Trump criticises Nobel Peace Prize snub, lists accomplishments
Former president posted on Truth Social about not receiving the 2026 award.
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Trump criticises Nobel Peace Prize snub, lists accomplishments
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What this story says
- Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday criticising the Norwegian Nobel Committee for not awarding him the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
- Trump claimed to have settled eight wars, be close to ending two more, and to have secured the release of all Israeli hostages, including the final twenty-eight.
- South African jurist Navi Pillay was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
- Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize at least five times, including nominations in 2019 and 2025.
Who covered it
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Trust
68/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
45/100
11 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
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Donald Trump posted on the social media platform Truth Social on Saturday to criticise the Norwegian Nobel Committee for not awarding him the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. He cited a list of his accomplishments, stating he had settled eight wars and was close to ending two more. Trump also claimed to have secured the release of all Israeli hostages, including the final twenty-eight, and hundreds of other hostages from various countries. He also asserted he had won a war in Venezuela, captured its dictator, and stopped Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay. Trump has been nominated for the prize at least five times. Previous nominations include one from former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2019 and from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2025.
Disagreement on specific claims
The New York Ledger reported that Trump claimed to have won a war in Venezuela and captured its violent dictator, and stopped Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Other reports, including those from Expressen, Diario Correo, Naslovi.net, and BizToc, mentioned Trump's claims about settling wars and securing hostage releases, with Diario Correo and Naslovi.net specifically mentioning the war in Venezuela and the capture of its dictator. Fox News stated Trump cited wars settled and hostages returned, while OAN reported Trump questioned the snub despite settling multiple wars. [your]NEWS reported Trump criticised the decision, citing eight wars settled and hostages freed.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention the specific details about Navi Pillay's background, her role as chair of the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Palestinian Territory and Israel, or the controversy surrounding her nomination. The centre-rated report from The New York Ledger included these details, along with commentary from Anne Bayefsky and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 10 Oct 2026, 23:00, 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
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report from The New York Ledger led with President Trump criticising the Nobel Committee for not selecting him for the 2026 prize, using the phrase 'blistering list of accomplishments' from his Truth Social post. It quoted Trump directly regarding his claims of settling eight wars, securing the release of Israeli hostages, and other achievements. The report also detailed Navi Pillay's award and her background, including her work as chair of the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Palestinian Territory and Israel, and noted controversy surrounding her nomination due to claims of anti-Israel bias. It also included commentary from Anne Bayefsky and a statement from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Right
7 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports generally led with President Trump criticising the Nobel Peace Prize snub and listing his accomplishments. Headlines from khbrknews, wfmd.com, nytimespost.com, and Fox News used the phrase 'President Trump blasts Nobel Peace Prize snub with blistering list of accomplishments: ‘WOW!’'. [your]NEWS used the headline 'Trump Criticizes Nobel Peace Prize Decision, Citing Eight Wars Settled and Hostages Freed', and OAN reported 'Trump questions Nobel Peace Prize snub despite settling multiple wars'. These reports focused on Trump's claims of settling wars and securing hostage releases. The digests from these outlets did not include details about Navi Pillay's background or any controversy surrounding her award, nor did they include quotes from individuals commenting on her nomination.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump criticises Nobel Peace Prize snub, lists accomplishments?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 88% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump criticises Nobel Peace Prize snub, lists accomplishments left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 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 Trump criticises Nobel Peace Prize snub, lists accomplishments biased?
- Trump criticises Nobel Peace Prize snub, lists accomplishments is one event reported by 11 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 Trump criticises Nobel Peace Prize snub, lists accomplishments?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left 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 Trump criticises Nobel Peace Prize snub, lists accomplishments?
- 11 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.
- Why did Donald Trump criticise the Nobel Peace Prize committee?
- Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday criticising the Norwegian Nobel Committee for not awarding him the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. He listed his claimed accomplishments, such as settling wars and securing hostage releases, as reasons he believed he deserved the award.
- Who was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize?
- The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay. She was recognised for her work, including her role as chair of the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Palestinian Territory and Israel.
- Has Donald Trump been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize before?
- Yes, Donald Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize at least five times. Previous nominations mentioned include those from former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2019 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2025.
Read it at the source
11 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
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
7- President Trump blasts Nobel Peace Prize snub with blistering list of accomplishments: ‘WOW!’ (opens khbrknews in a new tab)
- Trump's Nobel Anger Continues: "Who Is She?" (opens Expressen in a new tab)
Expressen — is Expressen biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Criticizes Nobel Peace Prize Decision, Citing Eight Wars Settled and Hostages Freed (opens [your]NEWS in a new tab)
[your]NEWS — is [your]NEWS biased? Our profile of this outlet
- President Trump blasts Nobel Peace Prize snub with blistering list of accomplishments: ‘WOW!’ (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- President Trump blasts Nobel Peace Prize snub with blistering list of accomplishments: 'WOW!' - NEW YORK TIMES POST (opens nytimespost.com in a new tab)
nytimespost.com — is nytimespost.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- President Trump blasts Nobel Peace Prize snub with blistering list of accomplishments: 'WOW!' (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Trump questions Nobel Peace Prize snub despite settling multiple wars (opens OAN in a new tab)
Not rated
3- Donald Trump Calls for the Nobel Peace Prize: “I Won a War in Venezuela and Captured the Violent Dictator” (opens Diario Correo in a new tab)
Diario Correo — is Diario Correo biased? Our profile of this outlet
- "I Solved Eight Wars, Won in Venezuela, Returned the Hostages": Trump Published a List of Merits and Hit Nobel Again (opens Naslovi.net in a new tab)
Naslovi.net — is Naslovi.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ‘Wow!’: Trump snaps after losing out on Nobel Peace Prize again (opens BizToc in a new tab)
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