El Universo media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places El Universo as leaning right. We have seen it on 124 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is El Universo biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places El Universo as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is El Universo left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places El Universo as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is El Universo reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for El Universo are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What El Universo has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with El Universo’s own report linked underneath.
Venezuela's government and opposition are reportedly close to an agreement to transfer approximately $4 billion in gold reserves from the Bank of England to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The gold has been held in London since 2019.
El Universo reported it asAgreement Is Sought for Venezuelan Gold Reserves Held in London to Be Transferred to New York (opens El Universo in a new tab)
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump for the first time next week in New York. The meeting, expected to take place at the United Nations General Assembly, will focus on international issues including Ukraine, the Middle East, and energy.
El Universo reported it asDonald Trump Seeks His First Meeting with Delcy Rodriguez During the UN Assembly (opens El Universo in a new tab)
President Donald Trump was photographed on Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLIS[HED]'. The image emerged as the Kennedy Center has been surrounded by fencing and amid a court examination of its controversial closure.
El Universo reported it asWill Donald Trump Demolish the Kennedy Center? This Revealed a Photograph (opens El Universo in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
El Universo reported it asIt Is Smaller than a House Cat, but It Is Not: the Strange Wild Cat Found Hidden in a House in Bolivia (opens El Universo in a new tab)
Argentina's government has introduced a bill to Congress that would impose sanctions, including up to 20 years imprisonment, on companies exploiting natural resources in the Falkland Islands without Argentine authorisation. The islands are administered by the UK but claimed by Argentina.
El Universo reported it asJavier Milei Sends Bill for the Falkland Islands (opens El Universo in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
El Universo reported it asDonald Trump Threatens the European Union with Tariffs if He Joins Canada as an Associate Member (opens El Universo in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has accused Canada of not doing enough to stop drug trafficking, alleging that fentanyl is produced in clandestine Canadian labs. However, he did not include Canada on a list of major drug-producing countries submitted to Congress.
El Universo reported it asU.S. Maintains Colombia’s Anti-Drug Decertification · Global Voices (opens El Universo in a new tab)
The European Commission plans to propose a ban on social media for children under 13. Those aged 13 to 15 would have restricted access, potentially via parent-supervised 'mini-accounts'. The legislation is to be known as the 'EU Kids Act'.
El Universo reported it asEU Will Ban Social Networks for Children Under 13 Years of Age and Limit Their Use to 15 Years of Age (opens El Universo in a new tab)
US forces intercepted and sank a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, which they stated was used as a refueling station for drug trafficking operations and was linked to the Ecuadorian criminal organization Los Choneros. The crew was rescued and will be handed over to Ecuadorian authorities.
El Universo reported it asU.S. Sank Another Vessel Operating as a Fuel Station Linked to Los Choneros (opens El Universo in a new tab)
Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty in a US federal money laundering case. He is accused of bribing officials to win contracts for food imports during a period of hardship in Venezuela.
El Universo reported it asU.S. Attorney: Alex Saab ‘Exploited’ the U.S. Financial System to Enrich Himself (opens El Universo in a new tab)
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that all 10 fugitives on the FBI's Most Wanted list have been captured during President Donald Trump's second term. The final fugitive was apprehended in Venezuela over the past weekend.
El Universo reported it asU.S. Captures in Venezuela Cybercriminal Wanted by the FBI and Linked to the Aragua Train (opens El Universo in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
El Universo reported it asPentagon Acknowledges ‘Slow’ Ammunition After Months of War with Iran · Global Voices (opens El Universo in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has stated he will not intervene in the Lindsay Clancy case, calling it a "state situation" and not a federal matter. Clancy's attorney had publicly requested a presidential pardon.
El Universo reported it asDonald Trump Gives Details About the Pardon Request for Lindsay Clancy (opens El Universo in a new tab)
The US Space Force has confirmed the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated the weapons are intended for defence against hostile actions, though specific details remain undisclosed.
El Universo reported it asThe United States Confirms for the First Time that It Has Weapons Deployed in Space (opens El Universo in a new tab)
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Space Force placed "space control weapons" to deter adversaries, drawing accusations from China and Russia.
El Universo reported it asThe United States Confirms for the First Time that It Has Weapons Deployed in Space (opens El Universo in a new tab)
Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty in a US federal money laundering case. He is accused of bribing officials to win contracts for food imports during a period of hardship in Venezuela.
El Universo reported it asAlex Saab Will Plead Guilty, Change His Statement in America. (opens El Universo in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
El Universo reported it as“Conspiranoics, Traitors and Filterers”: Trump Rejects the Call to Stop AI (opens El Universo in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
El Universo reported it as“Conspiranoics, Traitors and Filterers”: Trump Rejects the Call to Stop AI (opens El Universo in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
El Universo reported it asSix Dead and More than 100 Missing After Dumping a Ferry in Indonesia (opens El Universo in a new tab)
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated that trilateral negotiations concerning Ukraine could potentially resume in October. He stated that Russia does not rule out this possibility, though no specific dates have been set.
El Universo reported it asKremlin Does Not Rule Out Resumption of Trilateral Negotiations with Ukraine in October (opens El Universo 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 CheckleanRightCheck 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
- Grupo inversor extranjero liderado por Yves Maia PardiniOtherdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
- Official site
- eluniverso.com
- Seen publishing on
- eluniverso.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
- 124
- Reports listed
- 128
- We could read
- 5
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
123 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 24 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and El Universo ran the story anyway.
Across the 124 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of El Universo: its report arrived a median of 24 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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