Deseret News
US OutletDeseret News is a Salt Lake City publication whose first issue appeared on June 15, 1850. It is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The publisher states that its newsroom operates independently of the Church.
Slantwise's combined political orientation rating is Center.
Recorded confidence: Medium Confidence. This describes rating agreement, not factual accuracy.
Original evidence links are missing for some recorded ratings, or the ratings were imported without a documented original review.
Published arcs with Deseret News coverage
The saved story receipts for these arcs include reporting from Deseret News. Each arc brings together a matter's developments and coverage from different outlets.
- The September 2026 nor'easter that flooded the Northeast coast
- Christa Pike's failed execution and Tennessee's halt to executions
- The killing of Charlie Kirk: the response, his funeral and his legacy
- Trump's orders to require proof of citizenship and limit mail voting
- The Protect College Sports Act, from its stalled start to Senate passage
- The 2026 rise in mortgage rates to their highest level in over a year
Recorded ratings
These are the raters' published categories, not Slantwise assessments of factual accuracy. Dates show when we recorded or checked the evidence, not when a rater reviewed the outlet.
Rater panel
| Rater and rating | Evidence and dates |
|---|---|
| Media Bias / Fact CheckRight-Center | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: date unknown Evidence checked: Oct 4, 2026 |
| AllSidesCenter | Original rating page ↗ Recorded: Jun 7, 2026 Evidence checked: Oct 4, 2026 |
Imported rating: the original review was not documented. A later evidence check does not reconstruct that review date.
On our coverage graphs
Counted as Center, from the raters' rating above. How we count coverage