El Tiempo media bias and reliability
El Tiempo is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 246 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is El Tiempo biased?
El Tiempo 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 El Tiempo left or right?
El Tiempo is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is El Tiempo reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for El Tiempo. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What El Tiempo has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with El Tiempo’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
El Tiempo reported it asMid-Term U.S. Election Results: Democrats Defeat Republicans and Take Full Control of Congress, Projected · Global Voices (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Three NASA astronauts, Anil Menon, Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, cast their ballots from the International Space Station during the United States midterm elections. They completed a Federal Post Card Application, transmitted an encrypted electronic ballot via NASA’s satellite network, and delivered it to the appropriate county clerk.
El Tiempo reported it asNasa Astronauts Voted From Space in US Elections: so They Sent Their Electronic Ballots From the Space Station (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
El Tiempo reported it asDonald Trump Says He Will Cut $4 Billion in Military Aid to Israel by the End of This Year: 'They Don't Need It' (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, due to a bomb threat. Warsaw-Modlin airport was temporarily closed. An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat.
El Tiempo reported it asThree Bomb Threats Are Reported on Board Aircraft Flying Across Europe: Emergencies Are Recorded on Flights Leaving the UK and Copenhagen (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats gain a majority in Congress, indicating he would reject legislation before eventually making deals. The comments were made in an interview with the New York Post.
El Tiempo reported it asMid-Term U.S. Elections: Democrats Favorite to Recover Congress Against Donald Trump · Global Voices (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
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.
El Tiempo reported it asNew Cyber Attack on Supermarkets in Europe: Temperature of Freezers Rose (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Iranian state media reported hearing five explosions on Qeshm Island, near Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province. Some residents reported seeing two aircraft in the sky. No official confirmation of the source has been released.
El Tiempo reported it asNew U.S. Military Operation Against Iran: Hit Island in the Persian Gulf at Mid-Term Elections (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
El Tiempo reported it asPresident Donald Trump Says These Legislative Elections Are the ‘Most Important’ in History in the United States (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
El Tiempo reported it asPresident Donald Trump Says These Legislative Elections Are the ‘Most Important’ in History in the United States (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
El Tiempo reported it asPresident Donald Trump Says These Legislative Elections Are the ‘Most Important’ in History in the United States (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
El Tiempo reported it asPresident Donald Trump Says These Legislative Elections Are the ‘Most Important’ in History in the United States (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Israel’s Yashar party, said he will not join a Benjamin Netanyahu‑led government, even if President Donald Trump asks. Opposition parties have recommended he be given the mandate to form a coalition after elections left Netanyahu’s bloc with 53 seats and no clear majority.
El Tiempo reported it asElections in Israel: the Opposition Bloc to Benjamin Netanyahu Will Meet for the First Time Since the Elections (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Antonio Navarro Wolff, a key figure in Colombia's political transition and a co-president of the 1991 National Constituent Assembly, has died at age 78. His family confirmed his passing on November 1, 2026, in Bogotá. Wolff had a long career as a guerrilla commander, politician, and public servant.
El Tiempo reported it asAttention: Ex-Constitute Antonio Navarro Wolff Passed Away (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
El Tiempo reported it asThe Battle for Election Results in the United States Began Before the Vote: Demands, Accusations and Fear of a Challenge (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
El Tiempo reported it asThe Battle for Election Results in the United States Began Before the Vote: Demands, Accusations and Fear of a Challenge (opens El Tiempo 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 Tiempo reported it asJudge Dismisses Donald Trump's Lawsuit Against the Wall Street Journal for a Letter Addressed to Jeffrey Epstein (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has thanked the Trump administration for capturing President Nicolas Maduro, calling it a 'floodgate to freedom'. Returning to Venezuela after 10 months in exile, she urged for presidential elections in 2027 and criticised a recent US oil deal.
El Tiempo reported it asVenezuela After the Return of María Corina Machado: the Dispute Between Opposition and Chavismo for Power and the Times of Democratic Transition (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied facilitating Flávio Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil to the United States. While Rubio stated President Trump authorized Bolsonaro's entry, he asserted the US government was not involved in arranging the travel itself.
El Tiempo reported it asUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio Denies that Washington Has Facilitated the Departure of Flávio Bolsonaro From Brazil (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Iran's army has warned that any new US attack would spread the conflict to a wider geographical area. The warning comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert further hostilities and as both the US and Israel hold crucial elections.
El Tiempo reported it asIran: Mojtaba Khamenei Orders to Respond Without Geographical Limits to Any Attack by the United States and Israel · Global Voices (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and demanded the release of a Japanese national detained in Russia. Russia stated it had detained a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage.
El Tiempo reported it asJapan Demands that Russia Immediately Release the Journalist Who Was Arrested Two Weeks Ago on an Island: He Is Charged with Suspicion of Espionage (opens El Tiempo in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed El Tiempo. We asked on 4 November 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
- Luis Carlos SarmientoBillionairedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
- Official site
- eltiempo.com
- Seen publishing on
- eltiempo.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
- 246
- Reports listed
- 259
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
259 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. El Tiempo has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 246 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than El Tiempo’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 28 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 November 2026.
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