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 federal 2020 election case against Trump, from the investigation to its end
- Matt Gaetz's withdrawn nomination for attorney general and the House Ethics report
- RFK Jr.'s confirmation as health secretary
- Jack Smith after the Trump cases: his reports, the probes of him and his testimony
- Australia's social media ban for children and the countries following it
- The 2024 general election campaign between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
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