Expressen media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Expressen as leaning right. We have seen it on 106 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Expressen biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Expressen as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Expressen left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Expressen as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Expressen reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Expressen are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Expressen has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Expressen’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump posted a list of 25 claimed achievements on Truth Social, referring to it as his 'third term.' The claims span immigration, foreign policy, and the economy, appearing as midterm elections approach.
Expressen reported it asTrump's "Bizarre" Words About Himself (opens Expressen in a new tab)
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
Expressen reported it asRIGHT NOW: Trump: "Eternal" Agreement on Greenland Complete (opens Expressen in a new tab)
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated that U.S. President Donald Trump clearly wants dialogue with North Korea. Lee also confirmed that South Korea will not deploy troops to intervene militarily in the Iran war.
Expressen reported it asSouth Korea: We Will Not Participate in Trump's War (opens Expressen 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.
Expressen reported it asThe Urgent Decision – After the Picture From the Airplane (opens Expressen in a new tab)
Earl Charles Spencer claims King Charles sounded 'euphoric' and 'like a lottery winner' in a phone call shortly after Princess Diana's death in 1997. Buckingham Palace has responded, stating that grief can affect memory.
Expressen reported it asDiana's Brother: He Sounded Happy when She Died (opens Expressen 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.
Expressen reported it asTrump's Threat to the EU: "Serious Tariffs" (opens Expressen in a new tab)
Russia launched missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, injuring at least 19 people, including children. Ukrainian forces responded with overnight strikes targeting an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in Rostov.
Expressen reported it asMajor Attacks in Ukraine – 12 Injured (opens Expressen in a new tab)
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv and Odesa, injuring at least 13 people and damaging buildings including residential structures, warehouses, and a gas station. A child was among those wounded in Odesa.
Expressen reported it asMajor Attacks in Ukraine – 12 Injured (opens Expressen in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
Expressen reported it asThe Tricky Answer – After the Rebel's Shock Move (opens Expressen in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
Expressen reported it asTrump's Giant Gift to Israel: Bombs Worth Billions (opens Expressen in a new tab)
Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour has seen all supporting artists withdraw after the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was reportedly dropped due to his pro-Palestine stance. Greta Thunberg and Shane MacGowan's widow have commented on the situation.
Expressen reported it asThunberg's Anger Against Ed Sheeran (opens Expressen in a new tab)
Nikolay Patrushev, an advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, stated that Poland would cease to exist within two to three days if it attacked Russia. He made the comments in response to Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski's assertions about Poland's potential to defeat Russia militarily.
Expressen reported it asRussian Threat Against Poland: "It Would Take Two Days" (opens Expressen in a new tab)
Newly released FBI documents offer further insight into Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump on July 13, 2024. The records, obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee, include interviews with Crooks' father and describe his withdrawn personality and growing interest in weapons.
Expressen reported it asTrump's New Theory – Pinpoints the Culprits (opens Expressen in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the FBI has new information regarding the attacker in the 2024 attempt on Donald Trump's life. Trump claimed on social media that the assassination attempt was a "Democrat plot" to remove him from the election, though investigations concluded the shooter acted alone.
Expressen reported it asTrump's New Theory – Pinpoints the Culprits (opens Expressen in a new tab)
Donald Trump alleged the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, was a 'Democratic Plot' to remove him from the election. The FBI has found no connections between the suspect and others, and Trump offered no evidence for his claim.
Expressen reported it asTrump's New Theory – Pinpoints the Culprits (opens Expressen 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.
Expressen reported it asThe Juicy Billion-Dollar Bill for Trump's Iran War (opens Expressen in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
Expressen reported it asNew Nightmares After the Setbacks (opens Expressen in a new tab)
FBI Director Kash Patel declined to rule out sending agents to polling places on Election Day, telling senators he wasn’t certain the bureau is legally barred from doing so. Patel stated the FBI has agents in each field office devoted to addressing election crimes.
Expressen reported it asUS Senate Hearings Go Awry (opens Expressen 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.
Expressen reported it asUS Confirms: Has Placed Weapons in Space (opens Expressen 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.
Expressen reported it asUS Confirms: Has Placed Weapons in Space (opens Expressen 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
- Bonnier GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Official site
- expressen.se
- Seen publishing on
- expressen.se
- 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
- 106
- Reports listed
- 109
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
108 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 25 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Expressen ran the story anyway.
Across the 106 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Expressen: its report arrived a median of 26 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Expressen, also publishing from Sweden, 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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