LEFT BIAS
These media sources are moderate to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Left Bias sources.
- Overall, GroundTruth is rated as left-biased due to consistent progressive framing and criticism of right-leaning politics. It is rated High Factual, reflecting credible reporting and experience-based analysis, with narrative sourcing and a clean fact-check record.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT (-6.0)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.8)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
GroundTruth is a Substack publication created by veteran foreign correspondent Charles M. Sennott. According to the about page, it operates under GroundTruth Media Partners LLC, an editorial spinoff of the nonprofit GroundTruth Project. The newsletter focuses on field reporting, commentary on global affairs, and reflections on journalism, built on Sennott’s decades covering conflicts, politics, and international news for outlets such as the Boston Globe and PBS Frontline.
Read our profile on the United States media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
GroundTruth is owned by GroundTruth Media Partners LLC and funded primarily through paid Substack subscriptions. Sennott encourages reader support to sustain on-the-ground reporting.
Analysis / Bias
GroundTruth regularly critiques hedge-fund media ownership, authoritarian politics, and U.S. foreign-policy decisions. Articles such as Alden to News: Drop Dead sharply condemn Alden Global Capital’s role in local-news collapse.
AI is transforming journalism frames Trump-era regulatory pressure on comedians as censorship. In foreign-policy coverage like Gaza starves while Trump accepts gifts, Sennott depicts Trump’s Gulf tour as ethically troubling and harmful to Palestinians. The tone is grounded in mainstream reporting but consistently sympathetic to labor, journalists, press freedom, and humanitarian concerns, with strongly critical coverage of Trump, Gulf monarchies, and Israeli policy. Sourcing is credible but narrative, with little inclusion of opposing viewpoints.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, GroundTruth is rated as left-biased due to consistent progressive framing and criticism of right-leaning politics. It is rated High Factual, reflecting credible reporting and experience-based analysis, with narrative sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 11/22/2025)
Source: https://charlessennott.substack.com/
Last Updated on November 22, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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