Futura media bias and reliability
Futura is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 12 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Futura biased?
Futura is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Futura left or right?
Futura is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is Futura reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for Futura. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What Futura has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Futura’s own report linked underneath.
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.
Futura reported it asA New Species of Wild Cat Discovered in Bolivia, a prem... (opens Futura 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.
Futura reported it asThe United States Has Weapons in Space: What We can't... (opens Futura 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.
Futura reported it asThe United States Has Weapons in Space: What We can't... (opens Futura in a new tab)
Analysis of prehistoric human remains from Indonesia has revealed evidence of habitual drug use dating back approximately 25,000 years. This predates agriculture and suggests humans may have been consuming psychoactive substances much earlier than previously understood.
Futura reported it asOne Did Not Think the Use of Drugs as Ancient: Their Teeth "... (opens Futura in a new tab)
Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at its 'Surprise and Shine' event. The company also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. This marks the first major product launch under new CEO John Ternus.
Futura reported it asThe iPhone Duo Opens up New Uses, but Apple Must Have Done some Things. (opens Futura in a new tab)
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a cryptic video ahead of the company's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling. The video appears to hint at a new variable aperture camera feature for the device, which is set to be announced alongside new Apple Watch models.
Futura reported it asThe iPhone Duo Opens up New Uses, but Apple Must Have Done some Things. (opens Futura in a new tab)
OpenAI has announced that an internal AI model has produced a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of mathematics' seven Millennium Prize Problems. The company claims approximately 10,000 AI agents worked on the problem for 88 hours. However, mathematicians have expressed skepticism due to the lack of a publicly disclosed proof.
Futura reported it asSideration in Mathematics: OpenAI Says that It Solved "One of the most... (opens Futura in a new tab)
Nvidia's DLSS 5 technology, which uses 3D-guided neural rendering, will be available from September 3. NBA 2K27 is the first game to support it. The technology has faced skepticism, with some critics concerned about its impact on artistic intent.
Futura reported it asA Leak Reveals the DLSS 5 by Nvidia: the First Results are... (opens Futura in a new tab)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
Futura reported it asNancy Grace Roman Telescope in Front of the 95 % Unknown in the Universe: The... (opens Futura in a new tab)
Flash floods and landslides swept away villages along the Nepal-Tibet border, killing at least 165 people. Experts suggest a glacial collapse, not an earthquake, was the cause, with climate change and the region's topography exacerbating the risks.
Futura reported it asWhat Really Happened in Nepal? The Scientific Scenario of ... (opens Futura in a new tab)
The average global sea surface temperature reached a record 21.1°C on August 22, 2026, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. This surpasses the previous record set in March 2024 and is attributed to global warming and the El Niño phenomenon.
Futura reported it asThe Oceans Are Probably Reaching Their Highest Level Since 125... (opens Futura in a new tab)
Astronomers have identified a star, S301, orbiting the Milky Way’s central black hole at 25,000 kilometres per second, the fastest known in the galaxy. Its tight orbit may enable scientists to measure the black hole’s spin, testing Einstein’s general relativity.
Futura reported it as"A Decisive Test of Einstein's Theory": the Giant Black Hole of... (opens Futura in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Futura. We asked on 9 September 2026.
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.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Futura.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- France
- Official site
- futura-sciences.com
- Seen publishing on
- futura-sciences.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 12
- Reports listed
- 12
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
12 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. Futura has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 12 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Futura: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 23 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 23 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
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