Trump marks three years since October 7 attack
Former US president posted a statement on Truth Social remembering the Hamas attack
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What this story says
- Donald Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social account on Wednesday.
- The statement marked three years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel.
- Trump described the event as 'one of the darkest and most evil days in the history of Israel'.
- He stated he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the anniversary.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 16 of the 22 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
66/100
Craft
72/100
Hype
25/100
22 sources · methodology
Donald Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social account on Wednesday, marking three years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel. In the statement, Trump described October 7 as "one of the darkest and most evil days in the history of Israel" and said innocent civilians were murdered and kidnapped by Hamas terrorists. He also stated that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the anniversary.
Trump's claims on hostages and Israeli response
Trump claimed he fought to bring the hostages home and succeeded for both the living and the dead. He concluded the statement by saying, "We will NEVER forget October 7th. We will NEVER forget the victims. And we will always stand against the forces of Terror and Evil." Trump also commented on the ongoing response to the attack, stating, "the other side is paying a very big price for what they did on October 7th, believe me."
What the coverage left out
None of the reports below mention any details about the Hamas attack beyond what Donald Trump stated in his social media post. No left- or centre-rated outlets published this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 8 Oct 2026, 07:00, 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
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated report from Arutz Sheva led with Donald Trump marking three years since the October 7 attack. The report included Trump's description of the day as "one of the darkest and most evil days in the history of Israel" and quoted his statement that "Innocent men, women, and children were murdered, kidnapped, and subjected to unimaginable horrors at the hands of Hamas TERRORISTS." The report also featured Trump's claim that he "fought relentlessly to bring the hostages home, and reunite them with their loved ones, and I did, both the living and the dead!" It noted his conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his comment that the other side was paying a price for the attack.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump marks three years since October 7 attack?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 22. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump marks three years since October 7 attack 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 Trump marks three years since October 7 attack biased?
- Trump marks three years since October 7 attack is one event reported by 22 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 outlets covered Trump marks three years since October 7 attack?
- 22 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 did Donald Trump post on Truth Social?
- Donald Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social account on Wednesday to mark three years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel. He described the day as one of the darkest and most evil in Israel's history and said innocent civilians were murdered and kidnapped.
- Did Donald Trump speak with Benjamin Netanyahu?
- Yes, Donald Trump stated that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the occasion of the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre. He said he wished Netanyahu and the people of Israel well.
- What did Trump claim about the hostages?
- Donald Trump claimed he fought relentlessly to bring the hostages home and succeeded in reuniting them with their loved ones, "both the living and the dead." He stated, "We will NEVER forget October 7th. We will NEVER forget the victims."
Read it at the source
22 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
1Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
5- Trump Honors 10/7 Victims on Third Anniversary: 'I Fought Relentlessly to Bring the Hostages Home — and I Did' (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
Next News Network — is Next News Network biased? Our profile of this outlet
- "We will NEVER forget October 7th (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump's Reaction to the Anniversary of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm (opens Mehr News Agency in a new tab)
Mehr News Agency — is Mehr News Agency biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump marks three years since October 7: We will NEVER forget (opens Arutz Sheva in a new tab)
Arutz Sheva — is Arutz Sheva biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Recalls Horrors of 10/7, Reiterates Support for Israel on Third Anniversary of Terror Attacks (opens RedState in a new tab)
Not rated
16- Trump on the Third Anniversary of the Massacre: "We Will Never Forget the Victims" (opens JDN - חדשות in a new tab)
JDN - חדשות — is JDN - חדשות biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump: "We Will Never Forget October 7th, Innocent People Were Murdered and Kidnapped" (opens kikar.co.il in a new tab)
kikar.co.il — is kikar.co.il biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump and Netanyahu's Phone Conversation (opens خبرآنلاین in a new tab)
خبرآنلاین
- Trump Gives His Condolences to Netanyahu on the Anniversary of the "Horrible Tragedy" of 7-O (opens diarioestrategia.cl in a new tab)
diarioestrategia.cl — is diarioestrategia.cl biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump: Hamas Is Paying a Heavy Price for Its Attack on Israel Three Years Ago (opens Apa in a new tab)
- Trump Meets with Members of the Jewish Community in the White House Three Years After Hamas Attack (opens Capital México in a new tab)
Capital México — is Capital México biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Donald Trump Recalls Hamas' 7-O Terrorist Attack: "It Was a Horrible Day, a Horrible Tragedy" (opens gaceta.es in a new tab)
- Trump Says Hamas Is "Paying a Huge Price" for Attacks on Israel (opens Correio da Manhã in a new tab)
Correio da Manhã — is Correio da Manhã biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- Hamas "Paying a Huge Price" for Attacks on Israel (opens Noticias ao Minuto in a new tab)
Noticias ao Minuto — is Noticias ao Minuto biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Said He Spoke with Netanyahu and that "the Other Side Is Paying "a Very High Price for October 7th . . The Rador Press Agency (opens rador.ro in a new tab)
- Trump's Phone Conversation with Netanyahu (opens tabnak.ir in a new tab)
- Trump and Netanyahu's Phone Conversation (opens asriran.com in a new tab)
asriran.com — is asriran.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Said He Discussed the October 2023 Events with Netanyahu and Conveyed His Best Wishes. (opens Haberler in a new tab)
- Trump: the Perpetrators of the 7 October Attack on Israel "Pay a Very High Price" (opens NEWSru.co.il in a new tab)
NEWSru.co.il — is NEWSru.co.il biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump to Netanyahu: The Other Side Is Paying a Heavy Price for October 7 (opens סרוגים in a new tab)
סרוגים
- Trump-Netanyahu Contact: "The Other Side Paid a Heavy Price" (opens dnews.gr in a new tab)
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