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 231 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.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran is in close contact with mediators regarding a seven-day plan to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump denied directing peace talks but approved outreach for medical supplies.
Fortune reported it asAs Trump eyes new attack, Iran vows to retaliate beyond the Mideast and target financial assets, while oil markets brace for generational damage (opens Fortune in a new tab)
US news outlets will announce midterm election winners before all votes are tallied, using data from the Associated Press or Decision Desk HQ. These providers use vote counts, statistical analysis, and modeling to project outcomes, though past race calls have been retracted.
Fortune reported it asNew from top data scientist's (non-AI) Senate model: Despite uptick in Maine and Alaska, Republicans stand just one chance in six of keeping control (opens Fortune in a new tab)
The United States cancelled a planned group photo at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta due to deep rifts among member nations. Several European diplomats objected to standing alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, leading to the cancellation.
Fortune reported it asU.S. scraps G20’s opening photo after Europeans balk at posing with Russia’s Lavrov (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Oxfam’s new study says the world’s richest 0.1% produce more carbon than the poorest 3.5 billion, that the richest 1% account for 20% of warming since 1990, and that their emissions could cause 1.9 million excess heat‑related deaths, mostly in low‑income nations.
Fortune reported it as‘Setting the planet on fire’: Richest 0.1% emit more carbon than poorest 3.5 billion, Oxfam says (opens Fortune in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
Fortune reported it asMore than 43 million Americans have already voted in the midterms — nearly 10 million more than in 2022 (opens Fortune 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.
Fortune reported it asThe $6.3 billion Binance hack: What we know so far about the biggest crypto heist in history (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
Fortune reported it as'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' icon Patrick Stewart dies at 86: ‘We lost one of the greats of stage and screen today’ (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Canada and the European Union are engaged in high-level discussions in Montreal, seeking to expand their partnership into new areas like strategic minerals and digital trade. The summit is viewed as a move to create an independent global stance.
Fortune reported it as'The most European of non-European countries': Canada looks to become an 'associate member' of the EU as 'economic pressure' from the U.S. looms (opens Fortune in a new tab)
On 28 October 2026 the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate steady. Chairman Kevin Warsh told reporters politics played no role in the choice, warned that upcoming inflation numbers may rise, and noted the timing ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
Fortune reported it asThe Fed's decision to hold interest rates steady helps Warsh deny Tehran a say over monetary policy (opens Fortune 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.
Fortune reported it as'As New York’s mom Governor, I’m taking action': Kathy Hochul bans bots from cozying up to kids, cracks down on baby monitors (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Barack Obama after Obama compared White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory. Bessent made his remarks while at a Cheesecake Factory, and Trump also responded to Obama's comments.
Fortune reported it asObama mocked Trump’s gold White House as a Cheesecake Factory. The chain just posted a record quarter (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Former President Barack Obama ridiculed President Donald Trump’s White House renovation as resembling a Saddam Hussein‑opened Cheesecake Factory during Ohio and Michigan campaign events nine days before the 2026 U.S. midterms. Digests reported two cost estimates, $900 million and over a billion dollars, and varied in what they highlighted.
Fortune reported it asObama mocked Trump’s gold White House as a Cheesecake Factory. The chain just posted a record quarter (opens Fortune in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
Fortune reported it as'The President is not above the law': Judge finds DOJ illegally fired James Comey's daughter (opens Fortune in a new tab)
The Pentagon is initiating a plan called FORTRESS to ensure major US military bases can operate independently for at least 90 days. This initiative aims to counter risks posed by potential disruptions to civilian power grids and supply chains during a major conflict.
Fortune reported it asPentagon orders bases to plan for 90 days without the grid as Britain urges families to stockpile food and water (opens Fortune in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic has filed for an initial public offering on Nasdaq, warning investors about potential catastrophic or existential risks to humanity from advanced AI systems. The company detailed these concerns in its IPO paperwork, dedicating a significant portion to risk factors.
Fortune reported it asAnthropic’s S-1 risk factors include human extinction, the Pentagon, and Dario Amodei’s reputation (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran and its allies against attempting to disrupt Israel's parliamentary elections on October 27. He stated that Israel's military would respond with disproportionate force to any interference.
Fortune reported it as'My eyes are on you': Netanyahu denies allegations of initiating attack on Iran 'out of fear of losing the election' amid final 24 hours of voting (opens Fortune in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated he does not "give a damn" about criticism regarding the United States making a "fortune" from high oil prices. He claimed the US oil and gas industry was making "hundreds of billions of dollars" due to events in the Middle East.
Fortune reported it as'We’re making a freaking fortune’: Trump touts how much 'money' the U.S. is making from the Iran war as gas hits $4.29 a gallon and diesel tops $6 (opens Fortune 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.
Fortune reported it asAnthropic’s IPO prospectus shows $16.3 billion in revenue, an $80.7 billion net loss, and goal of an 'age of miracles' (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
Fortune reported it asTrump critic Lula wins reelection, saying Brazil is not 'anyone’s backyard,' while Bolsonaro asks for results to be annulled (opens Fortune in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced that Audi will invest $4.2 billion in its first U.S. factory in Georgia. The plant, planned for Middle Georgia Megasite, is expected to create 4,500 jobs and begin production in the early 2030s.
Fortune reported it asAudi CEO Gernot Döllner appears on stage with Trump at a Republican campaign rally to announce a new car factory in Georgia (opens Fortune in a new tab)
Who says so
3 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Fortune Media Group Holdings LimitedBillionairedirect owner
- Chatchaval JiaravanonBillionaireparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- fortune.com
- Seen publishing on
- fortune.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- 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
- 231
- Reports listed
- 237
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
237 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 231 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 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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