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 916 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.
The United States will exclude South Africa and Rwanda from the Africa-US duty-free trade deal, known as AGOA, from January 1, 2027. The decision follows concerns over trade barriers and governance practices inconsistent with the agreement's criteria.
Washington Times reported it asTrump administration will cut South Africa and Rwanda from the AGOA trade program (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Governor Mike Braun said Monday he will not grant clemency to death‑row inmate Jeffrey Weisheit, who is scheduled for lethal‑injection execution on Thursday for the 2010 murders of Alyssa and Caleb Lynch. Weisheit’s lawyers argue the pharmacy supplying the drugs is on indefinite probation.
Washington Times reported it asIndiana governor says execution will go ahead Thursday against man who killed 2 kids (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Kohen Wiley, a 1‑year‑old, was killed when Senatobia police Sgt. Hunter Foster fired into his mother’s car, saying it threatened to hit him. His parents protested at Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office, demanding a meeting after the AG’s office deemed the shooting appropriate. The ATF is investigating a fire at the police building.
Washington Times reported it asParents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's Office (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Wilson Joseph, leader of Haiti's 400 Mawozo gang, has written to the UN Secretary General requesting dialogue and mediation. He expressed concerns that El Salvador's deployment of troops after the disappearance of four Salvadoran aviation technicians could escalate violence.
Washington Times reported it asPowerful Haitian gang leader tells AP he wrote U.N. seeking dialogue as clashes intensify (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
Washington Times reported it asHe's not on the ballot but Trump's presidency is on the line Tuesday (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
China's Coast Guard is harassing shipping with patrols off Taiwan's east coast, according to Taiwan's Coast Guard. Taipei says the patrols aim to exert a fictional jurisdiction and has sent its own ships to monitor the situation.
Washington Times reported it asTaiwan accuses China of harassment after standoff between coast guard ships (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump indicated he would deliver his final campaign pitch for the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The renovation of the pool has been marked by significant cost increases and schedule delays.
Washington Times reported it asTrump signals he'll give closing election pitch at the Reflecting Pool, a revamp plagued by problems (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it asEl-Sayed shrugs off Rep. Steven's endorsement of his GOP opponent in Michigan Senate race (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney stated he had a 'good conversation' with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade. Carney indicated that Canadian and U.S. representatives will work in the coming weeks to finalize a trade deal, which he said would create jobs and boost affordability.
Washington Times reported it asCanadian Prime Minister Carney reports progress in trade talks with Trump days before U.S. midterms (opens Washington Times 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.
Washington Times reported it asFlash floods trigger evacuations in Arizona and Colorado amid heavy rains in southwest (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Israel's election results will be upheld despite an ongoing investigation into allegations of foreign funding for Arab parties. The head of the Central Elections Committee stated that even if suspicions are confirmed, they will not invalidate the overall outcome of the vote.
Washington Times reported it asMost suspects released after Israeli court says no evidence for accusation of bribery in election (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Thousands gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, to mark the second anniversary of a railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people. The tragedy, which occurred on November 1, 2024, is linked to protests that contributed to the fall of the ruling party.
Washington Times reported it asSerbia marks the second anniversary of a train station tragedy that fueled student protests (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated he would 'love' to run for president again in 2028, but acknowledged the constitutional restriction preventing a third term. He made the remarks to interviewer Miranda Devine for her podcast, also claiming an unspecified poll showed him winning.
Washington Times reported it asTrump 2028? President says he would 'love' to run again (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
An analysis of a Trump administration list of alleged noncitizen voters in California found that 42% of the names could not be found on the state's voter rolls. The study, conducted by UCLA data analysts, also indicated that thousands of U.S. citizens may have been incorrectly flagged.
Washington Times reported it asMore than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls: analysis (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it asHegseth's father: El-Sayed has 'little man syndrome' (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
November is National Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the diverse histories and cultures of hundreds of tribal communities across the U.S. Reports highlight artists, families returning to subsistence gathering, and early childhood programs.
Washington Times reported it asFrom salmonberry harvests to traditional tattoos, Native American culture is spotlighted in November (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
A nearly two-pound meteorite discovered in Mali in 2022 has been identified as a 4.1-billion-year-old piece of Mars. Named Teghaza 001, it offers new insights into the Red Planet's early history and water cycle.
Washington Times reported it asMeteorite found in Sahara Desert is chunk of the crust of Mars dating back over 4.1 billion years (opens Washington Times 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 Times reported it asTrump loses lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein claims (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Dockworkers in 22 countries launched a coordinated strike on October 30, 2026, protesting arms shipments and the use of ports for military purposes. Organizers estimate significant disruption to Mediterranean cargo and billions of dollars in freight.
Washington Times reported it asDockworkers worldwide strike against arms shipments and to demand better working conditions (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
- 916
- Reports listed
- 952
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
952 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 378 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Washington Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 916 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 22 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 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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