Outlet track record
North Carolina Department of Justice
U.S. state government agency (led by a Democratic elected attorney general)
The North Carolina Department of Justice is a state government agency, not an independent news outlet. Its public statements and press releases come from the Democratic Attorney General, Jeff Jackson. In 2026 the office has sued or joined suits against the Trump administration on tariffs, mail-in voting rules, Medicaid work requirements and disaster-funding cuts, so its messaging toward the administration is mostly critical.
Owned byAgency of North Carolina state government, part of the executive branch. It is led by the Attorney General, a statewide elected official. Jeff Jackson, a Democrat, has held the office since January 1, 2025. It is not a privately owned news outlet.
LeaningU.S. state government agency (led by a Democratic elected attorney general)
On the administrationbroadly critical
7average bias score across 2 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun