CNBC media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give CNBC one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. We have seen it on 358 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is CNBC biased?
The rating organisations do not give CNBC one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is CNBC left or right?
The rating organisations do not give CNBC one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is CNBC reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for CNBC 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 CNBC has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with CNBC’s own report linked underneath.
Ryanair is considering significant cost-cutting measures, such as temporarily freezing employee salaries, as rising fuel prices and the impact of the "Iran war" increase operational costs. The airline estimates its oil costs could rise by €2 billion next year.
CNBC reported it asRyanair CEO warns fares could rise by up to 20% in 2027 as fuel bill jumps by $2.2 billion (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran is in close contact with mediators regarding a seven-day plan to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump denied directing peace talks but approved outreach for medical supplies.
CNBC reported it asRubio says Trump wants to end Iran war 'peacefully' even as both sides prepare for strikes (opens CNBC in a new tab)
The US dollar remained stable against a basket of currencies as investors awaited the outcome of the midterm elections. Bitcoin saw a slight recovery following a significant hack at the Binance exchange, which led to substantial withdrawals.
CNBC reported it asDollar rangebound ahead of U.S. midterms; bitcoin reels from crypto heist (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has increased its oil price forecasts, projecting Brent crude could reach $105 per barrel by December 2026. The bank also warned of a potential surge to $140 in 2027 under specific supply disruption scenarios.
CNBC reported it asGoldman raises oil price forecast for December and 2027. Here's why (opens CNBC 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.
CNBC reported it asJudge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over Alaska Senate election (opens CNBC 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.
CNBC reported it asDemocratic Rep. Stevens endorses Rogers over El-Sayed in Michigan Senate election (opens CNBC 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.
CNBC reported it asAlaska Sen. Sullivan says he'll accept election results, slams Peltola campaign’s reported recruitment of 2nd Sullivan (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Russian strikes on energy infrastructure left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power on Sunday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Meanwhile, Russian authorities reported significant damage to an industrial facility in the Nizhny Novgorod region following a Ukrainian drone attack.
CNBC reported it asRussian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine as drones damage Russian facility (opens CNBC 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.
CNBC reported it asTrump defamation suit against Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein letter dismissed with prejudice (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Imperial Oil announced a third-quarter profit of $2.45 billion, a significant increase from $539 million in the same period last year. The company's results were bolstered by rising oil prices and improved refining margins, while upstream production saw a slight decrease.
CNBC reported it asTrump called out Big Oil profits. Here’s how much their refining earnings have surged since (opens CNBC in a new tab)
A criminal investigation is underway in Alaska concerning a scheme to confuse voters by placing a candidate with the same name as incumbent Senator Daniel Sullivan on the ballot. U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman confirmed the probe, which has intensified following a New York Times report.
CNBC reported it asCriminal investigation of Alaska Senate race is 'ongoing,' U.S. Attorney says (opens CNBC in a new tab)
American Federation of Teachers sues Education Secretary over Public Service Loan Forgiveness delays
Trust 86The American Federation of Teachers filed a class‑action lawsuit against Education Secretary Linda McMahon, claiming the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program has stalled for over 90,000 borrowers. The suit says 88,000 applications remain undecided and cites Senator Ed Markey’s $96 billion relief figure.
CNBC reported it asClass action lawsuit blames Trump officials for student loan forgiveness delays (opens CNBC in a new tab)
A vessel caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil trade route. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed three oil tankers hit mines, but the status of the crew and the cause of the fires remain unclear.
CNBC reported it asIran claims four tankers struck mines in Hormuz as strike fears grow after U.S. midterms (opens CNBC 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.
CNBC reported it asCircle, Tether freeze funds impacted by potential Binance 'security issue' (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Polymarket users reported losing funds after a security breach involving malicious code on the company's website. The platform halted trading, identified a compromised third-party provider, and has promised to refund all affected users.
CNBC reported it asPolymarket reports outage on international exchange, halts trading (opens CNBC in a new tab)
The Labor Department will issue the September JOLTS on Tuesday, weekly unemployment claims on Thursday and the October hiring report on Friday, while major companies such as Clorox, AMD and Booking Holdings report earnings, all amid the November 3 midterm elections.
CNBC reported it asWall Street is betting on a clear midterm result. A contested count could rattle already-edgy markets — and these sectors (opens CNBC in a new tab)
On 28 October 2026 the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate steady. Chairman Kevin Warsh told reporters politics played no role in the choice, warned that upcoming inflation numbers may rise, and noted the timing ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
CNBC reported it asFed Chairman Warsh: Politics played no role in the decision on rates (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Donald Trump joked that $5,000 would barely cover a hamburger and dessert at his Mar-a-Lago club. The remark was made during a campaign rally in Texas, as voters express concerns about the cost of living ahead of the midterm elections.
CNBC reported it asTrump jokes $5,000 would buy 'a hamburger and maybe a small dessert' at Mar-a-Lago as cost of living looms over midterms (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Neil Young has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Donald Trump's political committee, Trump 47 Committee Inc., for copyright infringement. The suit claims the unauthorized use of his song 'Rockin' in the Free World' at rallies violates a prior settlement.
CNBC reported it asNeil Young sues Trump committee for $10M for playing 'Rockin' in the Free World' at rally (opens CNBC 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.
CNBC reported it asOne week out, prediction markets see Democrats as favored to sweep Congress (opens CNBC 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
- VersantMedia 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
- 358
- Reports listed
- 385
- We could read
- 115
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
270 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 115 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. CNBC is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 358 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than CNBC’s on 4 of them. Overall it filed a median of 27 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 2 November 2026.
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