Business Recorder media bias and reliability
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Is Business Recorder biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Business Recorder in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Business Recorder left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Business Recorder in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Business Recorder reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Business Recorder are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Business Recorder has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Business Recorder’s own report linked underneath.
Leaders of the BRICS nations have issued a joint declaration expressing deep concern over escalating Middle East tensions. They called for maximum restraint and condemned unilateral sanctions not authorized by the UN, stating they violate international law.
Business Recorder reported it asBRICS adopts joint declaration, urges 'maximum restraint' in Mideast (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared an 'economic D-Day' against Iran, vowing to impose the 'toughest sanctions in history' to sever all financial lifelines supporting the regime. Oil prices fell following the announcement.
Business Recorder reported it asIran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, has threatened that any neighbouring country joining the US economic measures against Iran would be considered an enemy. He stated their interests would be targeted and accused the US of increasing global nuclear insecurity.
Business Recorder reported it asIran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei stated that US President Donald Trump's actions have fueled a global desire for nuclear weapons. Rezaei asserted that Iran adheres to international nuclear treaties and safeguards, while the IAEA has previously noted concerns about Iran's nuclear program.
Business Recorder reported it asIran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
At least 12 people were killed and 33 injured in Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight into 20 August 2026. A children’s hospital, a school, residential buildings and warehouses were damaged. Ukraine said Russia used ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones; Russia claimed it struck military facilities with precision weapons.
Business Recorder reported it asRussian ballistic missiles kill at least five in Ukraine's Kyiv, spark fires (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
A combined Russian attack using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones hit Ukraine on 20 August 2026, killing at least 13 people and injuring about 40. Residential buildings, a children's hospital and a school were damaged in Kyiv, while gas infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast and a border crossing in Odesa Oblast were also targeted.
Business Recorder reported it asRussian ballistic missiles kill at least five in Ukraine's Kyiv, spark fires (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Russian missile strikes on the Kharkiv region killed ten people and injured at least 17, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine launched 147 drones at Moscow, where 620 were intercepted. Attacks also hit Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, damaging civilian infrastructure.
Business Recorder reported it asRussian ballistic missiles kill at least five in Ukraine's Kyiv, spark fires (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to near standstill over the weekend, with no commodity vessels recorded on Sunday after attacks on tankers. US-Iran negotiations remain stalled, and Iran insists Washington must meet its conditions for transit to resume. Oil prices steadied despite the disruption.
Business Recorder reported it asShipping slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks, data shows (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Donald Trump said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz as US territory, asserting that Iran had been heavily defeated in the war and that no vessel could transit the waterway without American approval. Outlets disagreed on whether his tone was serious or joking.
Business Recorder reported it asIran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
The US warned it may maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely as ceasefire talks failed, pushing Brent crude to $87.49 per barrel on 14 August 2026. Two Adnoc ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and the IEA reported global oil supply fell 6.3 million barrels per day year-on-year.
Business Recorder reported it asOil climbs on tanker attacks, US-Iran claims about Hormuz control (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Apple has trained a large language model tailored for China in collaboration with Alibaba, departing from its reliance on third-party AI models. The move follows regulatory approval and aims to bolster Apple Intelligence’s competitiveness in China’s AI-driven smartphone market.
Business Recorder reported it asApple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support, sources say (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg News on 11 August 2026 that the US and Iran were close to an arrangement over the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump simultaneously demanded compensation from Iran for American casualties and Iranian protesters killed in state crackdowns.
Business Recorder reported it asIran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
The US warned it may maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely as ceasefire talks failed, pushing Brent crude to $87.49 per barrel on 14 August 2026. Two Adnoc ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and the IEA reported global oil supply fell 6.3 million barrels per day year-on-year.
Business Recorder reported it asIran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Iran has dismissed reports of ceasefire extension talks with the US, stating the June interim deal never began and thus cannot be extended. A senior Iranian source told Reuters no discussions were held, while Turkey’s Anadolu agency reported a 60-day extension agreement, which both sides later denied.
Business Recorder reported it asIran, US not discussing ceasefire extension, senior Iranian official says (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Iran has reorganised its military command, appointing hardline leaders to key roles as it adopts a more aggressive posture. The US says it can maintain a blockade on Iranian ports indefinitely, while Houthi drone strikes on Saudi Aramco refineries push oil prices higher. No left-rated outlet covered the story.
Business Recorder reported it asIran, US not discussing ceasefire extension, senior Iranian official says (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg News on 11 August 2026 that the US and Iran were close to an arrangement over the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump simultaneously demanded compensation from Iran for American casualties and Iranian protesters killed in state crackdowns.
Business Recorder reported it asPakistan says US, Iran close to some arrangement: report (opens Business Recorder 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.
Business Recorder reported it asTrump flew secretly from Turkiye due to Iranian threat, the Washington Post reports (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Ukrainian forces struck the Taneko oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, on 10 August 2026, killing at least 12 people and sparking a fire. Russia said it intercepted 456 drones across multiple regions. Outlets disagreed on the death toll and omitted details of the refinery’s output.
Business Recorder reported it asUkraine kills 12 in drone strikes on Russian city of Nizhnekamsk, mayor says (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Hunter Biden disclosed in a BBC Newsnight interview that his father’s prostate cancer has metastasised to his bones, causing significant pain. The former US president, 83, was later seen in public wearing a dark suit and using a cane. Outlets varied in emphasis, with left-rated reports focusing on the medical details and right-rated digests noting the political context.
Business Recorder reported it asEx-President Joe Biden's cancer has spread, is very painful, son says (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
Houthi rebels launched missile and drone attacks on Yemen’s Mokha port and a Saudi Aramco refinery on 9 August 2026, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens. The strikes targeted military installations and residential areas, escalating regional instability and disrupting shipping routes near the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
Business Recorder reported it asYemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery, fire extinguished (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
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Where it publishes from
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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
- 25
- Reports listed
- 27
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
27 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.
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Across the 25 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Business Recorder: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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