20minutos media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places 20minutos in the centre. We have seen it on 307 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is 20minutos biased?
Ad Fontes Media places 20minutos in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is 20minutos left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places 20minutos in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is 20minutos reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for 20minutos are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What 20minutos has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with 20minutos’s own report linked underneath.
Iran's IRGC Navy stated two oil tankers exploded after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. One vessel caught fire. The tankers were allegedly using an unauthorized route and had disabled navigation systems, with claims of US military support.
20minutos reported it asIran Announces that Two Other Oil Tankers Burn in the Strait of Ormuz After Colliding with Its Naval Mines (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
20minutos reported it asDemocrat Hayley Stevens Decides to Support a Republican Rival in Michigan's Midterms and Trump Celebrates His "Valenty" (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared the UK's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations and MI6 as a hostile group. The decision is a response to what Iran describes as hostile actions by the British government.
20minutos reported it asIran Designates the British Navy and Air Force as Terrorist Organizations (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
The US Army conducted a large-scale exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to practice mass burial procedures for the first time in decades. The training simulated burying up to 2,400 bodies per day in preparation for high-intensity conflicts with mass casualties.
20minutos reported it asThe U.S. Army's Disturbing Training Exercise: Digging Temporary Mass Graves on the Battlefield (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
A vessel caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil trade route. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed three oil tankers hit mines, but the status of the crew and the cause of the fires remain unclear.
20minutos reported it asIran Announces that Four Oil Tankers Have Exploded in Ormuz in the Last Few Hours After Colliding with Underwater Mines (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
The United States cancelled a planned group photo at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta due to deep rifts among member nations. Several European diplomats objected to standing alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, leading to the cancellation.
20minutos reported it asNo Family Photo at the G20: US Cancels It After European Complaints About Russia’s Presence (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
20minutos reported it asBinance Numbers 6.3 Billion Dollars the Impact of a Cyber Attack and Blocks Assets (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
20minutos reported it asPatrick Stewart, Iconic Star Actor From Star Trek and X-Men, Dies at 86 (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Scientists have identified an icy object, named 2026 ED138, orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. The object's size is estimated between 600 and 1,500 kilometres in diameter. Classification as a dwarf planet depends on further study.
20minutos reported it asAstronomers Discover a Possible Dwarf Planet in the Solar System Beyond Pluto's Orbit (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Vladimir Putin stated that attempts to remove Russia from the global gas market have serious consequences, primarily increased costs for foreign consumers. He used a Russian proverb to describe the EU's energy situation, asserting the bloc is harming its own industry and social sector.
20minutos reported it asMoscow Warns of Europe's "Economic Deterioration" and Says the EU Is Wrong to Give up Russian Gas (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Moscow for talks, with assurances of safety. Ukrainian officials confirmed Zelensky's readiness for a meeting and a partial ceasefire, though they noted Russia's continued attacks.
20minutos reported it asThe Leaders of Finland and Norway Talk to Putin and Break the European 'Tabú': 'Standing the War Involves Direct Talks' (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
The Pentagon is initiating a plan called FORTRESS to ensure major US military bases can operate independently for at least 90 days. This initiative aims to counter risks posed by potential disruptions to civilian power grids and supply chains during a major conflict.
20minutos reported it asThat's 'FORTRESS America', Trump's Plan that Calls on His Military Bases to Have Water, Electricity, Gasoline and the Internet to Last Three Months. (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
More than 300 US military personnel are arriving in Colombia this week for joint training with the Colombian army. The deployment, expected to last until November 11, is being closely monitored by the Colombian opposition, who have raised concerns about national sovereignty.
20minutos reported it asU.S. Sends 350 Soldiers to Colombia for Joint Military Exercises (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
The Popular Party (PP) and Vox have agreed to coordinate their Senate candidacies. Vox will withdraw from six provinces, while the PP will do the same in three, aiming to prevent the left from gaining control of the upper house.
20minutos reported it asPP and Vox Reach an Agreement for the Senate: Those of Abascal Do Not Appear in Six Provinces and the PP Withdraws From Three Provinces (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
French protest groups and unions have called for more demonstrations and a nationwide strike following Saturday's rallies. The Interior Ministry reported 410,000 participants, with authorities deploying 70,000 police. While arrests and injuries were lower than the previous week, calls for further action persist.
20minutos reported it asMacron Warns that Saturday 31 Protests Will Also Be of "High Risk" (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced that Audi will invest $4.2 billion in its first U.S. factory in Georgia. The plant, planned for Middle Georgia Megasite, is expected to create 4,500 jobs and begin production in the early 2030s.
20minutos reported it asAudi Will Raise Its First Plant in the USA with an Investment of 3.5 Billion Euros (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Russia has indicated readiness to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States after November 4. Presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov described the potential next round as exploratory, suggesting initial meetings might not yield significant outcomes.
20minutos reported it asZelenski Confirms Meetings with the EU and NATO on a Possible Dialogue with Russia: "It Needs to Be Discussed in Depth" (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said Europe should be included in peace talks regarding Ukraine, stating the US has failed to pressure Kyiv into an agreement. Russia is ready to resume trilateral talks after November 4, while Ukrainian negotiators agreed to a technical meeting in early November.
20minutos reported it asZelenski Confirms Meetings with the EU and NATO on a Possible Dialogue with Russia: "It Needs to Be Discussed in Depth" (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
The Popular Party (PP) and Vox have agreed to coordinate their Senate candidacies. Vox will withdraw from six provinces, while the PP will do the same in three, aiming to prevent the left from gaining control of the upper house.
20minutos reported it asPP and Vox Negotiate in Extremis a Possible Joint Candidacy for the Senate: "The Day Is Long" (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Rapper Nicki Minaj announced her continued support for Donald Trump at a Republican rally in Michigan. She stated she would back him if he runs for president again, appearing alongside him at the event.
20minutos reported it asNicki Minaj Boards the Presidential Plane and Joins Trump at a Rally, Where He Praises Her "Gorgeous Ass": "It's Hard Not to Look at it." (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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.
Very high factuality
- Ad Fontes MediaveryHighCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for 20minutos.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Official site
- 20minutos.es
- Seen publishing on
- 20minutos.es
- 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
- 307
- Reports listed
- 328
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
324 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 4 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. 20minutos is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 307 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than 20minutos’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
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