Anand checks on Netanyahu's flight path over Canada
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is verifying if Benjamin Netanyahu's plane will cross Canadian airspace.
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What this story says
- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is investigating if Benjamin Netanyahu's plane will traverse Canadian airspace on Thursday.
- Benjamin Netanyahu is subject to an international arrest warrant.
- France has permitted Netanyahu's aircraft to fly over its territory on five occasions since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant.
- Netanyahu is en route to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 30 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 5 of the 35 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
41/100
35 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 1 of the 30 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand stated that she is checking whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel through Canadian airspace on Thursday. Netanyahu faces an international arrest warrant. He is reportedly travelling to New York to speak at the United Nations General Assembly.
Disagreement on France's airspace permission
Multiple reports indicate that France has allowed Netanyahu's plane to fly over its territory. Specifically, France info reported that this is the fifth time France has granted permission for Netanyahu's plane to fly over its territory since the ICC arrest warrant was issued. vz.ru also stated that France allowed Netanyahu's aircraft for the fifth time, contrary to an ICC warrant. The digest from 20 Minutes stated that Benyamin Netanyahu flew over French airspace on Tuesday, marking the fifth known overflight since the ICC arrest warrant was issued. Haberler reported that France granted permission for Netanyahu's plane, en route to the UN General Assembly, to fly through its airspace, with a diplomatic source confirming the permission. The digest from ekonomim.com stated that France allowed Netanyahu's plane, en route to New York, to pass through its airspace. The digest from franceinfo.fr stated this was the fifth time the Israeli Prime Minister had flown over French territory despite the ICC arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.
What the coverage left out
None of the 24 digests mention whether Benjamin Netanyahu's plane has already flown through Canadian airspace or if France has offered to transport Netanyahu's plane to the UN General Assembly, as suggested by a French diplomatic source in one unrated digest.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 23 Sept 2026, 19:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
23 rated outlets
- Sixteen left-rated digests reported that Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is checking whether Benjamin Netanyahu will travel through Canadian airspace on Thursday, noting that he faces an international arrest warrant. Several digests mentioned that France has allowed Netanyahu's plane to fly over its territory. The digest from franceinfo.fr specified this was the fifth time this had occurred since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. The digest from 20 Minutes stated this was the fifth known overflight since the ICC arrest warrant was issued. The digest from IBTimes UK mentioned that Netanyahu's UN flight faces an airspace problem that added 600km to his route to New York last year and whether an international arrest warrant still shapes this week's visit.
Centre
6 rated outlets
- Four centre-rated digests reported that Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is checking whether Benjamin Netanyahu will travel through Canadian airspace on Thursday, noting that he faces an international arrest warrant. Digests from Battlefords NOW and meadowlakeNOW included the phrase 'The International Criminal Cou...' at the end of their reports.
Right
1 rated outlet
- The single right-rated digest reported that France allowed Netanyahu's aircraft for the fifth time, contrary to an ICC warrant. It stated that French authorities agreed on Netanyahu's route to the UN General Assembly by ignoring the International Criminal Court's arrest document.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Anand checks on Netanyahu's flight path over Canada?
- Of the 30 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 77% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 3% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 35. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Anand checks on Netanyahu's flight path over Canada left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 77% of the 30 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
- Is the coverage of Anand checks on Netanyahu's flight path over Canada biased?
- Anand checks on Netanyahu's flight path over Canada is one event reported by 35 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Anand checks on Netanyahu's flight path over Canada?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Anand checks on Netanyahu's flight path over Canada?
- 35 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Is Benjamin Netanyahu facing an international arrest warrant?
- Yes, Benjamin Netanyahu faces an international arrest warrant. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand stated she is checking whether his plane will travel through Canadian airspace on Thursday.
- Has France allowed Benjamin Netanyahu's plane to fly over its territory?
- Yes, France has allowed Benjamin Netanyahu's plane to fly over its territory. Reports indicate this is the fifth time France has granted permission since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant.
- Where is Benjamin Netanyahu travelling?
- Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly travelling to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is checking if his flight path will include Canadian airspace.
Read it at the source
35 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
23- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
Timmins Today — is Timmins Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens ElliotLakeToday.com in a new tab)
ElliotLakeToday.com — is ElliotLakeToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today — is Thorold Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Collingwood Today in a new tab)
Collingwood Today — is Collingwood Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens flamboroughtoday.com in a new tab)
flamboroughtoday.com — is flamboroughtoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens burlingtontoday.com in a new tab)
burlingtontoday.com — is burlingtontoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
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- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Guelph Today in a new tab)
Guelph Today — is Guelph Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Bowen Island Undercurrent in a new tab)
Bowen Island Undercurrent — is Bowen Island Undercurrent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Elora Fergus Today in a new tab)
Elora Fergus Today — is Elora Fergus Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand Checks if Netanyahu, Under Arrest Warrant, Will Fly over Canada (opens La Presse in a new tab)
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens The Record in a new tab)
The Record — is The Record biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
The Hamilton Spectator — is The Hamilton Spectator biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Will Israel’s Netanyahu be allowed to fly through Canadian airspace? Here’s what Anita Anand says (opens Global News in a new tab)
Global News — is Global News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Netanyahu's UN Flight Faces the ICC Airspace Problem That Added 600km to His Route to New York Last Year (opens IBTimes UK in a new tab)
IBTimes UK — is IBTimes UK biased? Our profile of this outlet
- France Allows Netanyahu to Fly over Its Ground for the Fifth Time (opens 20 Minutes in a new tab)
20 Minutes — is 20 Minutes biased? Our profile of this outlet
- France Allowed the Plane From Benyamin Netanyahu, en Route to New York, to Fly over Its Territory (opens franceinfo.fr in a new tab)
franceinfo.fr — is franceinfo.fr biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
6- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens CTV News in a new tab)
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
CFJC Today Kamloops — is CFJC Today Kamloops biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
1Not rated
5- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Loonie Politics in a new tab)
Loonie Politics — is Loonie Politics biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect (opens Airdrie City View in a new tab)
Airdrie City View — is Airdrie City View biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Reason Netanyahu's Plane Won't Land in New York Has Been Revealed. (opens Republika Online in a new tab)
Republika Online — is Republika Online biased? Our profile of this outlet
- France Allowed Netanyahu's Plane, en Route to New York, to Pass Through Its Airspace. (opens ekonomim.com in a new tab)
ekonomim.com — is ekonomim.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- France Opened Its Airspace to Netanyahu's Plane Despite the ICC Arrest Warrant. (opens Haberler in a new tab)
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