Daily Mirror media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Daily Mirror one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 166 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Daily Mirror biased?
The rating organisations do not give Daily Mirror one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Daily Mirror left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Daily Mirror one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: 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 Daily Mirror reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Daily Mirror are Ad Fontes Media: Low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Daily Mirror has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Daily Mirror’s own report linked underneath.
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, due to a bomb threat. Warsaw-Modlin airport was temporarily closed. An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat.
Daily Mirror reported it asBomb alert on UK flight closes major airport as emergency crews swarm runway (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Tenerife attacker, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. He had suffered a cardiac arrest following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match on Monday. The player was taken to hospital after the incident.
Daily Mirror reported it asFootballer Jesus de Miguel tragically dies as heartbreaking statement released (opens Daily Mirror 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 Mirror reported it asRoyal Navy helicopters scramble to intercept Russian spy ship off UK coast (opens Daily Mirror 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 Mirror reported it asRyanair staff facing possibility of pay freeze to offset surge in fuel costs (opens Daily Mirror 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 Mirror reported it asChaos as UK flights diverted and cancelled after drones flown near airport (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
President Donald Trump attended a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Saturday, arriving dressed as himself. He told reporters that his costume preparation took only ten minutes, while other guests spent significantly longer.
Daily Mirror reported it asTrump repeatedly heckled and interrupted during erratic midterm rally speech (opens Daily Mirror 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 Mirror reported it asKing Charles reflects at spot where slaves were publicly executed after ... (opens Daily Mirror 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 Mirror reported it asAlzheimer's and dementia symptoms after death of Sir Patrick Stewart (opens Daily Mirror 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 Mirror reported it asMajor crypto exchange 'hacked' as billions of pounds 'drained from wallets' (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's rally in Salina, Kansas, scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. The Kansas Republican Party confirmed the cancellation five days before the November 3, 2026, Election Day.
Daily Mirror reported it asTrump angrily denies he's 'sick of travelling' as he cancels midterms rally (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
Vladimir Putin stated that attempts to remove Russia from the global gas market have serious consequences, primarily increased costs for foreign consumers. He used a Russian proverb to describe the EU's energy situation, asserting the bloc is harming its own industry and social sector.
Daily Mirror reported it asPutin declares he is 'ready for war' in chilling threat to UK and Europe (opens Daily Mirror 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 Mirror reported it asHSBC profits fuel calls for windfall tax on banks after making £900 a second (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
Nigel Farage has been mocked by political rivals after a Reform UK event in London was attended by few supporters. Images of empty seats were shared online, with the party leader blaming staff for the poor turnout.
Daily Mirror reported it asFarage and Jenrick face rows of empty seats as big speech falls flat (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
The Pentagon is initiating a plan called FORTRESS to ensure major US military bases can operate independently for at least 90 days. This initiative aims to counter risks posed by potential disruptions to civilian power grids and supply chains during a major conflict.
Daily Mirror reported it asPentagon preparing 'doomsday plan' for conflict that could wipe out power grid (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
Rapper Nicki Minaj announced her continued support for Donald Trump at a Republican rally in Michigan. She stated she would back him if he runs for president again, appearing alongside him at the event.
Daily Mirror reported it asTrump makes bizarre 'beautiful a**' comment about Nicki Minaj (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
Weekend unrest in France left roughly 3,000 shops damaged and could generate claims exceeding €13 billion. Authorities launched a digital tool to identify looters, and insurers prepared to assist, though coverage may be limited.
Daily Mirror reported it asFrance braces for fresh protests a week after chaos sparked by rioters (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tibet on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens, and collapsing hundreds of homes. China has ordered an extensive rescue operation in the remote, mountainous area.
Daily Mirror reported it asPowerful magnitude 7 earthquake strikes as strong tremors felt across region (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, calling him a 'humanitarian' and thanking him for the release of American Stephen Hubbard. Witkoff also presented documents outlining potential peace agreement approaches.
Daily Mirror reported it asRussia pounds Ukraine in deadly blitz after Donald Trump envoy called Putin a 'humanitarian' (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
Storm Austen is expected to hit the UK with gale‑force gusts, heavy rain and travel disruption. The Met Office has issued amber and yellow warnings, while forecasters warn of danger to life and possible power cuts, especially in Cornwall and the south‑east.
Daily Mirror reported it asMet Office weather maps show six counties facing snow on Friday – full list (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said Europe should be included in peace talks regarding Ukraine, stating the US has failed to pressure Kyiv into an agreement. Russia is ready to resume trilateral talks after November 4, while Ukrainian negotiators agreed to a technical meeting in early November.
Daily Mirror reported it asRussian peace talks take place against backdrop of dramatic weapons build (opens Daily Mirror 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.
Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- Reach plcMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Official site
- mirror.co.uk
- Seen publishing on
- mirror.co.uk
- 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
- 166
- Reports listed
- 171
- We could read
- 68
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
103 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 68 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 42 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Daily Mirror ran the story anyway.
Across the 165 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Daily Mirror’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 20 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Daily Mirror, 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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