Israeli election results to stand despite funding probe, chief says

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Israeli election results to stand despite funding probe, chief says?

Of the 65 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 32% are rated left, 49% are rated centre, 19% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 84. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Israeli election results to stand despite funding probe, chief says left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 65 rated outlets on this story, 32% are rated left, 49% are rated centre, 19% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Israeli election results to stand despite funding probe, chief says biased?

Israeli election results to stand despite funding probe, chief says is one event reported by 84 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 Israeli election results to stand despite funding probe, chief says?

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 Israeli election results to stand despite funding probe, chief says?

84 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.

Will the investigation into foreign funding affect the Israeli election results?

No, the head of Israel's Central Elections Committee, Noam Sohlberg, has stated that the investigation into alleged foreign funding will not overturn the election results. He confirmed that even if suspicions are confirmed, they would not invalidate the overall outcome of the vote.

What are the allegations regarding foreign funding?

The investigation concerns suspicions that two Arab political lists, Raam and the Unified List, may have received funding from Qatar. These parties, which together won 19 seats in the election, and Qatar have denied these allegations.

When will the official election results be announced?

The official results of the Israeli elections are scheduled to be submitted to the president on Wednesday. This is according to statements made by the head of the Central Elections Committee and other reports.