Asia Times media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Asia Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. We have seen it on 49 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Asia Times biased?
The rating organisations do not give Asia Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Asia Times left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Asia Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Asia Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Asia Times are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Asia Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Asia Times’s own report linked underneath.
Commercial satellite imagery indicates Saudi Arabia is expanding its ballistic missile production complex. Researchers suggest the new facilities could allow for the manufacturing of larger, more potent solid-fuel missiles, potentially impacting regional security and US-Saudi nuclear talks.
Asia Times reported it asUnder Houthi fire, Saudi Arabia looks to China for missile support (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
China's Communist Party began its Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in Beijing on October 26. President Xi Jinping opened the meeting, which is scheduled to last four days and focuses on enhancing party discipline and self-governance.
Asia Times reported it asThe right cat for China? (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
Asia Times reported it asWhy Lula's 'miracle' win matters well beyond Brazil (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated that the US has "knocked the hell out" of Iran and indicated the possibility of further military action. This comes amid reports of US and Israeli military preparations to disrupt Iran's nuclear rebuild.
Asia Times reported it asWhy the Middle East is already waiting out Trump's presidency (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Tom Barrack said a US attack on Iran could happen within two days, but President Donald Trump told reporters he did not know of any such plan and recalled his October pledge not to strike before the midterm elections.
Asia Times reported it asWhy the Middle East is already waiting out Trump's presidency (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
Asia Times reported it asNetanyahu's full West Bank lockdown called collective punishment (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Allegations that Jared Kushner held secret foreign bank accounts linked to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Azerbaijan have surfaced from a forthcoming book. Kushner and his lawyer have publicly denied these claims, with Kushner calling them 'completely insane'. Dutch military intelligence is reportedly involved in the phone monitoring.
Asia Times reported it asBook says Kushner had access to secret, Arab-funded bank accounts (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Russia's Kremlin has called for an urgent resumption of dialogue with the United States on strategic nuclear stability, stating the world is in an unprecedented situation without a legal framework. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov also hopes for a meeting between President Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff soon.
Asia Times reported it asA viable path to peace in Ukraine (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Trump administration's record on Russia, stating no sanctions were lifted and that President Trump imposed the toughest sanctions. He noted a 60-day pause is in effect to examine the sanctions situation.
Asia Times reported it asWhy Starshield's slowdown really hurts Ukraine (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated that the US has "knocked the hell out" of Iran and indicated the possibility of further military action. This comes amid reports of US and Israeli military preparations to disrupt Iran's nuclear rebuild.
Asia Times reported it asCalls mount for a true accounting of Trump's Iran war (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Tom Barrack said a US attack on Iran could happen within two days, but President Donald Trump told reporters he did not know of any such plan and recalled his October pledge not to strike before the midterm elections.
Asia Times reported it asCalls mount for a true accounting of Trump's Iran war (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Russia launched a significant coordinated assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, striking more than 15 critical electricity generation and transmission facilities. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that emergency restoration is underway and warned Russia is attempting to cause a widespread blackout before winter.
Asia Times reported it asTrump protects Putin from Graham-Blumenthal bill (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
European leaders plan to ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reduce his public criticism of US President Donald Trump. They fear his sharp remarks could further damage Washington-Kyiv relations, potentially impacting aid and support.
Asia Times reported it asAttacking Trump, Zelensky showed lack of judgment (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Russian forces attacked nine regions across Ukraine, leading to widespread power outages and damage to homes, with at least 15 people injured. The strikes occurred as Ukraine abandoned an energy truce with Russia and amid concerns over US support.
Asia Times reported it asRisks could be catastrophic if US limits Starlink use in Ukraine (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Leaders from the IMF and World Bank met in Bangkok to discuss the economic implications of artificial intelligence. Kristalina Georgieva stated AI infrastructure investment is supporting global growth, while Ajay Banga highlighted potential job creation in developing nations. The IMF also issued a warning about rising global debt.
Asia Times reported it asIMF warns of debt-fueled AI spending as bubble fears grow (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated that strategic bomber warplanes were withdrawn from RAF Fairford due to unspecified threats. The Pentagon confirmed the redeployment of all US bombers from the base to their home stations in the United States.
Asia Times reported it asMoving B-1 bombers from UK to US is no drone warfare solution (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced a $6.6 billion investment with Anduril Industries, an AI defense company. The Navy will fund $2.9 billion of the cost for a new facility in Baltimore County, Maryland. Defense companies linked to Trump's sons have secured over $6 billion in government contracts since their investments.
Asia Times reported it asTrump sons-backed firms bank $6 billion plus in Pentagon deals (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that Iran could destroy Los Angeles and San Diego, calling it a small price to pay in connection with the war and rising commodity prices. The audience responded with applause. The US president did not offer further explanation.
Asia Times reported it asTrump finds it's funny to joke about Iran bombing California (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel has drawn attention to Donald Trump's suggestion that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego. Kimmel contrasted the White House and Fox News's defence of Trump's remarks with their criticism of his own jokes, calling the situation 'glaring hypocrisy'. He stated he would report Trump to the FCC.
Asia Times reported it asTrump finds it's funny to joke about Iran bombing California (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Yemen's armed forces conducted strikes against Houthi targets in Sanaa and Saada early Sunday. This escalation follows a Houthi claim of an attack on a Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed it.
Asia Times reported it asUS backs major offensive as Yemen slides back toward all-out war (opens Asia Times in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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
Who owns it
- Asia Times Holdings LimitedMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Official site
- asiatimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- asiatimes.com, atimes.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 49
- Reports listed
- 51
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
47 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.
On 26 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Asia Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 49 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Asia Times: its report arrived a median of 3 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 31 October 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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