspects of his record.
Virginia Mercury reported it asTodd Blanche sworn in as attorney general after contentious Senate confirmation (opens Virginia Mercury 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
We hold no ownership record for Virginia Mercury.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Official site
- virginiamercury.com
- Seen publishing on
- virginiamercury.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
- 17
- Reports listed
- 17
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 12 August 2026
17 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.
On 2 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Virginia Mercury ran the story anyway.
Across the 17 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Virginia Mercury: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 26 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 25 September 2026. Ratings pulled 11 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Virginia Mercury, 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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