Outlet track record
NC Department of Justice
U.S. center-left (Democratic-led state government agency)
The NC Department of Justice is a state government agency, not a news outlet. Its public statements, press releases and website reflect the policy positions of its elected head, Democratic Attorney General Jeff Jackson. Its communications are often critical of specific Trump administration actions, especially tariffs and election rules, but the office also cooperates with federal law enforcement and has joined fewer lawsuits than many other Democratic attorneys general.
Owned byOwned and run by the State of North Carolina. It is a state executive-branch department headed by the Attorney General, an independently elected statewide official. Jeff Jackson, a Democrat, has held the post since January 2025.
LeaningU.S. center-left (Democratic-led state government agency)
On the administrationmixed
6average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun