Washington Times media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Washington Times as leaning right. We have seen it on 467 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Washington Times biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Washington Times as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Washington Times left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Washington Times as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Washington Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Washington Times are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Washington Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Washington Times’s own report linked underneath.
Abu Zubaydah, held at Guantanamo Bay for two decades without charges, appeared at a hearing to review his detention. A U.S. official described him as a trusted facilitator for Osama bin Laden, while his attorneys argued he was never an al-Qaida member and poses no threat.
Washington Times reported it asMan accused of ties to bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a keynote address at a conference for the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense, which he formerly chaired. He told attendees they had a friend in the Trump White House and highlighted administration actions to alter vaccine guidance.
Washington Times reported it asKennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended the mandate of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran. The vote creates a gap in oversight as the sanctions themselves remain in effect.
Washington Times reported it asRussia and China veto U.S. proposal for U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is hosting over 100 hunters and outdoor industry leaders for a White House dinner where he is expected to sign executive orders aimed at expanding access to public lands and waterways. The orders will also reverse certain Biden-era restrictions, including those on lead ammunition.
Washington Times reported it asTrump plans hunting orders ahead of White House dinner (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it asTrump says 'great progress' made toward permanent U.S. military base in Poland (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
The White House posted a TikTok showing ICE arrests set to Zara Larsson's "Midnight Sun". Larsson replied on the platform, calling the video dehumanising and the administration "losers". The White House subsequently removed the song from the reel.
Washington Times reported it asZara Larsson calls White House 'losers' over ICE video using her song (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
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 Times reported it asPostal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it as'History is calling': Congress gives Trump power to sanction Russian oil buyers with 100% tariffs (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
Washington Times reported it asTrump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a 'hostile act' (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to visit the United States, families and advocates have made public appeals for the release of detained US scholar Min Zin and Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai. The pleas were made during congressional hearings in Washington.
Washington Times reported it asFamilies of Jimmy Lai, Min Zin plead in Washington for their release ahead of Xi's visit (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
The Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump's planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Links. Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee have demanded project documents, citing a lack of public announcement.
Washington Times reported it asPark Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump's takeover of East Potomac golf course (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
US Representative Gregory Meeks has placed a hold on a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, citing concerns about the use of 40,000 bombs in densely populated areas. The Trump administration is planning the sale, which could be bypassed from normal congressional review.
Washington Times reported it asTop Democrat places hold on Trump administration's plan to sell heavy bombs to Israel (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
An Argentine judge has ordered companies to cease oilfield development near the Falkland Islands, escalating a long-standing sovereignty dispute with the UK. The ruling mandates a halt to drilling pending an environmental review, while Argentina also prepares new legal complaints and tougher sanctions.
Washington Times reported it asArgentine judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it asParamount signals exit from California amid merger fight (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it asHouse holds Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein probe subpoena (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
US stock markets closed lower on September 15, 2026, influenced by climbing oil prices and Treasury yields. Concerns about artificial intelligence spending and corporate demand also added to investor apprehension, leading to a broad market downturn.
Washington Times reported it asWall Street holds steady ahead of the Fed's decision as oil prices and bond yields ease (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it asAOC boycotts Ed Sheeran, blames Robert Kraft for Macklemore's tour exit (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it asFed raises rates by quarter-point to tame inflation, risking Trump's ire before November election (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
LeJames Norman was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday for a 2005 triple murder. On the same day, a Georgia judge issued a stay of execution for Stacey Humphreys, citing a new sentencing law.
Washington Times reported it asGeorgia death row inmate gets last-minute stay, for now, while an execution in Texas is on track (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it asTrump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites (opens Washington Times 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.
Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- The Washington Times LLCIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Official site
- washingtontimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- washingtontimes.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
- 467
- Reports listed
- 485
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
485 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 200 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Washington Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 467 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Washington Times’s on 7 of them. Overall it filed a median of 17 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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