Washington Examiner media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Washington Examiner as leaning right. We have seen it on 310 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Washington Examiner biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Washington Examiner as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Washington Examiner left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Washington Examiner as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Washington Examiner reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Washington Examiner 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 Washington Examiner has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Washington Examiner’s own report linked underneath.
USPS halts Trump‑linked mail‑voting system, Postmaster General David Steiner says work stopped
Trust 56The United States Postal Service stopped work on a computer system designed to support President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail voting. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the pause on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of the related executive order earlier that week.
Washington Examiner reported it asPostal Service chief confirms Trump mail-in ballot security work stopped (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
India's Ministry of External Affairs has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that world leaders fell ill after attending the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The ministry's fact-checking unit labelled the claims 'fake' and 'malicious'.
Washington Examiner reported it asIndia denies Xi Jinping fell ill at the BRICS summit in New Delhi (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced significant progress toward establishing a US military base in Poland. He stated the location would be announced soon and described the potential base as a historic step for the US-Poland alliance. Polish President Karol Nawrocki was credited for his leadership.
Washington Examiner reported it asTrump says US is close to establishing a new Army base in Poland (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Far-left streamer Hasan Piker stated that the United States causes more deaths globally than al-Qaeda. His remarks have drawn criticism from Republicans and scrutiny for Democrats associated with him, including Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Washington Examiner reported it asHasan Piker declares US worse 'pound for pound' than al Qaeda (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Paramount has threatened to leave California since July, when the state sued to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is taking the threat seriously, while California's Attorney General Rob Bonta calls it blackmail.
Washington Examiner reported it asHow Rob Bonta united Newsom, Hollywood unions, and Republicans (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance said American policy in the Middle East cannot be made subservient to Israel. He argued that President Trump has shown a greater willingness than other recent presidents to diverge from Israeli interests when they conflict with American ones.
Washington Examiner reported it asVance isn't betraying Israel or in bed with Iran — GOP can't handle 'America First' (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in North Carolina with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. This event marks Trump's first rally since his midterm convention in Dallas, as Republicans hope his presence will energize voters.
Washington Examiner reported it asTrump blames Roy Cooper and his 'band of communists' for North Carolina crime (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
Washington Examiner reported it asHouse passes Russia and Iran sanctions bill (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Federal officials have acknowledged that President Donald Trump's planned 250-foot arch will cause unavoidable harm to historic sites, including Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. Despite these concerns, they maintain the project must proceed at its proposed location.
Washington Examiner reported it asNational Park Service offers plan to mitigate 'adverse effects' of Trump arch (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
The U.S. House Oversight Committee voted to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Reports differ on whether the vote was unanimous, and Black's lawyers denounced the resolution as a complete abomination.
Washington Examiner reported it asHouse holds Leon Black in contempt over Epstein testimony after lawsuit (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
Washington Examiner reported it asSouth Africa slams US visa restrictions over alleged racism (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Washington Examiner reported it as'Stay in our lane': Warsh vows Fed independence after hiking rates (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Novo Nordisk and Anthropic have announced a collaboration to use artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development. Novo Nordisk will employ Anthropic's Claude models, including Claude Science, to advance its research and development efforts.
Washington Examiner reported it asAnthropic and Ozempic's developer announce AI drug discovery collaboration (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Washington Examiner reported it asFed raises interest rates in defiance of Trump (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
A federal judge has blocked the Department of Homeland Security from issuing further warning notices to David Streever. Streever had sent an email to the former acting director of ICE comparing him to a Nazi. The judge ruled the warning notice likely violated Streever's First Amendment rights.
Washington Examiner reported it asFederal court says DHS threatened man who criticized ICE (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
Washington Examiner reported it asMike Johnson slams Pete Hegseth impeachment articles (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
A Government Accountability Office report found the Trump administration spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers in 2025. The initiative, known as DOGE, led to a 435% increase in such leave, with an estimated $6.7 billion spent on a deferred resignation program.
Washington Examiner reported it asDOGE's 'Fork in the road' buyouts cost government nearly $7B (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Washington Examiner reported it asRobert Kraft drew a line in a week. Josh Shapiro has had a year (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
President Donald Trump reportedly had a heated exchange with Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty during a Kennedy Center board call. A federal judge blocked attempts to add Trump's name to the building, a decision the Justice Department has appealed.
Washington Examiner reported it asRep. Joyce Beatty details Trump's Kennedy Center 'tantrum' (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
Washington Examiner reported it asDOJ charges Russian agents for alleged murder-for-hire plot in US (opens Washington Examiner 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
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High factuality
Who owns it
- The Anschutz Corporationunknowndirect owner
- Philip AnschutzBillionaireparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Official site
- washingtonexaminer.com
- Seen publishing on
- washingtonexaminer.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- 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
- 310
- Reports listed
- 326
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
326 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 103 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Washington Examiner ran the story anyway.
Across the 310 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Washington Examiner’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 19 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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