Dutch News media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Dutch News in the centre. We have seen it on 14 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Dutch News biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Dutch News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Dutch News left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Dutch News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Dutch News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Dutch News are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Dutch News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Dutch News’s own report linked underneath.
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
Dutch News reported it asAlbert Heijn sister chain hit as fridge hacks spread in Europe - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
A zookeeper at Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands has died from injuries sustained in a leopard attack. The incident occurred while the employee was working in an enclosure with two male Persian leopards.
Dutch News reported it asBeekse Bergen zookeeper dies after leopard attack - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
Israel's Foreign Ministry has called a ban on its football fans attending a match in Alkmaar discriminatory and accused the Netherlands of antisemitism. Local authorities cited security risks and past incidents as reasons for the decision.
Dutch News reported it asAlkmaar moves protest against Israeli fans amid safety concerns - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
The United Kingdom has introduced 38 new sanctions against Russia, targeting key sectors including oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and suppliers of military equipment. The measures aim to restrict Russia's revenue and disrupt its ability to fund and equip its war in Ukraine.
Dutch News reported it asTrump administration sanctions International Criminal Court - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court. The European Commission stated it will work with the ICC to ensure its effectiveness, while the UN and several allied nations have condemned the US decision.
Dutch News reported it asTrump administration sanctions International Criminal Court - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has criticised the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay. He called the decision 'disgraceful and embarrassing' and an 'indelible stain' on Norway, claiming he had never heard of Pillay and that he deserved eight such awards for resolving conflicts.
Dutch News reported it asFormer ICC judge Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised Donald Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court, calling them illegal and suggesting they were a reaction to her award. She also described the situation in Gaza as genocide and defended the UN's commission of inquiry.
Dutch News reported it asFormer ICC judge Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
Tens of thousands of people marched through Amsterdam on 12 September 2026, calling for government action on climate change. Organisers presented demands to the climate minister, who announced no new measures.
Dutch News reported it asThousands join Amsterdam climate march ahead of budget day - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
A mass shooting at Washington Park in Chicago resulted in one fatality and 13 injuries. The incident occurred while police were present to disperse a large gathering. Authorities are seeking information to identify the perpetrator.
Dutch News reported it asOne dead, two police officers injured in Gelderland shooting - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
The summer of 2026 was the hottest in the Netherlands since national records began in 1901. The average temperature reached 19.3°C, exceeding the previous record set in 2018. The season included several heatwaves and unusually warm nights.
Dutch News reported it asSummer 2026 was Netherlands’ hottest ever recorded - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
Eight South Koreans working on a hydropower plant project are missing and 10 others are stranded after a flash flood in Nepal. South Korea's Foreign Ministry has established a task force and plans to send a response team to the affected Rasuwa district.
Dutch News reported it asDutch tourist believed missing after flooding in Nepal kills 31 - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
A 24-year-old Nepali labourer survived a flash flood by clinging to a mango tree after being swept away by a torrent of mud and rock. The disaster has killed at least 150 people and left hundreds missing in Nepal.
Dutch News reported it asDutch tourist believed missing after flooding in Nepal kills 31 - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
A person has died in the Netherlands from West Nile virus infection, the RIVM reported. This marks the first death from the virus contracted within the country since 2020, with three cases now confirmed locally.
Dutch News reported it asUtrecht death shows West Nile virus is circulating in NL - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News in a new tab)
Four advocacy groups, including Human Rights Watch, filed a lawsuit in New York on 11 August 2026 challenging the Trump administration’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court. The plaintiffs argue the measures violate US constitutional rights and hinder prosecutions of war crimes. The administration calls the ICC a threat to US sovereignty.
Dutch News reported it asHuman rights groups sue US government over Hague court sanctions - DutchNews.nl (opens Dutch News 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 CheckcenterCheck 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.
High factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Dutch News.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Official site
- dutchnews.nl
- Seen publishing on
- dutchnews.nl
- 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
- 14
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 13 August 2026
11 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Dutch News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 14 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Dutch News: its report arrived a median of 15 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 11 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 8 November 2026. Ratings pulled 12 October 2026.
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