Gizmodo media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Gizmodo one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 100 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Gizmodo biased?
The rating organisations do not give Gizmodo one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Gizmodo left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Gizmodo one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Gizmodo reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Gizmodo 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 Gizmodo has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Gizmodo’s own report linked underneath.
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
Gizmodo reported it asSupermarket Freezers Across Europe Hit With Another Cyberattack (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
Polymarket users reported losing funds after a security breach involving malicious code on the company's website. The platform halted trading, identified a compromised third-party provider, and has promised to refund all affected users.
Gizmodo reported it asPolymarket Temporarily Froze Trading After Hackers Reportedly Stole Millions Via Third-Party Service (opens Gizmodo 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.
Gizmodo reported it asBinance Investigating Possibly Massive Hack (opens Gizmodo 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.
Gizmodo reported it asLegendary 'X-Men' and 'Star Trek' Actor Patrick Stewart Has Died (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
Scientists have identified an icy object, named 2026 ED138, orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. The object's size is estimated between 600 and 1,500 kilometres in diameter. Classification as a dwarf planet depends on further study.
Gizmodo reported it asRubin Observatory Discovers Possible New Dwarf Planet (opens Gizmodo 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.
Gizmodo reported it asAnthropic's Deal With Elon Musk's SpaceXAI Is Even Bigger Than We Knew, IPO Filing Shows (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
Dictionary.com has selected 'Maxxing' as its 2026 Word of the Year. The term signifies an effort to maximize and optimize various life areas, gaining traction among Generation Z and Alpha.
Gizmodo reported it asWe Regret to Inform You That 'Maxxing' Is Dictionary.com’s 2026 Word of the Year (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
A new study suggests US drinking water may contain twice the reported levels of PFAS, also known as 'forever chemicals'. Researchers used computer models to analyze EPA data, finding current reporting methods capture only 44% of average concentrations for 25 PFAS chemicals.
Gizmodo reported it asForever Chemical Levels in US Drinking Water May Be More Than Twice as High as Reported (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
Elon Musk has contributed more than $445 million to the US election cycle, supporting Republican campaigns for the midterm elections. His political action committee, America PAC, has spent millions backing GOP candidates in key Senate and House races.
Gizmodo reported it asElon Musk Has Dumped Nearly Half a Billion Into Electing Republicans This Year (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
Allegations that Jared Kushner held secret foreign bank accounts linked to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Azerbaijan have surfaced from a forthcoming book. Kushner and his lawyer have publicly denied these claims, with Kushner calling them 'completely insane'. Dutch military intelligence is reportedly involved in the phone monitoring.
Gizmodo reported it asReport: Dutch Spies Hacked Jared Kushner's iPhone, Watched Him Use Sleazy Middle Eastern Slush Fund (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
A UN report states that global warming will inevitably surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Current policies project a rise to 2.8 degrees by 2100, but immediate, significant emissions reductions could limit the peak and return temperatures to 1.5C by 2100.
Gizmodo reported it asThe US Has Retreated From Climate Action. A New Report Reveals the Global Consequences (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
A United Nations report indicates humanity is heading for a hotter world than previously projected, partly due to increased emissions from the United States. If countries meet their reduction pledges, the Earth will likely warm by 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius).
Gizmodo reported it asThe US Has Retreated From Climate Action. A New Report Reveals the Global Consequences (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
Gizmodo reported it as‘Expect Mass Attacks Within 15 Minutes’: Hackers Poised to Exploit Newly Discovered Website Flaws (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
HSBC Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery stated that investments in alternative logistics routes could make the Strait of Hormuz redundant within five years. The strategic waterway previously handled a fifth of global oil and LNG trade, but regional conflicts have highlighted the risks of dependence.
Gizmodo reported it asEl Niño Has Already Risen Some Pacific Region Sea Levels by Over 1 Foot (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
TikTok has permanently banned the account promoting Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk, citing political content policy violations. The distributor plans to appeal the decision as the film expands to more theaters.
Gizmodo reported it asTikTok Permabans 'Musk' Film Account (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
A planet described as a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a white dwarf star approximately 250 light-years away. This 'second-generation' planet is believed to have formed from material expelled by its dying star, offering new insights into planet formation.
Gizmodo reported it asAstronomers Just Found the First Green Star Ever Discovered—Right After It Swallowed Its Planets (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
Tesla has unveiled a redesigned Roadster at SpaceX's Texas facility, featuring rocket-style thrusters that enabled it to perform aerial stunts. Production is planned to begin in 2028, with claims of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in under a second.
Gizmodo reported it asTesla's New Roadster Can Somehow Do Corkscrews in the Air (Without Exploding—Yet) (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
Private donations for Donald Trump's White House ballroom project have reached $333 million, according to internal documents. Tech giants Nvidia and Apple each contributed $25 million, among other significant corporate and individual pledges.
Gizmodo reported it asTech Companies Have 'Donated' Millions to Trump's Ballroom While the President Gave $0: Report (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
German police are investigating an incident in Cologne where a robot allegedly groped a 16-year-old girl. Two young men are under investigation for controlling the robot, with some reports noting its unusual attire.
Gizmodo reported it asGerman Police Investigating If Teens Were Piloting Robot That Groped 16-Year-Old Girl (opens Gizmodo in a new tab)
The Justice Department has threatened California with legal action over concerns that noncitizens may have received mail ballots for upcoming midterm elections. The state has been given 48 hours to review voter rolls and segregate ballots of unverified individuals.
Gizmodo reported it asLos Angeles Officials Haven't Plugged in USB Drive That DOJ Insists Is Full of Noncitizens Who Were Sent Ballots (opens Gizmodo 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
- KeleopsCorporationdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- gizmodo.com
- Seen publishing on
- gizmodo.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
- 100
- Reports listed
- 101
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
100 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 17 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Gizmodo ran the story anyway.
Across the 100 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Gizmodo: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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