Axios media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Axios one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 211 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Axios biased?
The rating organisations do not give Axios one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Axios left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Axios one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Axios reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Axios 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 Axios has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Axios’s own report linked underneath.
U.S. Representative Haley Stevens has faced significant backlash after endorsing Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat. Several members of her staff have resigned in protest, and some Jewish Democrats have publicly disavowed her endorsement.
Axios reported it as"Petty, selfish, unhinged": Haley Stevens' staff and colleagues erupt at her "betrayal" (opens Axios in a new tab)
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has claimed the Trump administration could launch a nuclear strike on Iran within days. He alleged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressuring President Trump to attack an underground facility known as 'Pickax Mountain'. Carlson did not provide evidence for his claims.
Axios reported it asTrump has frank call with Netanyahu about next move in Iran war (opens Axios 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.
Axios reported it asHaley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers amid Michigan Democratic feud (opens Axios in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
Axios reported it asJudge tosses Trump lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over Epstein story (opens Axios in a new tab)
Iran's army has warned that any new US attack would spread the conflict to a wider geographical area. The warning comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert further hostilities and as both the US and Israel hold crucial elections.
Axios reported it asIran's supreme leader orders "maximum" response to any U.S. attack (opens Axios 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.
Axios reported it asBinance probes possible $5.7 billion crypto hack, possibly the biggest in history (opens Axios in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's efforts to gain control over election processes are leading to legal challenges. These cases could escalate to the U.S. Supreme Court, examining the boundaries of federal power in elections.
Axios reported it asElection Day isn't here, but the ballot battles are (opens Axios in a new tab)
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has indicated that the state might halt or alter the certification of election results. This potential action is tied to an ongoing investigation into allegations of ballot-stacking against Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola.
Axios reported it asAlaska governor casts doubt on certifying election if Peltola wins (opens Axios in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, in an effort to restart peace negotiations and prevent potential US bombings. President Donald Trump has denied directing Vance to initiate these talks.
Axios reported it asVance tells top Iranian official negotiations must address nuclear program (opens Axios in a new tab)
President Trump has called for Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be removed from the ballot, alleging election fraud after reports surfaced of her campaign's alleged involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as her opponent, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Axios reported it asTrump accuses Democrats of perjury in Dan Sullivan race (opens Axios in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
Axios reported it asAnthropic files for its IPO (opens Axios in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
Axios reported it asWhat to know about early voting turnout in Texas so far (opens Axios 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.
Axios reported it asLula beats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidential election (opens Axios in a new tab)
President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to file a lawsuit seeking to block the certification of Alaska's Senate election if the Republican incumbent loses. The suit argues that two candidates named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters, a claim Senator Lisa Murkowski disputes.
Axios reported it asTrump's DOJ barrels into midterms with lawsuits, raids and arrests (opens Axios in a new tab)
Starlink and Starshield satellite terminals in Ukraine are now functioning at speeds over 161 km/h, according to a Ministry of Defense source. This development indicates a potential reversal of previous limitations that hampered counter-drone operations and logistics.
Axios reported it asSpeed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry says (opens Axios in a new tab)
US intelligence assesses that Iran has significantly intensified efforts to target American diplomats and senior officials, with plots reaching advanced stages. This assessment is cited as a reason for the State Department reducing its diplomatic presence in several Middle Eastern countries.
Axios reported it asScoop: U.S. intel memo warns of "advanced" Iranian plots ... (opens Axios in a new tab)
The Pentagon has released its seventh set of UFO documents, featuring a report of a black triangular object seen by FBI agents. The craft reportedly moved at high speed without sound or visible propulsion over a sensitive US site.
Axios reported it asMysterious "flying triangle" sighting leads new government release of UFO documents (opens Axios in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting field operations to identify noncitizen voters in nine states. The order cites concerns that the department's efforts rely on flawed data that may include U.S. citizens.
Axios reported it asJudge curbs Trump administration's noncitizen voting probes (opens Axios in a new tab)
The US Embassy in Ottawa has accused the Canadian government of dismissing concerns about potential interference in US elections. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have denied these allegations, stating Canada is focused on its own affairs.
Axios reported it asCanada hit back at Trump tariffs. Now the U.S. alleges possible election interference. (opens Axios in a new tab)
Democrats and allied groups have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration. The suit, lodged in federal court in Washington D.C., accuses the administration of trying to interfere with the midterm elections and intimidate election officials.
Axios reported it asDemocrats accuse Trump of using prosecution threats to pressure election officials (opens Axios in a new tab)
Who says so
3 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
- Cox EnterprisesMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
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
- 211
- Reports listed
- 214
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
214 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.
On 82 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Axios ran the story anyway.
Across the 211 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Axios’s on 14 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 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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