Hood County News - Bias and Credibility

LEAST BIASED

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Overall, we rate The Hood County News as least biased based on minimal editorializing of content. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to the use of credible sources and a clean fact-check record.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (1.5)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

The Hood County News is a newspaper based in Granbury, Texas. It covers topics such as news, business, local and state news, economics, politics, arts, and entertainment.

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Funded by / Ownership

The newspaper is privately owned and operated by Hood County News and funded through an advertising and subscription model.

Analysis / Bias

The Hood County News covers news, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment for the greater Hood County, TX, area. They report local news with minimal loaded emotional language Trial for ex-council candidate Brad Benson delayed to September. All information is properly sourced. The national news is republished from the Associated Press.

Editorially, opinion pieces and political news reporting slightly favor the right. The paper is fact-based and holds a slight right-leaning editorial bias.

Failed Fact Checks

None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate The Hood County News as least biased based on minimal editorializing of content. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to the use of credible sources and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 04/26/2025)

Source: https://www.hcnews.com/

Last Updated on April 26, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check