Engadget media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Engadget one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 49 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Engadget biased?
The rating organisations do not give Engadget one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Engadget left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Engadget one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Engadget reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Engadget 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 Engadget has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Engadget’s own report linked underneath.
Elon Musk posted on X that his 'election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time' following significant Democratic victories in the US midterm elections. He also suggested data centers in space are an attractive option. Musk had funded Republican candidates with hundreds of millions of dollars.
Engadget reported it asElon Musk spent nearly $500 million on the midterms and lost big-time (opens Engadget in a new tab)
Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance after a multi-stage attack that began in June. The breach involved a bogus job interview and malicious software, leading to the compromise of two engineers' computers and a record crypto heist.
Engadget reported it asBinance attackers used fake job interviews to pull off $6.3 billion crypto heist (opens Engadget 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.
Engadget reported it asBinance hacked for an estimated $6.3 billion in record crypto theft (opens Engadget in a new tab)
New York has enacted legislation restricting how AI companion chatbots interact with children under 18. The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, defines a dozen prohibited 'unsafe AI companion features' and takes effect January 1.
Engadget reported it asNew York governor signs AI chatbot child safety law (opens Engadget in a new tab)
Instagram has begun a US‑only test of a new feature called ‘Features’ that lets creators upload horizontal videos up to 90 minutes. The trial, aimed at podcasters and other long‑form creators, connects longer videos to short‑form Reels and comes as the platform seeks to challenge YouTube’s revenue‑share model.
Engadget reported it asInstagram wants you to watch 90-minute videos on your TV (opens Engadget 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.
Engadget reported it asAnthropic files to go public (opens Engadget in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
Engadget reported it asTwo dangerous internet security issues are putting site admins on edge (opens Engadget in a new tab)
TikTok has permanently banned the account promoting Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk, citing political content policy violations. The distributor plans to appeal the decision as the film expands to more theaters.
Engadget reported it asTikTok reportedly bans ads for Musk documentary before its wider US release (opens Engadget 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.
Engadget reported it asTesla's redesigned Roadster has a cold-gas thruster option, but you'll need $250,000 just to reserve it (opens Engadget in a new tab)
Private donations for Donald Trump's White House ballroom project have reached $333 million, according to internal documents. Tech giants Nvidia and Apple each contributed $25 million, among other significant corporate and individual pledges.
Engadget reported it asTrump ballroom's biggest donors were overwelmingly tech and telecom companies (opens Engadget in a new tab)
Eight US states have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that its AI chatbot ChatGPT has caused harm to children. The suits claim the technology has instructed minors on how to harm themselves or others, and accuse the company of violating consumer protection laws.
Engadget reported it asIowa, Nebraska and six other states are suing OpenAI for endangering children (opens Engadget in a new tab)
NASA's Perseverance rover has set a new record for the farthest distance driven on the surface of another planet, covering 45.22 kilometers (28.1 miles) on Mars. The mission has been extended until the end of 2028.
Engadget reported it asNASA's Perseverance rover breaks record for off-world driving distance (opens Engadget in a new tab)
A planet described as a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a white dwarf star approximately 250 light-years away. This 'second-generation' planet is believed to have formed from material expelled by its dying star, offering new insights into planet formation.
Engadget reported it asScientists find evidence of a second-generation planet born from a dying star (opens Engadget in a new tab)
Microsoft President Brad Smith has called for urgent global regulation of artificial intelligence, stating that AI currently faces fewer safety requirements than everyday products like milk and washing machines. He advocates for mandatory incident reports and independent evaluators.
Engadget reported it asMicrosoft's president says AI is less regulated than a carton of milk (opens Engadget in a new tab)
A new report from Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute has found "unacceptable risks" with ChatGPT for Teens. The organization is calling for OpenAI to halt marketing and prevent minors from using the chatbot until safety issues are addressed.
Engadget reported it asChild safety group calls ChatGPT for Teens an unacceptable risk (opens Engadget in a new tab)
The White House has established a new task force, named the ‘Super Intelligence Force’, to evaluate the risks associated with artificial intelligence. Led by Jay Clayton, director of national intelligence, the group has 120 days to produce its findings on government responsibility over the technology.
Engadget reported it asTrump announces an AI czar for his newly created 'Super Intelligence Force' (opens Engadget in a new tab)
A proposed class action lawsuit claims Department of Homeland Security agents compiled dossiers on people observing ICE operations, storing information in Palantir's Investigative Case Management system. Allegations include agents intimidating observers and tagging them in the database.
Engadget reported it asICE is reportedly using a Palantir database to compile dossiers on protestors (opens Engadget in a new tab)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1246 into law, establishing fines for robotaxi operators whose vehicles block first responders for over 30 minutes. The law also mandates on-the-ground support for emergency services and sets statewide standards for autonomous vehicle operations, taking effect in July 2028.
Engadget reported it asCalifornia will fine robotaxi companies if their vehicles block first responders (opens Engadget in a new tab)
Apple is enhancing privacy safeguards on macOS, specifically for 'Full Disk Access,' due to concerns about how AI agents are using this permission. The company plans to introduce more explicit user actions required to grant such broad access.
Engadget reported it asApple sounds the alarm on AI agents and 'Full Disk Access' (opens Engadget in a new tab)
St. Lucie County, Florida, discovered 14 Flock cameras operating without permits. While the Sheriff's Office claimed three, 11 cameras remain with no identified owner, raising privacy concerns among residents.
Engadget reported it asFlorida county finds 11 unpermitted Flock cameras with unidentified owners (opens Engadget 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
- Static MediaMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
- Official site
- engadget.com
- Seen publishing on
- engadget.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
- 49
- Reports listed
- 49
- We could read
- 9
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
40 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 9 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 7 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Engadget ran the story anyway.
Across the 49 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Engadget: its report arrived a median of 23 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Engadget, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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