Deccan Herald media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Deccan Herald as leaning left. We have seen it on 13 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Deccan Herald biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Deccan Herald as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Deccan Herald left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Deccan Herald as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Deccan Herald reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Deccan Herald are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Deccan Herald has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Deccan Herald’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
Deccan Herald reported it asOil prices: Brent and WTI drop over 1 per cent amid Iran war talks (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has granted the government "certain authorities" to negotiate with the U.S. The development comes as oil prices fell and U.S. officials indicated a preference for diplomatic resolution.
Deccan Herald reported it asOil prices: Brent and WTI drop over 1 per cent amid Iran war talks (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
The BSE Sensex closed down 0.48% on Wednesday, influenced by rising crude oil prices and caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision. Jio Platforms, a Reliance Industries subsidiary, made its stock market debut, with its shares closing nearly 27% higher than the issue price.
Deccan Herald reported it asSensex declines 353 points dragged by Reliance, IT stocks, rising crude oil prices (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Leaders from the IMF and World Bank met in Bangkok to discuss the economic implications of artificial intelligence. Kristalina Georgieva stated AI infrastructure investment is supporting global growth, while Ajay Banga highlighted potential job creation in developing nations. The IMF also issued a warning about rising global debt.
Deccan Herald reported it asAI boom benefiting India and China, bolstering growth in global trade: IMF (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
A new report from the Climate Impact Lab estimates that the current El Niño event could lead to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide between September 2026 and February 2027. India is projected to experience 15,800 of these deaths.
Deccan Herald reported it asSuper El Nino: India to face 16,000 excess heat deaths in next six months (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that new US sanctions against Russia lack legal basis and violate international law. The bill allows President Trump to impose tariffs up to 100% on countries buying Russian energy or helping Russia evade sanctions.
Deccan Herald reported it asChina rejects US sanctions bill, says trade with Russia must not face coercion (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has downplayed reports that Chinese entities provided Iran with satellite imagery of a US military base in Jordan. The attack killed three American soldiers. Trump stated that China spies on the US, and the US spies on China as well, calling accusations of assistance 'unfounded'.
Deccan Herald reported it asTrump dismisses report China entities helped Iran before attack that killed US troops (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to attend a two-day summit in Kyrgyzstan starting August 31. The meeting, hosted by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, will also include leaders from Iran and India, among others. The summit takes place amid ongoing international conflicts and trade disputes.
Deccan Herald reported it asPrime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Kyrgyzstan to attend SCO summit (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Iran has announced the discovery of a significant natural gas reserve in Fars Province. The find, estimated at over 7.5 trillion cubic feet, comes at a time of heightened geopolitical tension and potential new US sanctions.
Deccan Herald reported it asIran discovers over 7.5 trillion cubic feet of gas, oil minister says (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Oil prices climbed on 17 August 2026 as US-Iran peace talks showed no progress and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed following attacks on vessels operated by ADNOC. Brent crude futures rose to US$89.40 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate reached US$82.83.
Deccan Herald reported it asNifty falls for 5th day; Sensex drops 281 points amid rising crude oil prices (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Iran’s parliament approved legislation on 16 August 2026 that bans interviews and other communications with US or Israeli media, punishable by up to two years in prison. The bill must still be reviewed by the Guardian Council before becoming law.
Deccan Herald reported it asIranian parliament votes to further criminalise interviews with 'hostile media' (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Fitch Ratings affirmed India’s BBB- sovereign credit rating with a stable outlook on 11 August 2026, forecasting 6.4% GDP growth for fiscal year 2027. The agency noted strong domestic demand and external buffers but flagged persistent fiscal deficits and structural weaknesses as constraints.
Deccan Herald reported it asFitch retains India's BBB- rating, flags fiscal risks from youth protest (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Michael Boulos, son-in-law of former US President Donald Trump, arrived in Kerala on 8 August 2026 for a private visit. He toured Alappuzha’s backwaters with US Ambassador Sergio Gor, who met Chief Minister V D Satheesan separately. The Chief Minister’s Office denied Boulos met Satheesan.
Deccan Herald reported it asMichael Boulos: Trump's son-in-law arrives in Kochi for private Indian visit (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanLeftCheck it
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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
- The Printers (Mysore) Private LimitedIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Bengaluru, Bangalore Division, Karnataka, India
- Official site
- deccanherald.com
- Seen publishing on
- deccanherald.com
- 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
- 13
- Reports listed
- 13
- We could read
- 5
- First seen
- 8 August 2026
8 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 10 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Deccan Herald ran the story anyway.
Across the 13 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Deccan Herald: its report arrived a median of 13 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 8 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 8 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Deccan Herald, also publishing from India, 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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