AKIpress media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places AKIpress in the centre. We have seen it on 36 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is AKIpress biased?
Ad Fontes Media places AKIpress in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is AKIpress left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places AKIpress in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is AKIpress reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for AKIpress are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What AKIpress has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with AKIpress’s own report linked underneath.
Iranian state media reported hearing five explosions on Qeshm Island, near Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province. Some residents reported seeing two aircraft in the sky. No official confirmation of the source has been released.
AKIpress reported it asUS launches airstrike on Iran's Qeshm Island (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta will visit South Korea separately this week for summits with President Lee Jae Myung. Discussions will cover bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, investment, defense, and nuclear power.
AKIpress reported it asSadyr Japarov and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hold talks in Ankara (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta will visit South Korea separately this week for summits with President Lee Jae Myung. Discussions will cover bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, investment, defense, and nuclear power.
AKIpress reported it as13th Summit of Organization of Turkic States held in Ankara (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian city of Voronezh on the night of 26 October 2026, targeting an aircraft plant, a petrochemical facility, and a bridge. The attack resulted in two deaths and 17 injuries, with Russian air defenses reporting the destruction of 113 drones.
AKIpress reported it asTwo dead and 17 injured as Ukrainian drones target Voronezh infrastructure and city center (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
AKIpress reported it asFrance sees another weekend of mass protests with nearly 1,000 detained (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
The EU has added nearly 1,600 individuals and entities to its sanctions list against Russia. EU High Representative Kaja Kallas stated over half are linked to the ballistic missile production chain. This marks the largest single addition of entities since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
AKIpress reported it asEU approves 22nd sanctions package against Russia adding 1,600 individuals and entities (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
EU foreign ministers have agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia, targeting its military-industrial complex and missile production. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced the measures, calling it the largest expansion of the EU sanctions list ever.
AKIpress reported it asEU approves 22nd sanctions package against Russia adding 1,600 individuals and entities (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
The European Union has approved its largest-ever package of sanctions against Russia, targeting over 1,600 individuals and entities. This comes as US President Donald Trump announced an agreement for Russia to supply diesel fuel to global markets, a move met with skepticism by European officials.
AKIpress reported it asEU approves 22nd sanctions package against Russia adding 1,600 individuals and entities (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Donald Trump has criticised the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay. He called the decision 'disgraceful and embarrassing' and an 'indelible stain' on Norway, claiming he had never heard of Pillay and that he deserved eight such awards for resolving conflicts.
AKIpress reported it asFormer UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to receive 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised Donald Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court, calling them illegal and suggesting they were a reaction to her award. She also described the situation in Gaza as genocide and defended the UN's commission of inquiry.
AKIpress reported it asFormer UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to receive 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Between 400 and 500 schools in France are expected to close fully or partially on Monday, October 5, due to ongoing student protests. Education Minister Edouard Geffray stated that security conditions have not been met for these closures.
AKIpress reported it asOver 5,000 detained as French high school protests enter second week (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered security measures for the Kaliningrad region in response to perceived threats from NATO. Kremlin advisor Nikolai Patrushev stated that any aggressive military action against the exclave would be regretted by NATO countries.
AKIpress reported it asPutin: Russia will use all weapons at its disposal, including nuclear arms, if attacked (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at the Valdai Discussion Club's plenary session on October 1, 2026. The annual meeting, held in the Moscow region, will include representatives from 40 countries and discussions on Ukraine and the United States.
AKIpress reported it asPutin: Russia will use all weapons at its disposal, including nuclear arms, if attacked (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced Ukraine's intention to target Russian oil refineries in retaliation for Moscow's alleged new doctrine of striking civilian infrastructure. He stated Ukraine would not target civilians but would respond to attacks on energy facilities.
AKIpress reported it asUkraine will hit Russian refineries in response to Moscow's 'new doctrine' of airstrikes (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated he asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reduce strikes on Russian oil refineries. Trump claims Zelensky responded that Ukraine would 'probably do so'. Ukraine has previously stated it would not unilaterally cease attacks.
AKIpress reported it asTrump says Zelensky agreed to ease strikes on Russian oil refineries (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to attend a two-day summit in Kyrgyzstan starting August 31. The meeting, hosted by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, will also include leaders from Iran and India, among others. The summit takes place amid ongoing international conflicts and trade disputes.
AKIpress reported it asIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Kyrgyzstan for SCO Summit and World Nomad Games (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
India and Uzbekistan have elevated their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The leaders agreed to a bilateral trade target of $5 billion by 2030, aiming to significantly boost economic cooperation between the two nations.
AKIpress reported it asUzbekistan and India elevate ties to comprehensive strategic partnership (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Uzbekistan's highest state honour, the Order of 'Oliy Darajali Dustlik', from President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The two nations also elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and agreed on new areas of cooperation.
AKIpress reported it asUzbekistan and India elevate ties to comprehensive strategic partnership (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
India and Uzbekistan have agreed to establish a long-term uranium supply arrangement. The deal was announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tashkent, where bilateral relations were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
AKIpress reported it asUzbekistan and India elevate ties to comprehensive strategic partnership (opens AKIpress in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to attend a two-day summit in Kyrgyzstan starting August 31. The meeting, hosted by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, will also include leaders from Iran and India, among others. The summit takes place amid ongoing international conflicts and trade disputes.
AKIpress reported it asIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pay state visit to Uzbekistan (opens AKIpress 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.
- Ad Fontes MediacenterCheck it
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 AKIpress.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- akipress.com
- Seen publishing on
- akipress.com
- 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
- 36
- Reports listed
- 39
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 11 August 2026
37 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. AKIpress is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 36 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of AKIpress: its report arrived a median of 26 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 9 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 8 November 2026. Ratings pulled 12 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as AKIpress, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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