Webster County Citizen media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Webster County Citizen one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 70 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Webster County Citizen biased?
The rating organisations do not give Webster County Citizen one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Webster County Citizen left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Webster County Citizen one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Webster County Citizen reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Webster County Citizen are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Webster County Citizen has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Webster County Citizen’s own report linked underneath.
A major scientific report indicates Greenland and Antarctica have lost between 11.3 and 12.5 trillion tons of ice since 1979. This loss has contributed to a global sea level rise of approximately 3 to 3.14 centimeters, primarily driven by accelerated glacier flow into the ocean.
Webster County Citizen reported it asGreenland and Antartica lost staggering amount of ice last 50 years (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
A Pentagon inspector general's report has detailed the financial and material costs of the Iran war, estimating expenses at $33.4 billion as of June 29. The report also highlighted significant damage to U.S. bases and aircraft, alongside strategic inventory shortfalls for munitions.
Webster County Citizen reported it asCongress never funded the Iran war. The Pentagon is paying anyway (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
Webster County Citizen reported it asHouse Republican files impeachment resolution against Hegseth over Iran (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has publicly stated that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar married her brother to facilitate his immigration to the United States. Mullin indicated that an ongoing investigation could result in Omar's deportation if illegal activity is uncovered.
Webster County Citizen reported it asHoman confirms ongoing federal investigation into Ilhan Omar (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Border Czar Tom Homan has confirmed that the federal inquiry into Representative Ilhan Omar is an ongoing criminal investigation. He stated that fraud or material misrepresentation during the citizenship process could lead to denaturalization.
Webster County Citizen reported it asHoman confirms ongoing federal investigation into Ilhan Omar (opens Webster County Citizen 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.
Webster County Citizen reported it asU.S. Supreme Court rejects mail-in voting order (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance announced that approximately 870,000 borrowers suspected of pandemic-era fraud will be suspended from future federal small-business loans. These individuals are linked to an estimated $39 billion in alleged fraud, with over 80 people charged in connection with $245 million.
Webster County Citizen reported it asJD Vance uses Missouri visit to announce new crackdown on COVID loan fraud (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
Webster County Citizen reported it asEPA repeals emission rule for coal, natural gas power plants (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Webster County Citizen reported it asNew York leads lawsuit against Trump’s ‘public charge’ immigration rule (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photo of University of Texas students and described them as 'foreigners' displacing Americans. The post drew condemnation from prominent Texas Republicans, including U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, who called it racist and intolerant.
Webster County Citizen reported it asFifty days ahead of Election Day, Republicans pour money into Paxton campaign (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia has shut its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline following drone attacks launched from Iraq. The closure removes a key route for oil exports, potentially impacting four percent of global supply and driving up crude prices.
Webster County Citizen reported it asIran backed Houthi attack on Saudi pipeline threatens global supply (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Gasoline prices in Michigan increased by 32 cents per gallon over the past week, marking the largest rise of any U.S. state during that period. This significant jump has been noted as one of the largest weekly increases in months.
Webster County Citizen reported it asMichigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Gasoline and diesel prices are expected to increase significantly on Wednesday and Thursday, with analysts pointing to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as primary drivers. The U.S. average diesel price has reached $6.301 per gallon, and gasoline is at $4.355 per gallon.
Webster County Citizen reported it asMichigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Nicholas La Strada, former Missouri election integrity director, has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. The suit claims La Strada was fired for raising concerns about alleged illegal election activities, including recounting write-in votes and using state funds for political mailings.
Webster County Citizen reported it asFormer elections official accuses Missouri secretary of state of altering results, misleading judge (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Analysis of prehistoric human remains from Indonesia has revealed evidence of habitual drug use dating back approximately 25,000 years. This predates agriculture and suggests humans may have been consuming psychoactive substances much earlier than previously understood.
Webster County Citizen reported it asPeople got high on mind-bending drugs much earlier than initially believed (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Scientists estimate Mercury's diameter may have shrunk by up to 14 miles (23 kilometers), a figure 30% greater than earlier projections. The planet's hot iron core cooling and contracting is believed to be the cause, tightening its surface.
Webster County Citizen reported it asMercury shrinking more than scientists previously thought (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. This follows a federal appeals panel's decision to let a new map stand, sending the dispute back to the nation's highest court.
Webster County Citizen reported it asUS Supreme Court again blocks use of Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
A federal judge has permitted Missouri's Supreme Court to hold a contempt hearing for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. The hearing concerns a dispute over new congressional districts supported by Donald Trump, with legal battles ongoing.
Webster County Citizen reported it asMissouri congressional redistricting map saga continues (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
Webster County Citizen reported it asRepublicans head to Dallas for first midterm convention (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Missouri from using its old congressional districts for the upcoming midterm elections. This ruling follows the Supreme Court's decision not to intervene, adding to confusion over the state's electoral map.
Webster County Citizen reported it asMissouri AG's office trashes state Supreme Court ruling in federal filing (opens Webster County Citizen in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Webster County Citizen.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- webstercountycitizen.com
- Seen publishing on
- webstercountycitizen.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
- 70
- Reports listed
- 70
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
70 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 17 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Webster County Citizen ran the story anyway.
Across the 70 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Webster County Citizen’s on 4 of them. Overall it filed a median of 22 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Webster County Citizen, 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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