BNO News media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place BNO News in the centre. We have seen it on 26 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is BNO News biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place BNO News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is BNO News left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place BNO News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is BNO News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for BNO News are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What BNO News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with BNO News’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
BNO News reported it asTrump threatens tariffs on Europe over proposed EU associate membership for Canada (opens BNO News in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
BNO News reported it asFederal Reserve raises interest rates as Warsh says inflation is too high (opens BNO News in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
BNO News reported it asEd Sheeran’s band, support acts quit tour after Macklemore dropped over Palestine comments (opens BNO News in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
BNO News reported it asMcConnell returns to Senate for 1st vote since June fall (opens BNO News in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
BNO News reported it as6 dead, nearly 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea (opens BNO News in a new tab)
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials had travelled on a train that passed through the area shortly before the attack, according to reports. Poland's Prime Minister warned of intensified Russian attacks.
BNO News reported it asRussian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border after Boris Johnson passes through (opens BNO News in a new tab)
The Justice Department announced the deportation of Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan woman accused of aiding a terror plot. Her case was the first to use the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a secretive tribunal established 30 years ago, which had not been activated until this summer.
BNO News reported it asU.S. uses secretive terrorism court for the first time to deport Afghan woman (opens BNO News in a new tab)
Explosions were reported near Iran's Kharg Island and the port city of Jask. A US official confirmed strikes on Iranian oil tankers, while Iran's military warned of retaliation if its vessels are attacked. Oil prices rose following the news.
BNO News reported it asU.S. destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship (opens BNO News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the war in Iran will conclude immediately after the US midterm elections in November. He accused Iran of prolonging the conflict to influence the election outcome and suggested the country seeks nuclear weapons.
BNO News reported it asU.S. destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship (opens BNO News in a new tab)
U.S. Southern Command reported that a joint U.S., Ecuador operation on 2 September 2026 boarded, cleared and sank a vessel serving as a floating refueling station for the Los Choneros gang. Marines from the USS San Antonio transferred detainees to Ecuadorian authorities after the vessel was destroyed.
BNO News reported it asU.S. forces sink drug traffickers’ refueling vessel in eastern Pacific (opens BNO News in a new tab)
Pennsylvania officer charged with manslaughter after shooting college student at wrong house
Trust 42A Pennsylvania police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after fatally shooting a 22-year-old college student who knocked on the wrong door. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced the charge on 1 September 2026, stating the officer’s actions were not justified.
BNO News reported it asPennsylvania officer charged after fatal shooting of college student Glen Pysher (opens BNO News in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
BNO News reported it asIran claims U.S. strike on wedding killed 4, injured dozens (opens BNO News in a new tab)
A mass shooting at Washington Park in Chicago resulted in one fatality and 13 injuries. The incident occurred while police were present to disperse a large gathering. Authorities are seeking information to identify the perpetrator.
BNO News reported it as1 dead, at least 14 injured in shooting at Chicago park (opens BNO News in a new tab)
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the decision, stating Canadians will continue to call it 'Lake Ontario,' a name with Indigenous roots predating both countries.
BNO News reported it asTrump orders Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America,’ Canada rejects change (opens BNO News in a new tab)
Eight South Koreans working on a hydropower plant project are missing and 10 others are stranded after a flash flood in Nepal. South Korea's Foreign Ministry has established a task force and plans to send a response team to the affected Rasuwa district.
BNO News reported it asAt least 160 dead, over 750 missing after Nepal-China border flash flood (opens BNO News in a new tab)
A 24-year-old Nepali labourer survived a flash flood by clinging to a mango tree after being swept away by a torrent of mud and rock. The disaster has killed at least 150 people and left hundreds missing in Nepal.
BNO News reported it asAt least 160 dead, over 750 missing after Nepal-China border flash flood (opens BNO News in a new tab)
Alex Justin Miller, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, has been arrested and charged with interstate transmission of a threat to injure. He is accused of sending emails containing threats to kill President Donald Trump and behead Florida Congressman Randy Fine.
BNO News reported it asOhio man charged over threats against Florida Rep. Randy Fine (opens BNO News in a new tab)
A Spanish Air Force F-18 shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace from Moldova on 16 August 2026. The interception occurred at 05:01 local time, 24 km north of Galați. Romania’s defence ministry confirmed the incident, marking the fourth drone downed this year.
BNO News reported it asNATO F-18 shoots down suspected Russian drone over Romania (opens BNO News in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
BNO News reported it asKaroline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary (opens BNO News in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
BNO News reported it asTrump secretly switched planes over Iranian assassination threat – WaPo (opens BNO News 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- BNO News B.V.Independentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Official site
- bnonews.com
- Seen publishing on
- bnonews.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
- 26
- Reports listed
- 26
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
23 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. BNO News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 26 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of BNO News: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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