Trump says Libya must stop being migration corridor
Former US president also highlights counter-terrorism cooperation and calls for elections.
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Trump says Libya must stop being migration corridor
Photograph: Cumhuriyet (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Libya must cease being a corridor for illegal migration.
- He stated that the United States and Libya have a strong partnership in combating terrorism, building on past success against ISIS.
- Trump called for Libya to hold national elections and unify its institutions.
- He also alleged that 98 percent of Somalis living in the United States do not work and benefit from theft.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 13 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
78/100
Craft
85/100
Hype
30/100
13 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
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.
Former US President Donald Trump has stated that Libya must stop serving as a transit route for illegal migration. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that the situation must end immediately. He also highlighted the strong partnership between the United States and Libya in combating terrorism, referencing their past success in defeating ISIS in Libya together.
Trump also expressed support for Libya's democratic roadmap, calling for the unification of its institutions and the holding of overdue national elections. He stated that the US remains committed to strengthening bilateral ties and supporting the Libyan people as they transition toward successful national elections. The former president also called for an end to external geopolitical interference in Libya's domestic affairs.
Disagreement on Trump's remarks about Somalis
The reports differ on whether Donald Trump made specific allegations about Somali immigrants in the United States. Aninews.in reported that Trump alleged that 98 percent of Somalis living in the US do not work and benefit from theft. None of the other reports mention this specific claim.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated reports mention Donald Trump's allegations that 98 percent of Somalis living in the United States do not work and benefit from theft. The centre-rated outlets did not cover this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 26 Oct 2026, 05:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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US President Donald Trump (File Photo/Reuters)
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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
- The left-rated report from Cumhuriyet focused on Trump's direct message to Libya regarding illegal migration, using the headline "Trump Addressed Libya: This Situation Must End Immediately." The report detailed Trump's call for Libya to cease being a corridor for illegal migration and mentioned his reference to past US-Libya cooperation against ISIS. It also noted Trump's earlier targeting of irregular migrants in relation to events in France and his call for European countries to close their borders.
Centre
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the centre coverage of this story. The centre-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Right
5 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports from aninews.in, Protothema, Gulf News, Tribune India, and Anadolu Ajansı all led with Trump's assertion that Libya cannot remain a corridor for illegal migration. Aninews.in and Tribune India also included Trump's praise for the Libyan people's resilience and their counter-terrorism cooperation with Washington. Aninews.in additionally reported Trump's allegations about Somali immigrants in the US and his controversial remarks about "shithouse countries" made at a Georgia rally. Gulf News and Anadolu Ajansı highlighted Trump's backing for Libya's unity and elections. Protothema's headline suggested a "change of tone" from Trump after anger in Tripoli and Benghazi.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump says Libya must stop being migration corridor?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump says Libya must stop being migration corridor left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 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 says Libya must stop being migration corridor biased?
- Trump says Libya must stop being migration corridor is one event reported by 13 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 says Libya must stop being migration corridor?
- 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 says Libya must stop being migration corridor?
- 13 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 say about Libya and migration?
- Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that Libya cannot continue to be a corridor for illegal migration and that this situation must end immediately. He also highlighted the US-Libya partnership in combating terrorism and praised the Libyan people.
- What else did Trump call for regarding Libya?
- Former President Trump called for Libya to hold national elections and unify its institutions. He expressed US commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and supporting the country's transition toward successful national elections.
- Did Trump make any other specific claims?
- One report stated that Donald Trump alleged 98 percent of Somalis living in the United States do not work and benefit from theft. This specific claim was not mentioned in the left-rated report or most of the other reports.
Read it at the source
13 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
1Right
5- Trump Changes Tone After Anger in Tripoli and Benghazi: "The Libyan People Are Proud and Deserve Peace and Prosperity" (opens Protothema in a new tab)
Protothema — is Protothema biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump urges Libya to curb illegal migration, backs unity and elections (opens Gulf News in a new tab)
- Libya cannot remain a corridor for illegal migration: Trump - The Tribune (opens Tribune India in a new tab)
Tribune India — is Tribune India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Says Libya Must End Role as Corridor for Illegal Migration (opens Anadolu Ajansı in a new tab)
Anadolu Ajansı — is Anadolu Ajansı biased? Our profile of this outlet
- "Libya cannot remain a corridor for illegal migration": Trump (opens aninews.in in a new tab)
aninews.in — is aninews.in biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
6- Trump Sends a Clear Message to Libya: No Migration Corridor. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
- ‘Cannot remain a corridor’: Trump demands Libya end illegal migration flows (opens Mathrubhumi in a new tab)
Mathrubhumi — is Mathrubhumi biased? Our profile of this outlet
- After His Offensive Statement to Libya, Trump: We Respect the Libyan People, and Libya Cannot Remain a Corridor for Illegal Immigration. (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- US President Trump Makes Statement on Libya (opens Habertürk in a new tab)
- Trump: Libya migration must end (opens BizToc in a new tab)
BizToc — is BizToc biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Called on Libya Not to Become a Corridor for Illegal Immigration. (opens Haberler in a new tab)
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