Daily Express media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Daily Express one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. We have seen it on 287 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Daily Express biased?
The rating organisations do not give Daily Express one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Daily Express left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Daily Express one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Daily Express reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Daily Express are Ad Fontes Media: Very low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Daily Express has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Daily Express’s own report linked underneath.
A war memorial at St Alban's Church in Warrington was vandalised, with the head of a Jesus statue smashed off and anti-Catholic graffiti scrawled on the monument. Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime and have released CCTV footage of a person they wish to speak to.
Daily Express reported it asWar memorial vandalised and Christ's head smashed off crucifix in 'hate crime' (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
The Royal Navy tracked a Russian intelligence-gathering ship, the Viktor Leonov, off the coast of Scotland. The vessel was observed monitoring NATO military exercises, leading to the deployment of Royal Navy helicopters.
Daily Express reported it asRoyal Navy reveals secret details of showdown with Russian warship in English Channel (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
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.
Daily Express reported it asRyanair issues major jet fuel warning 'well into 2027' (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
Thomas Markle Snr, father of the Duchess of Sussex, has reportedly been moved into a Florida care home for dementia patients. The move comes amid an FBI investigation into alleged child abuse images found at his home and storage units.
Daily Express reported it asMeghan Markle’s father ‘moves into dementia care home’ (opens Daily Express 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.
Daily Express reported it asTrump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday book dismissed by judge (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
King Charles is expected to address the legacy of slavery with "unflinching honesty" and "sincere sorrow" at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. However, he is not anticipated to issue a formal apology, with Buckingham Palace stating the decision lies with the UK government.
Daily Express reported it asBuckingham Palace speaks out after Burnham 'open' to slavery apology ... (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
Jersey Airport experienced flight disruptions on Friday evening due to unauthorised drone activity in restricted airspace. Three inbound flights were diverted, and police conducted searches for drone operators without success.
Daily Express reported it asChaos as drones force flight cancellations and diversions at UK airport (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
King Charles III participated in a Junkanoo festival parade in Nassau, Bahamas, while protesters called for reparations for the slave trade. He acknowledged the "great suffering of the past" and stated that Commonwealth leaders would discuss slavery's legacy.
Daily Express reported it asAndy Burnham torn apart after 'letting down' King Charles - 'irresponsible' (opens Daily Express 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.
Daily Express reported it asLewy body dementia explained as Sir Patrick Stewart dies at 86 (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
Several countries are encouraging households to build emergency stockpiles of food, water, and other essentials. Recommendations for duration vary, with essential supplies including water, canned foods, medications, and hygiene items.
Daily Express reported it asCalls grow for households to stockpile food and water - 'one item a week' (opens Daily Express 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.
Daily Express reported it asMillions in crypto at risk as Bitcoin price drops to six-week low after hack (opens Daily Express 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.
Daily Express reported it asWW3 fears erupt as Russian and Ukraine launch attacks - 1.2k drones downed (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
An Ebola outbreak in Africa has surpassed 10,000 cases and 4,900 deaths, prompting warnings from the Africa CDC director general that the virus could spread globally. Health ministers agreed to keep borders open while strengthening coordination.
Daily Express reported it asHorror Ebola warning issued for UK as deadly virus 'could spread like covid' (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that his country received only 24 Patriot interceptor missiles from the United States in the past 90 days. He contrasted this with the approximately 2,000 missiles delivered to the Middle East during an 84-hour period and stated Ukraine needs about 350 missiles monthly.
Daily Express reported it asZelensky issues seven-word warning to John Healey hours before Budget (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
The United States warned several Gulf Arab countries to prepare for a short, intense military campaign against Iran following the November midterm elections, according to a Wall Street Journal report. President Trump also made a public statement hinting at action.
Daily Express reported it asUS warns Gulf allies of possible intense flare up in Iran war after midterms (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
The Chancellor has announced plans to cut import tariffs on more than 100 products, including food staples, as part of a series of 'everyday fixes' ahead of the upcoming Budget. Other measures include changes to parental pay and carer's allowance.
Daily Express reported it as10 products that may be cheaper after the Budget - but families only save £21 (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
HSBC announced a 32% rise in third-quarter pretax profit to $9.6 billion, alongside a share buyback programme of up to $1 billion. Revenue reached $18.6 billion, slightly below forecasts, while net interest income increased.
Daily Express reported it asHSBC profits surge by a third as bank mulls huge job cuts (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
Donald Trump used vulgar language to describe Norway after not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian officials stated their government has no control over the prize, and tourism groups responded on social media. Senator Bernie Sanders called Trump mentally unstable.
Daily Express reported it asDonald Trump tears into European 's***house' country - 'it sucks' (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
The Chancellor has announced plans to cut import tariffs on more than 100 products, including food staples, as part of a series of 'everyday fixes' ahead of the upcoming Budget. Other measures include changes to parental pay and carer's allowance.
Daily Express reported it asAndy Burnham pledges end of carers ‘cliff edge’ in cost-of-living package (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
King Charles III has arrived in Guyana, the second stop on his nine-day Caribbean tour. The visit coincides with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the UK and Guyana and renewed calls for Britain to apologise for its role in the slave trade.
Daily Express reported it as'Awkward moment from Kate and William’s Caribbean tour King will want to avoid' (opens Daily Express 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.
Low factuality
Who owns it
- Reach plcMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Official site
- express.co.uk
- Seen publishing on
- express.co.uk
- Access
- Metered: some articles are readable, some are not
- 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
- 287
- Reports listed
- 304
- We could read
- 5
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
299 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 5 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 51 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Daily Express ran the story anyway.
Across the 287 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Daily Express’s on 8 of them. Overall it filed a median of 22 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Daily Express, also publishing from United Kingdom, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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