Free Malaysia Today News media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Free Malaysia Today News as leaning right. We have seen it on 349 published stories of ours.
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Is Free Malaysia Today News biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Free Malaysia Today News as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Free Malaysia Today News left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Free Malaysia Today News as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Free Malaysia Today News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Free Malaysia Today News are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Free Malaysia Today News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Free Malaysia Today News’s own report linked underneath.
Venezuela's government and opposition are reportedly close to an agreement to transfer approximately $4 billion in gold reserves from the Bank of England to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The gold has been held in London since 2019.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asVenezuela nears deal to move US$4bil gold reserve to New York (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asThe tiny wildcat that turned out to be a whole new species (opens Free Malaysia Today News 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.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asTrump ‘clearly’ wants dialogue with Pyongyang, says South Korean president (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
The US Department of Defense issued mandatory testosterone deficiency screening guidelines for active-duty and reserve service members aged 30 and older. Men will undergo blood tests, while women will be screened for fatigue and menstrual cycle disruptions. Treatment remains optional.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asPentagon to proceed with controversial testosterone testing after pause (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced significant progress toward establishing a US military base in Poland. He stated the location would be announced soon and described the potential base as a historic step for the US-Poland alliance. Polish President Karol Nawrocki was credited for his leadership.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asTrump says ‘major progress’ towards US base in Poland (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham held their first meeting at Everton's football stadium. The leaders discussed potential cooperation on defence and AI, and shared personal experiences with Alzheimer's disease, both wearing Alzheimer's Society brooches.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asUK’s Burnham, Canada’s Carney discuss AI challenges and online safety cooperation (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in North Carolina with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. This event marks Trump's first rally since his midterm convention in Dallas, as Republicans hope his presence will energize voters.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asTrump in North Carolina says Democrats are soft on crime, communism (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
Global freshwater reserves have fallen significantly, with the World Meteorological Organization reporting 2025 as one of the driest years for river flows in 35 years. The UN warns the water cycle is becoming more unpredictable, potentially exacerbated by El Niño.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asRiver flows were among driest in decades in 2025, says World Meteorological Organization (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
Huawei has announced plans to release four new Ascend AI chips within the next three years, aiming to compete with Nvidia. The Ascend 950 chip will feature proprietary high-bandwidth memory, a key technological advancement for China. The company also plans new computing power supernodes.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asHuawei sets 2027 launch for new AI chips as it targets Nvidia (opens Free Malaysia Today News 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.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asRussian strikes injure 18 in Ukraine, say officials (opens Free Malaysia Today News 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.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asRussian strikes injure 18 in Ukraine, say officials (opens Free Malaysia Today News 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.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asRinggit opens slightly lower after hawkish FOMC outcome (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence poses significant risks that require global coordination and stronger oversight. This comes as public alarm about AI's potential dangers grows, while former US President Donald Trump maintains existing safeguards are sufficient.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asUN chief calls for global effort to set up guardrails for AI (opens Free Malaysia Today News 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.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asTrump threatens EU over ‘hostile’ Canada association plan (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
An Argentine judge has ordered companies to cease oilfield development near the Falkland Islands, escalating a long-standing sovereignty dispute with the UK. The ruling mandates a halt to drilling pending an environmental review, while Argentina also prepares new legal complaints and tougher sanctions.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asArgentine judge orders suspension of Falklands oil project (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asUS Congress passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
The U.S. House Oversight Committee voted to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Reports differ on whether the vote was unanimous, and Black's lawyers denounced the resolution as a complete abomination.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asUS House holds Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
A Pakistan Navy vessel collided with an Indian Navy warship in the North Arabian Sea on September 15, 2026. India lodged a strong protest, citing a violation of a 1991 agreement on advance notice of military exercises. The incident occurred in international waters and caused no major damage.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asIndia, Pakistan trade blame and protests over navy collision (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to France to address the European Parliament, seeking to deepen ties with the European Union. The visit comes as Canada is engaged in a trade dispute with the United States, with Carney stating a desire for Canada to emerge stronger and more independent from the conflict.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asEU chief hosts Canada’s Carney in push to ‘deepen’ alliance (opens Free Malaysia Today News 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.
Free Malaysia Today News reported it asWashington set to approve US$2.8bil arms package for Israel (opens Free Malaysia Today News 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
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Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
- FMT Media Sdn BhdCorporationdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- Official site
- freemalaysiatoday.com
- Seen publishing on
- freemalaysiatoday.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
- 349
- Reports listed
- 370
- We could read
- 18
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
352 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 18 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 69 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Free Malaysia Today News ran the story anyway.
Across the 349 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Free Malaysia Today News’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 18 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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