El Mundo media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place El Mundo as leaning right. We have seen it on 395 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is El Mundo biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place El Mundo as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is El Mundo left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place El Mundo as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is El Mundo reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for El Mundo are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What El Mundo has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with El Mundo’s own report linked underneath.
Daniel J. Sullivan, an independent Alaska Senate candidate with a name similar to the Republican incumbent, has left his hometown of Petersburg days before the election. His departure has intensified claims that he was recruited as a 'decoy' to confuse voters.
El Mundo reported it asTrump Claims that Independent Alaska Senate Candidate Is Unaccounted For (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
El Mundo reported it asDemocrat Haley Stevens Turns Her Back on El-Sayed and Supports Republican Mike Rogers in the Senate Run for Michigan Two Days After the Election (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
Thousands gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, to mark the second anniversary of a railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people. The tragedy, which occurred on November 1, 2024, is linked to protests that contributed to the fall of the ruling party.
El Mundo reported it asSerbia Commemorates the Second Anniversary of the Tragedy of the Train Station that Ignited Student Protests (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared the UK's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations and MI6 as a hostile group. The decision is a response to what Iran describes as hostile actions by the British government.
El Mundo reported it asIran Designates the British Navy and Air Force as Terrorist Organizations (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
North Korea's defense research institutes have tested a cluster bomb warhead intended for tactical ballistic missiles. State media reported the weapon can destroy an area of up to 13 hectares, and Pyongyang plans to equip military units with various types by the end of 2026.
El Mundo reported it asKim Jong-UN Shoots Cluster Bombs and Accelerates His Arms Race as Trump Seeks a New Appointment with the Dictator (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
El Mundo reported it asU.S. Judge Dismisses Trump's Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal over a Letter About Epstein (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
The US Embassy in Moscow issued a warning about a credible threat of a mass casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve. Russia's FSB confirmed receiving the information and stated that appropriate measures are being taken.
El Mundo reported it asU.S. Alerts Russia of Possible Attack This Saturday at a Museum in Southern Moscow (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
Russia vetoed a US-drafted resolution aimed at ending the UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara and establishing a new political one. A subsequent Russian proposal to extend the existing mission for a year also failed to pass.
El Mundo reported it asPutin Bitterly Plans Mohamed VI on Western Sahara but Morocco Celebrates Its First Day of Unity by Finalizing the Minurso Mission (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
A vessel caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil trade route. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed three oil tankers hit mines, but the status of the crew and the cause of the fires remain unclear.
El Mundo reported it asFour Oil Tankers on Fire After Colliding with Mines in the Strait of Ormuz (opens El Mundo 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.
El Mundo reported it asBinance, the World's Largest Cryptocurrency Platform, Suffers a $6.3 Billion Theft (opens El Mundo 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.
El Mundo reported it asPatrick Stewart, Professor Xavier of X-Men and Captain Picard of Star Trek Die at Age 86 (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Thursday. Japan's Coast Guard suggested it could be a ballistic missile, a detail not widely reported.
El Mundo reported it asNorth Korea Fires Missiles at Sea as Tensions Increase with Its South Neighbor · Global Voices (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, began on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid. This comes as President Zelenskyy reported a significant overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones.
El Mundo reported it asUkraine and Russia Respect Melania Trump's Ceasefire in Oleshky and Evacuations Will Begin Tomorrow (opens El Mundo 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.
El Mundo reported it asA Dutch Zoo Employee Dies From Wounds Sustained in the Attack of a Panther (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the Popular Party, presented his party's list for the Madrid general election on 29 November. He accused the government of inciting unrest and stated his party would bring 'order' if elected.
El Mundo reported it asFeijóo Launches with Ayuso the Electoral List of Madrid: "We Will Govern. Warm up, You Will Leave" (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
The European Commission has introduced a framework for climate resilience, mandating EU countries to create national strategic plans. These plans will address adaptation to a projected global temperature increase of 2 to 3 degrees Celsius by 2100, with monitoring linked to the European Semester.
El Mundo reported it asThe EU Warns of the Impact of Climate Change and Dana in Valencia: "Businesses Will Think Twice Before Investing in the Region" (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Moscow for talks, with assurances of safety. Ukrainian officials confirmed Zelensky's readiness for a meeting and a partial ceasefire, though they noted Russia's continued attacks.
El Mundo reported it asThe Leaders of Finland and Norway Speak on the Phone with Vladimir Putin (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
El Mundo reported it asFrom Amazon to Google: Top 10 Companies in the World 'Play' 700,000 Million in Contracts on the Anthropic Stock Market (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
The Popular Party and Vox concluded an electoral pact for the 29‑November Senate election, targeting 125‑140 seats for their coalition. Miguel Tellado announced the deal in Genoa, while spokesperson Ester Muñoz said the party was very happy. Vox will drop its lists in nine provinces to block the left‑wing bloc.
El Mundo reported it asThe PP and Vox Pact Brings the Right Closer to Full Control of the Senate: the Chosen Formula Can Be Decisive in 13 Provinces (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
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.
El Mundo reported it asIran Seeks to Forge Regional Alliances on the Eve of the Israeli Elections (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Unidad Editorialunknowndirect owner
- RCS MediaGroupunknownparent group
- Cairo CommunicationMedia Conglomerateparent group
- MediobancaPrivate Equityparent group
- Diego Della ValleBillionaireparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Official site
- elmundo.es
- Seen publishing on
- elmundo.es
- 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
- 395
- Reports listed
- 427
- We could read
- 8
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
419 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 8 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 82 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and El Mundo ran the story anyway.
Across the 395 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than El Mundo’s on 4 of them. Overall it filed a median of 25 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
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