Marine Le Pen backs Jordan Bardella amid anti-Semitism claims
Le Pen stated full confidence in party president accused of sending anti-Semitic messages.
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What this story says
- Marine Le Pen has expressed full confidence in Jordan Bardella, the president of the National Rally party.
- Bardella faces accusations of sending anti-Semitic messages between 2013 and 2015, which he denies.
- Screenshots of alleged messages were published by Mediapart, which Bardella plans to sue for defamation.
- Le Pen is currently the frontrunner in polls for the 2027 French presidential election.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
40/100
9 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 6 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.
Marine Le Pen has stated she has complete confidence in Jordan Bardella, the president of her National Rally party. Bardella is accused of sending anti-Semitic messages between 2013 and 2015. Mediapart published screenshots of alleged messages, which they state were authenticated by a bailiff. Bardella denies sending the messages and intends to file a defamation lawsuit.
Disagreement on message authentication
Mediapart published screenshots of alleged anti-Semitic messages sent by Jordan Bardella between 2013 and 2015, stating these were authenticated by a bailiff. Telex.hu reported that the screenshots were authenticated by a bailiff. Other reports do not specify how the screenshots were authenticated.
What the coverage left out
None of the left or centre-rated reports mention that Jordan Bardella is the current frontrunner in polls for the 2027 presidential election. The unrated reports from kikar.co.il, L'Humanité, and parismatch.com also do not mention this detail.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 4 Oct 2026, 20:00, 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
3 rated outlets
- Reports from the left-rated outlets focused on Marine Le Pen's reaffirmation of confidence in Jordan Bardella following accusations of anti-Semitic messages. Telex.hu reported that Le Pen stated she has full confidence in Bardella after an investigative portal published messages attributed to him. The outlet noted that Bardella denies sending the messages and plans to file a defamation suit. Liberation's digest stated that several National Rally executives backed the party president targeted by a Mediapart investigation into alleged anti-Semitic writings. The Local - Fr reported that Le Pen said she had full confidence in Bardella, who was accused by an investigative news website of making anti-Semitic comments.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- Centre-rated outlets highlighted Marine Le Pen's statement of confidence in Jordan Bardella after a period of silence following accusations of anti-Semitic remarks. Euronews reported that Le Pen reaffirmed her support for Bardella after three days of silence, following Mediapart's release of new alleged evidence. 15min.lt reported that Le Pen said she had full confidence in Bardella, who was accused by an investigative journalism website of spreading anti-Semitic statements. France24 reported Le Pen reiterated her complete confidence in Bardella, accused by Mediapart of making anti-Semitic comments, but noted that some analysts suggest she might distance herself from him if the controversy damages her campaign.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Marine Le Pen backs Jordan Bardella amid anti-Semitism claims?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 50% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Marine Le Pen backs Jordan Bardella amid anti-Semitism claims left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Marine Le Pen backs Jordan Bardella amid anti-Semitism claims biased?
- Marine Le Pen backs Jordan Bardella amid anti-Semitism claims is one event reported by 9 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 Marine Le Pen backs Jordan Bardella amid anti-Semitism claims?
- 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 Marine Le Pen backs Jordan Bardella amid anti-Semitism claims?
- 9 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.
- What are the accusations against Jordan Bardella?
- Jordan Bardella is accused of sending anti-Semitic messages between 2013 and 2015. Mediapart published screenshots of these alleged messages, which they claim were authenticated by a bailiff. Bardella denies the accusations and plans to file a defamation lawsuit.
- What has Marine Le Pen said about the accusations?
- Marine Le Pen has publicly stated that she has complete confidence in Jordan Bardella, the president of her National Rally party. She made this statement after a period of silence following the publication of the accusations.
- Did Jordan Bardella respond to the accusations?
- Yes, Jordan Bardella has denied sending the alleged anti-Semitic messages. He has announced his intention to file a defamation lawsuit against the publication that released the screenshots.
Read it at the source
9 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
3- Bardella Accused of Anti-Semitism: Marine Le Pen Reaffirms "His Confidence in Jordan" (opens Liberation in a new tab)
Liberation — is Liberation biased? Our profile of this outlet
- France's Le Pen says has 'complete confidence' in Bardella (opens The Local - Fr in a new tab)
The Local - Fr — is The Local - Fr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Marine Le Pen Still Trusts Her Party President After Anti-Semitic Messages (opens telex.hu in a new tab)
Centre
3- After three days of silence, Le Pen reaffirms her support for Bardella (opens Euronews in a new tab)
- French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Says She Has Full Confidence in Jordan Bardella (opens 15min.lt in a new tab)
- Le Pen stands by top ally Bardella as anti-Semitism claims hit star of French far right (opens France24 in a new tab)
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
3- Bardella Denied the Serious Allegations - the Newspaper Presented Screenshots | The Drama in France (opens kikar.co.il in a new tab)
kikar.co.il — is kikar.co.il biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anti-Semiticism: Marine Le Pen Renews Its "Trust" to Jordan Bardella... (opens L'Humanité in a new tab)
L'Humanité — is L'Humanité biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Bardella Case: Marine Le Pen's Dilemma (opens parismatch.com in a new tab)
parismatch.com — is parismatch.com biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
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