Diario El Mercurio media bias and reliability
Diario El Mercurio is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 16 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Diario El Mercurio biased?
Diario El Mercurio is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Diario El Mercurio left or right?
Diario El Mercurio is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is Diario El Mercurio reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for Diario El Mercurio. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What Diario El Mercurio has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Diario El Mercurio’s own report linked underneath.
EU leaders have asked the European Commission to propose solutions for Ukraine's additional financing needs in 2027. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky estimated these needs at 70 billion euros, on top of a previously approved 90 billion euro loan.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asZelenski Gets European Backing in the Middle of a New Dispute with Trump (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
Tesla has unveiled a redesigned Roadster at SpaceX's Texas facility, featuring rocket-style thrusters that enabled it to perform aerial stunts. Production is planned to begin in 2028, with claims of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in under a second.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asElon Musk Presents Tesla's Auto Flyer (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
European leaders plan to ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reduce his public criticism of US President Donald Trump. They fear his sharp remarks could further damage Washington-Kyiv relations, potentially impacting aid and support.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asZelenski Challenges Trump with More Attacks on Russian Refineries (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he does not believe China or Russia are helping Iran in its war with the United States and Israel, adding they have too much to lose and any aid would be quickly detected. The statement was echoed by dozens of international media.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asTrump Says He Doesn't Believe that China and Russia Are Helping Iran (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are expected to face new charges in the United States related to the alleged torture of Americans held in Venezuelan custody. The charges would add to existing drug trafficking indictments.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asU.S. Charges Former Venezuelan President Maduro and Wife for Torture · Global Voices (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy cited her "bold and inventive oeuvre" that draws on classical tradition to create new forms for contemporary literature.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asAnne Carson Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature 2026 (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated Iran has lost full control of the Strait of Hormuz. He also claimed the nation's economy is in 'freefall' and oil circulation is near pre-conflict levels.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asRubio Claims Iran "Has Lost Control" of Ormuz (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
The United States deployed approximately 500 military personnel to the Texas border, with Mexico deploying 159 naval elements, vehicles, and drones on its side. Both nations described the actions as 'mirror operations' under a binational agreement to enhance border security.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asMexico Deploys Military in Border Region Where the U.S. Reported Gunfire Against Its Forces (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
The United States is deploying approximately 500 soldiers to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. The deployment follows an incident where U.S. Coast Guard personnel were fired upon from the border with Mexico. The operation is named Operation Unified Response and aims to reinforce federal forces.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asMexico Deploys Military in Border Region Where the U.S. Reported Gunfire Against Its Forces (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for November 29. The move comes after his government's housing proposals were rejected by the Congress of Deputies, a defeat that has led to speculation about Sánchez's political future.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asPedro Sánchez Advances Elections in Spain for November 29 (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own. The court will hear arguments on the policy in December, with three liberal justices dissenting from the decision.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asU.S. Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Deportations to Third Countries (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its first orbital test flight on Monday. The mission aims to deploy satellites and test systems critical for future NASA moon missions, with a planned splashdown off the coast of Chile.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asMegacohete Starship Succeeds in the Pacific Ocean (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has stated the US military would be used if necessary to secure national interests in the Western Hemisphere. He compared cartels to the 'Islamic State' and mentioned an operation that captured Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asNoboa Will Participate in the Second Meeting of the Shield of the Americas (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for the US to be held accountable for the deaths of 23 migrants in custody in 2026. Volker Türk also urged the US to stop deportations to countries where migrants may suffer irreparable harm.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asThe UN Demands that the US Be Held Accountable for the Deaths of 23 Migrants in Custody in 2026 (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Uzbekistan and India from October 17 to 22, 2026. The visit includes stops in Samarkand, Mumbai, and Jamnagar, with a focus on strengthening energy cooperation and commercial investment.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asMarco Rubio Will Visit Ecuador on September 9, Announces United States (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
U.S. Southern Command reported that a joint U.S., Ecuador operation on 2 September 2026 boarded, cleared and sank a vessel serving as a floating refueling station for the Los Choneros gang. Marines from the USS San Antonio transferred detainees to Ecuadorian authorities after the vessel was destroyed.
Diario El Mercurio reported it asSouth Command Destroys Again a Ship that Operated for Los Choneros (opens Diario El Mercurio in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Diario El Mercurio. We asked on 3 October 2026.
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.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Diario El Mercurio.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Ecuador
- Official site
- elmercurio.com.ec
- Seen publishing on
- elmercurio.com.ec
- 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
- 16
- Reports listed
- 16
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 September 2026
16 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Diario El Mercurio has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 16 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Diario El Mercurio: its report arrived a median of 35 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 October 2026. Ratings pulled 3 October 2026.
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