20 Minuten media bias and reliability
20 Minuten is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 30 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is 20 Minuten biased?
20 Minuten is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is 20 Minuten left or right?
20 Minuten is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is 20 Minuten reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for 20 Minuten. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What 20 Minuten has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with 20 Minuten’s own report linked underneath.
A single-engine Cirrus SR22T plane crashed in the Swiss Alps, killing all three people on board. The incident occurred near Leukerbad in the canton of Valais. The cause of the crash is currently unknown, and the identities of the victims are still being determined.
20 Minuten reported it asSmall Plane Crash at Leukerbad: Three People Are Dead (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Microplastics are pervasive in the environment, from ocean depths to soil. Scientists are working on detection methods, with over 200 tons of plastic particles entering soils and waters annually, a significant portion reaching agricultural land and waterways.
20 Minuten reported it asMicroplastics in Switzerland: 219 Tons per Year in Soils and Lakes (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit polls. This marks the first time a far-right party has achieved such a result in modern German history, though it is unclear if the AfD can form a government alone.
20 Minuten reported it asSaxony-Anhalt: AfD Leads, but without an Absolute Majority (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to use maps that more accurately represent the true relative sizes of countries and continents. The move, driven by African nations, seeks to correct distortions caused by the centuries-old Mercator projection.
20 Minuten reported it asWorld Map: UN Votes for More Realistic Representation of Africa (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after 200-day Middle East mission amid crew welfare concerns
Trust 78The USS Abraham Lincoln reached Thailand after a 200-day deployment in the Middle East, the longest continuous sea duty in modern US Navy history. Reports of supply shortages, morale problems, and a possible suicide attempt prompted a Senate inquiry and a replacement carrier dispatch.
20 Minuten reported it asAir Carrier in Thailand: Pattaya Receives 5,000 Soldiers From the US Abraham Lincoln (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
A Luger pistol recovered from Lake Annecy on 20 August 2026 is being analysed by French authorities. The weapon may be linked to the 2012 Chevaline killings, which claimed the lives of a British-Iraqi family and a French cyclist.
20 Minuten reported it asChevaline Killing: a Weapon Discovered at the Bottom of Annecy Lake (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
North Korea has dismissed its defense minister, No Kwang Chol, and appointed Kim Song Gi in his place. The changes were decided during a meeting led by Kim Jong Un, which also saw Pak Jong Chon appointed to a key military commission role.
20 Minuten reported it asNorth Korea: Kim Jong-UN Purges His Army, Defence Minister Dismissed (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela granting the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves. Trump described the deal as the largest in world history, predicting it would increase US reserves and reduce fuel prices.
20 Minuten reported it asVenezuela Oil Deal: Trump Secures 65 Billion Barrel Oil Reserves (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Researchers used buried organic cotton underwear as an indicator of soil biological activity. The experiment, involving nearly 1,000 volunteers across Switzerland, found that land use was the most significant factor influencing decomposition rates, with private gardens showing the highest activity.
20 Minuten reported it asProject «Beweisstück Unterhose»: What Buried Underpants Reveal About Swiss Floors (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Eight South Koreans working on a hydropower plant project are missing and 10 others are stranded after a flash flood in Nepal. South Korea's Foreign Ministry has established a task force and plans to send a response team to the affected Rasuwa district.
20 Minuten reported it asMassive Floods in Asia: Videos Show the Scale of the Disaster (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
A 24-year-old Nepali labourer survived a flash flood by clinging to a mango tree after being swept away by a torrent of mud and rock. The disaster has killed at least 150 people and left hundreds missing in Nepal.
20 Minuten reported it asMassive Floods in Asia: Videos Show the Scale of the Disaster (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
CIA Director John Ratcliffe was reportedly in Moscow for meetings, according to US media. The Kremlin stated no talks with US envoys were scheduled for that week. A US military aircraft flew from Riga to Moscow.
20 Minuten reported it asJohn Ratcliffe: That's Why the CIA Chief Went to Moscow (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Iranian state media broadcast a video that allegedly suggests how to kill Barron Trump and offers a $10 million bounty for information. The Secret Service confirmed it is aware of the video and investigating the threats.
20 Minuten reported it asBarron Trump Threatened: Iranian Video Offers 10 Million for His Head (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Donald Trump suggested reviving the Keystone XL pipeline in a Truth Social post on 18 August 2026, linking it to a trade deal with Canada. The project, cancelled by Joe Biden in 2021, would carry Canadian crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Its role in the negotiations remains unclear.
20 Minuten reported it asTrade War: Canada's Retaliation Tariffs Against the USA (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States are ongoing, with Canadian outlets reporting on the federal government's focus on domestic economic strengthening and diversifying international partnerships.
20 Minuten reported it asTrade War: Canada's Retaliation Tariffs Against the USA (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Premiers in Eastern Canada have renewed their appeals for citizens to purchase local goods. This comes as the ongoing trade dispute between Canada and the United States intensifies, prompting calls for increased domestic consumption.
20 Minuten reported it asTrade War: Canada's Retaliation Tariffs Against the USA (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Sydney Marathon organizers have acknowledged an error on finisher medals, which mistakenly depict the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, instead of a Sydney stadium. Organizers stated they will not replace the medals and are embracing the mistake with good humor.
20 Minuten reported it asMedal Pin: Allianz Arena Discovered on Sydney Marathon Medal (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Riots erupted at a German Cup match between Mannheim and Kaiserslautern, resulting in 35 police officers injured and 85 people requiring medical attention. The German Football Association has launched an investigation into the incidents.
20 Minuten reported it asRiots in the DFB Cup: 35 Policemen Injured at Derby Mannheim – Kaiserslautern (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an "antisemitic dictator" in response to Turkey seeking an international arrest warrant for Netanyahu over alleged "genocide". The exchange escalates tensions between the two nations.
20 Minuten reported it asTurkey Issues International Arrest Warrant Against Netanyahu (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
At least 30 children, mostly British, were conceived at Northern Cyprus IVF clinics using sperm or eggs from donors other than those chosen by their parents. DNA tests revealed genetic origins from Turkey or nearby countries, implicating Dogus IVF Centre in 15 cases. The health ministry has launched an investigation.
20 Minuten reported it asIVF Scandal North Cyprus: at Least 30 Children Born with False Sperm (opens 20 Minuten in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed 20 Minuten. We asked on 4 September 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
- TX GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Zürich, Zürich District, Zurich, Switzerland
- Official site
- 20min.ch
- Seen publishing on
- 20min.ch
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 30
- Reports listed
- 30
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
30 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. 20 Minuten has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 30 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of 20 Minuten: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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