Blick media bias and reliability
Blick is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 240 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Blick biased?
Blick 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 Blick left or right?
Blick is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is Blick reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for Blick. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What Blick has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Blick’s own report linked underneath.
Anonymous sources claimed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was considering resignation after Republican midterm losses, with some suggesting a 2028 presidential run. The State Department and White House have strongly denied these reports, calling them 'fake news'.
Blick reported it asAfter the Election: Will Marco Rubio Step Back? (opens Blick in a new tab)
A Brazilian under-20 soccer match has set a new world record for red cards issued after a large-scale brawl erupted between players and staff. The incident occurred during a state championship semifinal, leading to widespread expulsions and chaos on the field.
Blick reported it asMass-Struggle in Brazil for 53 Red Cards (opens Blick in a new tab)
Hundreds of thousands of people protested across France on Thursday during a nationwide strike called by unions demanding higher wages and better public services. The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors, and transport and other services faced disruption.
Blick reported it asParis: New Riots Awaited on Thursday (opens Blick in a new tab)
Democrats must pick up four seats in both the House and Senate to alter the trade debate, with Senator Ron Wyden urging repeal of Canada tariffs. The Trump administration says it will keep its tariff-driven agenda and rely more on executive actions.
Blick reported it as«Democrats Abroad» Celebrate Democrats' Wins (opens Blick in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Blick reported it asTrump Now Threatens Democrats' Revenge (B+) (opens Blick in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
Blick reported it asTrump Now Threatens Democrats' Revenge (B+) (opens Blick in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that Republicans would have won the midterm elections in a landslide if he had been on the ballot. A White House official echoed this sentiment, attributing the results to candidate quality and Trump's absence from voting.
Blick reported it asHow Donald Trump Responds to Defeat (opens Blick in a new tab)
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, due to a bomb threat. Warsaw-Modlin airport was temporarily closed. An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat.
Blick reported it asCames From Copenhagen and London: Bomb Threat Against Planes (opens Blick in a new tab)
Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Tenerife attacker, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. He had suffered a cardiac arrest following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match on Monday. The player was taken to hospital after the incident.
Blick reported it asFootballer Dies After Horrorfoul (opens Blick in a new tab)
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.
Blick reported it asUSA Attacks Targets on the Island of Qeshm (opens Blick in a new tab)
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
Blick reported it asRenewed Failures in Cooling Systems in European Supermarkets (opens Blick in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's rally in Salina, Kansas, scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. The Kansas Republican Party confirmed the cancellation five days before the November 3, 2026, Election Day.
Blick reported it asTrump Insults Reuters Reporters for Questioning About Health (opens Blick 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.
Blick reported it asBinance Hackers Steal 6.3 Billion Dollars – You Need to Know That (opens Blick in a new tab)
A zookeeper at Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands has died from injuries sustained in a leopard attack. The incident occurred while the employee was working in an enclosure with two male Persian leopards.
Blick reported it asBloody Drama: Animal Caregiver Dies After Leopard Attack (opens Blick in a new tab)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his coalition's parliamentary majority following recent elections. Neither the pro-Netanyahu bloc nor the opposition secured the 61 seats needed for a majority, leading President Isaac Herzog to begin consultations with parties to form a government and avoid further elections.
Blick reported it asElections in Israel: No Majority for Eisenkot and Netanyahu (opens Blick 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.
Blick reported it asStar Trek Star Patrick Stewart (†86) Is Dead (opens Blick in a new tab)
Russia's Ministry of Defence announced missile and drone strikes targeting military production and logistics infrastructure in Ukraine. Kyiv reported one death and fourteen injuries from an attack on the Southern Bridge in the capital.
Blick reported it asOver 1200 Drones: Russia Reports Major Attack by Ukraine (opens Blick 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.
Blick reported it asAstronomers Track Possible Dwarf Planets (opens Blick in a new tab)
The Trump administration is reportedly exploring the possibility of nominating Viktor Orbán as the next UN Secretary-General. The US is said to be seeking support for the Hungarian leader's potential candidacy from Russia and China, with Orbán indicating he would only run if his election was assured.
Blick reported it asTrump Brings Orbán Into Play as Uno Chief (opens Blick in a new tab)
Police responded to a youth soccer game in Florida after a league director called 911. The director stated the call was due to disruptive parents, while the child's mother claims the police were called because her son was too talented.
Blick reported it asPlaying by Three-Year-Old Footballer Triggers Police Action (opens Blick in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Blick. We asked on 7 October 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
- RingierMedia 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
- 240
- Reports listed
- 246
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
246 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. Blick has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 241 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Blick’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 31 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
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