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 693 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.
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
Washington Examiner reported it asTrump touts 'record' drop in oil prices on election eve, says Iran wants a deal (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
The Kennedy Center has announced its 2026 honorees: Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet, and Barbara Mandrell. The ceremony will be moved from the venue for the first time due to a legal dispute involving President Donald Trump's renovation plans.
Washington Examiner reported it asKennedy Center names 2026 lifetime achievement honorees (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
A power outage affected over 1,100 Pepco customers in Washington D.C.'s Foggy Bottom and downtown areas on November 2. The disruption was attributed to a substation failure and occurred the day before the US midterm elections, leading to class cancellations at George Washington University.
Washington Examiner reported it asPower outages hit Washington affecting government agencies and GWU (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
The Royal Navy tracked a Russian intelligence-gathering ship, the Viktor Leonov, off the coast of Scotland. The vessel was observed monitoring NATO military exercises, leading to the deployment of Royal Navy helicopters.
Washington Examiner reported it asUK navy tracked Russian intelligence-gathering ship near NATO exercise (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Senator Bernie Sanders defended Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed against accusations of extremism and ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Sanders called the attacks racist and fearmongering, while Ted Cruz and Donald Trump warned of risks associated with El-Sayed.
Washington Examiner reported it asBernie Sanders says alleged Democratic ballot-stacking in Alaska was 'pretty dumb' (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
U.S. Representative Haley Stevens has faced significant backlash after endorsing Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat. Several members of her staff have resigned in protest, and some Jewish Democrats have publicly disavowed her endorsement.
Washington Examiner reported it asChief of staff to Haley Stevens resigns after Mike Rogers endorsement (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats gain a majority in Congress, indicating he would reject legislation before eventually making deals. The comments were made in an interview with the New York Post.
Washington Examiner reported it asTrump says he’ll become ‘Mr. Veto’ if Democrats control Congress (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
Washington Examiner reported it asJudge dismisses DOJ’s Alaska Senate election lawsuit targeting 2nd Sullivan (opens Washington Examiner 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.
Washington Examiner reported it asHaley Stevens flips endorsement to Mike Rogers after split with el Sayed (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared at a Detroit church with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. This occurred after internal party tensions escalated over an advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices.
Washington Examiner reported it asHaley Stevens attends church with Mike Rogers as el Sayed tensions spill over (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Democrats must pick up four seats in both the House and Senate to alter the trade debate, with Senator Ron Wyden urging repeal of Canada tariffs. The Trump administration says it will keep its tariff-driven agenda and rely more on executive actions.
Washington Examiner reported it asDemocrats plan to use majorities to force GOP to take tough votes on Trump tariffs (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
Washington Examiner reported it asTrump on Iran negotiations: 'We're not in that much of a hurry' (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
A 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana was shot and killed in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the victim's mother.
Washington Examiner reported it asTrump to grant visa to mother of teen killed in Bronx shooting, Mamdani says (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed commented on Pete Hegseth's high school athletic career, suggesting he was a benchwarmer. Hegseth's father responded, accusing El-Sayed of 'little man syndrome' and envy.
Washington Examiner reported it asPete Hegseth's father says el Sayed has 'little man syndrome' (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Iran's army has warned that any new US attack would spread the conflict to a wider geographical area. The warning comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert further hostilities and as both the US and Israel hold crucial elections.
Washington Examiner reported it asIranian supreme leader vows 'unrestricted response' to US strikes (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal judge to halt a third criminal case against him. The Justice Department filed the charges using a 'criminal information' instead of a grand jury, a move Comey's team calls legally invalid.
Washington Examiner reported it asJudge grills Comey lawyers on dismissal bid: ‘Why are we doing this?’ (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
The US Army conducted a large-scale exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to practice mass burial procedures for the first time in decades. The training simulated burying up to 2,400 bodies per day in preparation for high-intensity conflicts with mass casualties.
Washington Examiner reported it asUS Army conducted rare test of mass burial capabilities (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has publicly criticized Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's positions on Israel. Pelosi described his remarks as 'concerning' and 'wrong' during a podcast appearance, days before the Michigan Senate election.
Washington Examiner reported it asPelosi slams el Sayed's refusal to say Israel should exist (opens Washington Examiner 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.
Washington Examiner reported it asHaley Stevens to campaign with Abdul el Sayed in final stretch of Michigan race (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
US news outlets will announce midterm election winners before all votes are tallied, using data from the Associated Press or Decision Desk HQ. These providers use vote counts, statistical analysis, and modeling to project outcomes, though past race calls have been retracted.
Washington Examiner reported it asAn eleventh-hour GOP surge, or a looming blue blowout? (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
- 693
- Reports listed
- 748
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
748 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 216 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Washington Examiner ran the story anyway.
Across the 693 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 10 of them. Overall it filed a median of 22 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 2 November 2026.
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