Business Insider media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Business Insider 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 71 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Business Insider biased?
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Is Business Insider left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Business Insider 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 Business Insider reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Business Insider are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Business Insider has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Business Insider’s own report linked underneath.
Cybersecurity researchers used Anthropic's Claude AI to access OpenAI's internal systems by exploiting a vulnerability in the company's community forum. The team gained access to an employee's ChatGPT account, which was linked to the code repository, and reported the findings to OpenAI, receiving a $6,500 reward.
Business Insider reported it asThis tiny cybersecurity startup managed to hack OpenAI using Claude (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for shooting down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib province. He also alleged Saudi Arabia conducted over 450 airstrikes this week and that other Saudi aircraft were forced to withdraw. Saudi authorities have not confirmed these claims.
Business Insider reported it asU.S.-made Saudi F-15 jet reportedly shot down by Iran-backed Houthis after drone attack as Africa’s most powerful military commander declares support (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
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.
Business Insider reported it asTrump threatens trade with Europe if it makes Canada an associate member of the EU (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Meta is set to release Luna, a camera‑free pair of smart glasses, this autumn. The glasses will feature six built‑in microphones for use with Meta’s AI chatbot and the Muse assistant, and may be shown at the Connect developer conference with shipments aimed for October.
Business Insider reported it asCooking up camera-free glasses is easy for Meta. Shaking their 'pervert glasses' rep is harder. (opens Business Insider 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.
Business Insider reported it asMarkets are spooked by the prospect of more rate hikes as the Fed battles inflation (opens Business Insider 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.
Business Insider reported it as3 takeaways for what the first Fed hike in 3 years means for your wallet (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stated the United States is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks scheduled for this weekend. The discussions aim to prevent the bifurcation of AI systems between the two countries.
Business Insider reported it asU.S. and China deepen mutual distrust in a race as one of Africa’s largest economies surges ahead of 42 nations including Israel, China and Singapore (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
Business Insider reported it asUS imposes visa restrictions over South Africa’s land and race policies as relations worsen (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
A former Google DeepMind employee has joined a growing chorus of AI researchers warning that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity. Bilal Chughtai stated that time may be running out to avoid this outcome.
Business Insider reported it asFormer Google DeepMind researcher says he resigned because 'AI has the potential to kill us all' (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Business Insider reported it asIranian strikes damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings at US bases across 8 countries, Pentagon watchdog says (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Accenture has agreed to pay the US government $25 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal anti-discrimination requirements while certifying compliance for federal contracts. The company denies all allegations and admits no liability in the settlement.
Business Insider reported it asConsulting's Trump-era DEI bill hits $63 million as Accenture joins Deloitte and IBM in settling discrimination claims (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Business Insider reported it asSaudi Arabia, the Gulf’s strongest military, chooses condemnation over force after oil pipeline attack from Iran as Africa faces a fresh energy threat (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Business Insider reported it asTrump lashes out at Dario Amodei after the Anthropic CEO called for a slowdown in AI development (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Business Insider reported it asTrump lashes out at Dario Amodei after the Anthropic CEO called for a slowdown in AI development (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Business Insider reported it asTrump's swing at green card holders on public benefits is facing a slew of lawsuits (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Microsoft has released a provisional 37-page code of conduct to govern its artificial intelligence models, restricting content related to weapons, dangerous substances, and explicit material. The move follows calls for slower AI development and researcher resignations over safety concerns.
Business Insider reported it asMicrosoft publishes 37-page 'humanist' code of conduct after AI doom debate: 'This is urgent' (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
The 59th season of "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS-TV on Sunday night. The broadcast did not directly address the behind-the-scenes turmoil and staff changes that have occurred in recent months.
Business Insider reported it asRead the memo: CBS News leadership is selling staffers on '60 Minutes' as it relaunches under Bari Weiss (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Satellite data has detected a large fire and thermal anomalies near Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. Unconfirmed reports suggest Houthi forces may be responsible, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed the incident.
Business Insider reported it asSaudi Arabia shuts pipeline carrying up to 5 million oil barrels daily as Houthi advance threatens route beside Africa (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Donald Trump reacted aggressively to ABC News reporter Rachel Scott when she questioned his proposed $5,000 dividend plan. The exchange occurred after Trump's appearance at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas. Scott had asked why voters would need the payment if his economic policies were already successful.
Business Insider reported it asTrump snapped at a reporter after a question about his $5,000 promise to voters: 'You're the worst' (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
Anthropic has disrupted multiple attempts to misuse its Claude AI models. This includes a suspected Russian cyber-espionage campaign and efforts by Chinese AI firms to extract and replicate Claude's capabilities through a process called model distillation.
Business Insider reported it asChina's star AI labs routed user requests to Claude at least 35 million times in the summer: Anthropic (opens Business Insider 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.
High factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Insider Inc.unknowndirect owner
- Axel Springer SEMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- businessinsider.com
- Seen publishing on
- businessinsider.com, africa.businessinsider.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- 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
- 71
- Reports listed
- 73
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
73 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 17 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Business Insider ran the story anyway.
Across the 71 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Business Insider: its report arrived a median of 26 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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