dailymail.com media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places dailymail.com in the centre. We have seen it on 203 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is dailymail.com biased?
Ad Fontes Media places dailymail.com in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is dailymail.com left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places dailymail.com in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is dailymail.com reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for dailymail.com are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What dailymail.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with dailymail.com’s own report linked underneath.
US President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit at the White House on September 24. The leaders are expected to discuss trade, rare earth supplies, and artificial intelligence. Xi's visit marks the first by a Chinese leader to the US presidential residence in over a decade.
dailymail.com reported it asTrump ruthlessly mocked as media ban backfires spectacularly (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
President Donald Trump vetoed CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, impacting audiovisual coverage of his UN trip. In response, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox halted their joint television coverage of Trump, citing solidarity with the banned outlets.
dailymail.com reported it asAll major TV networks END Trump on-camera coverage amid CNN ban (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Donald Trump contacted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to urge him to halt drone and missile strikes on Russian oil refineries. Trump expressed concerns that these attacks are exacerbating global diesel shortages and driving up prices.
dailymail.com reported it asTrump declares OIL CRISIS in extraordinary admission (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Three major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets seek immediate restoration of access.
dailymail.com reported it asTrump sued by three media outlets over White House ban (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Bitcoin's price climbed above $85,000 on Monday, its highest point since late January. This surge followed significant ETF inflows and a spike in crypto short liquidations, with some analysts declaring the 'crypto winter' over.
dailymail.com reported it asBitcoin price surges nearly 5% this morning as it hits $85,000 a coin (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka has admitted to acquiring a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate. He will miss the upcoming international camp and UEFA Nations League fixtures as a result. The Swiss Football Association (SFV) made the decision jointly with the player.
dailymail.com reported it asGranit Xhaka confesses to Covid vaccine certificate fraud (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he had spoken with Donald Trump and they agreed to meet in New York. Zelensky also thanked Trump for a visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv. The meeting is expected to occur during the UN General Assembly.
dailymail.com reported it asBurnham braces for Trump turbulence in first meeting tomorrow (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump for the first time next week in New York. The meeting, expected to take place at the United Nations General Assembly, will focus on international issues including Ukraine, the Middle East, and energy.
dailymail.com reported it asBurnham braces for Trump turbulence in first meeting tomorrow (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Meryl Streep will voice the character of Aslan in Netflix's upcoming film 'Narnia: The Magician's Nephew.' The decision has ignited controversy, with critics arguing it is a mockery of Christianity and a sign of 'wokeness' in media.
dailymail.com reported it asMeryl Streep sparks backlash after being cast as Aslan in Narnia film (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Bill Maher criticized rapper Macklemore on his show 'Real Time', bringing up a 2014 costume controversy and Macklemore's recent remarks about Gaza. Macklemore had previously donated to Palestinian aid and Robert Kraft pledged funds for Gaza.
dailymail.com reported it asPATRIKARAKOS: Rapper who derailed Ed tour wrong about Gaza 'genocide' (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Earl Charles Spencer claims King Charles sounded 'euphoric' and 'like a lottery winner' in a phone call shortly after Princess Diana's death in 1997. Buckingham Palace has responded, stating that grief can affect memory.
dailymail.com reported it asJAN MOIR: I can't accept that Charles revelled in the death of Diana (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
European intelligence officials have warned that Russia could escalate actions against NATO countries in the coming months. While some suggest potential incursions or drone attacks, others emphasize a lack of imminent threat, suggesting a focus on spreading fear.
dailymail.com reported it asEU spies: Russia campaign against NATO may be 'months, not years' away (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
dailymail.com reported it asUnited Russia predicted to win 50% of vote in parliamentary elections (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
dailymail.com reported it asUnited Russia predicted to win 50% of vote in parliamentary elections (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Magda Szubanski has spoken about her battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma, stating her cancer is an "incurable relapse" and likely to return. She announced she was in remission in February 2026, but discussed the prognosis and her treatment in a 60 Minutes interview.
dailymail.com reported it asMagda Szubanski shares devastating update on her cancer battle (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Australia's Treasury department has released a 40-year forecast predicting that deaths will exceed births for the first time in the 2060s. The report highlights slowing population growth, an ageing demographic, and increased demand on health services as key challenges.
dailymail.com reported it asAussies are living longer but Labor says it will cost the country more (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
President Donald Trump cut short his weekend at Camp David to return to the White House on Saturday. The move coincided with a US security alert warning of potential rapid escalation in the Middle East due to the Saudi-Houthi conflict.
dailymail.com reported it asTrump cuts visit to Camp David short amid tensions with Houthis (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Donald Trump has suggested renaming artificial intelligence, stating the current term is inaccurate and ineloquent. He launched a poll on his social media platform, offering 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence' as alternatives.
dailymail.com reported it asTrump calls to rename artificial intelligence (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Converse has removed a social media advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after critics said the imagery evoked racist symbols, including those associated with the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, stating they understood why the image was upsetting and had made a mistake.
dailymail.com reported it asConverse apologizes and pulls ad that some say evoked KKK imagery (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
A rideshare driver has been arrested and charged with rape and kidnapping of a teenage girl in Montgomery County, Maryland. The driver, Abdoulaye Dia, also faces prior charges in New York. The rideshare app, Empower, had previously been ordered to cease operations in Maryland.
dailymail.com reported it asIllegal immigrant rideshare driver accused of rape had prior arrest (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
Who says so
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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
- Ad Fontes MediamixedCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for dailymail.com.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- dailymail.com
- Seen publishing on
- dailymail.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 203
- Reports listed
- 210
- We could read
- 16
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
194 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 16 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. dailymail.com is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 203 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than dailymail.com’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 19 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 6 September 2026.
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