Fortune media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Fortune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 120 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Fortune biased?
The rating organisations do not give Fortune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Fortune left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Fortune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Fortune reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Fortune are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Fortune has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Fortune’s own report linked underneath.
Cybersecurity researchers used Anthropic's Claude AI to access OpenAI's internal systems by exploiting a vulnerability in the company's community forum. The team gained access to an employee's ChatGPT account, which was linked to the code repository, and reported the findings to OpenAI, receiving a $6,500 reward.
Fortune reported it asThree guys using Anthropic’s Claude hacked into OpenAI and accessed its source code for $6,500 reward (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Fortune reported it asEd Sheeran asked Patriots owner Robert Kraft for $2 million aid donation after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for pro-Palestine comments (opens Fortune 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.
Fortune reported it asEurope has a new way to annoy Trump: A ‘hostile’ trade pact with Canada as an ‘associate member’ of the E.U. (opens Fortune in a new tab)
US stock markets closed lower on September 15, 2026, influenced by climbing oil prices and Treasury yields. Concerns about artificial intelligence spending and corporate demand also added to investor apprehension, leading to a broad market downturn.
Fortune reported it asStocks slide toward lowest level since July after Warsh's hawkish press conference (opens Fortune in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Fortune reported it asThe Fed just delivered a unanimous rate hike, the first in three years, and no cuts through 2027 (opens Fortune in a new tab)
OpenAI is reportedly in early discussions with investors for a new funding round that could value the company at approximately $1.2 trillion. This comes as the AI firm considers its timeline for a potential initial public offering.
Fortune reported it asOpenAI IPO looks like a no-go: Sam Altman is discussing a new round of VC funding valuing the company at $1.2 trillion (opens Fortune in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
Fortune reported it asTrump’s ‘largest deregulatory action ever’ in the power sector will keep old coal plants online longer to power the AI boom (opens Fortune 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.
Fortune reported it asThe Pentagon admits that Iranian strikes damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings at U.S. bases across the Middle East (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Fortune reported it asSaudi Arabia built the East-West pipeline in the 1980s in case Iran closed Hormuz. Tehran-backed militias still blasted it, sending oil prices up (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Canada is offering priority access to tax rulings for investors committing $1 billion or more to the economy. The move, announced by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, aims to reduce risk and encourage major projects.
Fortune reported it asMark Carney pitches Canada to global investors as 'much more than being next to the United States' and a reliable partner that 'respects rule of law' (opens Fortune 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."
Fortune reported it asTrump tells Americans not to ‘kill the golden goose’ rejecting voters’ turn against AI and data centers (opens Fortune 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.
Fortune reported it asTrump tells Americans not to ‘kill the golden goose’ rejecting voters’ turn against AI and data centers (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Microsoft has released a provisional 37-page code of conduct to govern its artificial intelligence models, restricting content related to weapons, dangerous substances, and explicit material. The move follows calls for slower AI development and researcher resignations over safety concerns.
Fortune reported it asMicrosoft AI chief: ‘Now's the time’ for top labs to coordinate on safety (opens Fortune in a new tab)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has indicated the company is open to slowing the pace of artificial intelligence development. This consideration comes amid increasing concerns about AI safety and the potential for advanced systems to escape human control.
Fortune reported it asExclusive: OpenAI's Sam Altman hints at pact with other AI companies to address safety risks (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Global 15-year-old students have recorded their weakest performance in reading, mathematics, and science since testing began 25 years ago, according to the OECD's PISA 2025 results. Average scores across OECD countries have fallen significantly, with a notable increase in 'hasty readers' and complex challenges presented by AI use.
Fortune reported it as'Parents see themselves more as a client of the school': Underperformance in class leads to apathy at home (opens Fortune in a new tab)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that artificial intelligence poses an 'existential' risk to humanity. He called for immediate action and 'cast-iron guarantees' to ensure AI safety and security, citing potential disruptions to critical infrastructure and democratic institutions.
Fortune reported it asAnthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI companies are 'gambling with our lives' (opens Fortune in a new tab)
An Anthropic researcher has warned of a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction in the next ten years. The warning follows a colleague's resignation over concerns about reckless AI development.
Fortune reported it asAnthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI companies are 'gambling with our lives' (opens Fortune in a new tab)
A 27-year-old British researcher, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from Anthropic and the AI industry, citing concerns over the rapid, irresponsible development of self-improving superintelligence. He fears this race poses a significant risk to humanity, with some reports suggesting an existential threat by the end of the decade.
Fortune reported it asAnthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI companies are 'gambling with our lives' (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon, a researcher formerly with OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned, stating that leading AI developers are acting irresponsibly and "gambling with our lives." His departure has drawn comparisons to the Skynet scenario from the Terminator film.
Fortune reported it asAnthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI companies are 'gambling with our lives' (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon has resigned from AI company Anthropic, warning that the rapid development of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. His departure and warnings have been reported across several outlets, highlighting concerns about AI safety and the race for superintelligence.
Fortune reported it asAnthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI companies are 'gambling with our lives' (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
Who owns it
- Fortune Media Group Holdings LimitedBillionairedirect owner
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Where it publishes from
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- Seen publishing on
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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
- 120
- Reports listed
- 125
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
125 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. Fortune is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 120 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Fortune: its report arrived a median of 29 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.
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