Face2Face Africa media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Face2Face Africa on the left. We have seen it on 14 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Face2Face Africa biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Face2Face Africa on the left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Face2Face Africa left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Face2Face Africa on the left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Face2Face Africa reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Face2Face Africa are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Face2Face Africa has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Face2Face Africa’s own report linked underneath.
Philadelphia teacher Hannah Gann admitted to lying about her racial and family background, claiming to be Black and Palestinian when she is white and Jewish. Her deception has caused anger and distrust among activist groups she worked with.
Face2Face Africa reported it asAdvocacy groups cut ties with Philadelphia teacher who lied about being Black and Palestinian (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
At least 11 people were killed and three injured in a shooting at a house in KwaMakhutha, Durban. Gunmen reportedly entered the residence and opened fire on those gathered inside. A pregnant woman was among the deceased. The motive for the attack is unknown.
Face2Face Africa reported it asSouth Africa: Woman believed to be pregnant and 10 others killed by gunmen at house party (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
Converse has removed a social media advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after critics said the imagery evoked racist symbols, including those associated with the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, stating they understood why the image was upsetting and had made a mistake.
Face2Face Africa reported it asConverse apologizes after backlash over sneaker ad deemed racist (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
Face2Face Africa reported it asHoldout juror in Lindsay Clancy mistrial defends decision: 'She knew exactly what she was doing' (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
The juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has hired Edward Paltzik, an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. The juror stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt based on the evidence presented.
Face2Face Africa reported it asHoldout juror in Lindsay Clancy mistrial defends decision: 'She knew exactly what she was doing' (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
Face2Face Africa reported it asVisas for South Africans restricted by U.S. over alleged anti-white discrimination (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, died on Monday, September 7, 2026, in Zanzibar. Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi announced the death, stating Hassan was being treated for a heart condition at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital.
Face2Face Africa reported it asTanzania mourns as president loses husband (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to use maps that more accurately represent the true relative sizes of countries and continents. The move, driven by African nations, seeks to correct distortions caused by the centuries-old Mercator projection.
Face2Face Africa reported it asU.S. becomes only country to oppose UN adoption of map showing Africa’s true size (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky after a confrontation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Freedom, who declared himself eligible for the WNBA draft identifying as a woman, was wearing a shirt with a definition of 'woman'.
Face2Face Africa reported it asEnes Kanter Freedom banned from Wintrust Arena after heated confrontation with Sky’s Natasha Cloud (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
Former Illinois Deputy Sean Grayson, convicted of the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey, has died in prison. Grayson was serving a 20-year sentence and had been seeking medical release due to stage 4 cancer.
Face2Face Africa reported it asSean Grayson: Former deputy convicted of Sonya Massey’s killing dies in prison (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
Ghent University suspended Nathan Cofnas, a researcher who accused the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, after opening a disciplinary inquiry. Cofnas, who describes himself as a 'race realist', was previously dismissed from Cambridge in 2024. Arday died in mid-August amid the allegations.
Face2Face Africa reported it asAcademic who made plagiarism allegations against Jason Arday suspended from university (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia on 20 August 2026 as the first group of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under a new deportation deal. The majority had committed migration-related offences, Liberia’s justice minister said.
Face2Face Africa reported it asLiberia’s Deportation Deal With Washington Raises Questions (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
Elon Musk posted on X that Derek Chauvin was 'unjustly convicted of murder' and should be freed, aligning with Chauvin's third legal attempt to overturn his 2021 conviction. Chauvin's attorneys allege procedural errors, including Governor Tim Walz's transfer of prosecutorial oversight to state officials.
Face2Face Africa reported it asElon Musk, who previously denounced George Floyd’s killing, calls for Derek Chauvin’s release (opens Face2Face Africa in a new tab)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened in a Dallas County court case to ensure life-saving medical treatment for baby Gabriel, diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The surrogate mother, McKenna West, traveled from Alaska to Texas after the intended parents sought to abort the pregnancy due to the defect.
Face2Face Africa reported it asParents get custody of baby after surrogate refused their request for abortion, fled to Texas to give birth (opens Face2Face Africa 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.
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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.
Low factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Face2Face Africa.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- face2faceafrica.com
- Seen publishing on
- face2faceafrica.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
- 14
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 15 August 2026
14 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.
On 5 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Face2Face Africa ran the story anyway.
Across the 14 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Face2Face Africa: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 30 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 29 September 2026. Ratings pulled 14 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Face2Face Africa, 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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