Hot News media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Hot News as leaning left. We have seen it on 180 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Hot News biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Hot News as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Hot News left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Hot News as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Hot News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Hot News are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Hot News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Hot News’s own report linked underneath.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
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.
Hot News reported it asResearchers Used Claude to Break openAI Systems, Taking Advantage of Two Critical Vulnerabilities - HotNews.ro (opens Hot 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.
Hot News reported it asTrump Salutes "Major Progress Towards Opening an American Base in Poland - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
The US House of Representatives has passed a sanctions package aimed at Russia over its war in Ukraine. The bill includes warnings of 100% tariffs on nations buying Russian oil and targets the country's 'shadow fleet' of tankers. The Kremlin stated these measures will make peace talks harder.
Hot News reported it asThe Kremlin After the U.S. Congress Vote: "Of Course, We Are Following the Evolution of This Document - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region following a Ukrainian drone attack. The fire was extinguished, and regional officials reported that 65 drones were shot down over the area.
Hot News reported it asRare Recognition of Russian Authorities After a Ukrainian Drone Attack - HotNews.ro (opens Hot 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.
Hot News reported it asTrump Threatens the EU After Announcing Von Der Leyen on Wednesday: "I Will Consider It a Hostile Act - HotNews.ro (opens Hot 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.
Hot News reported it asThe Most Important Anti-Russia Law in Trump's New Mandate, Approved by the US Congress / Tens of Votes Against the Party Line - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has accused Canada of not doing enough to stop drug trafficking, alleging that fentanyl is produced in clandestine Canadian labs. However, he did not include Canada on a list of major drug-producing countries submitted to Congress.
Hot News reported it asTrump Withdraws Venezuela From the List of Countries Involved in Drug Trafficking - HotNews.ro (opens Hot 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.
Hot News reported it asFed Is Increasing Key Interest for the First Time in 2023. The US Central Bank Is Reporting that There Will Be Another Increase This Year - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
Hot News reported it asPutin's Message for the Russians Before the Parliamentary Elections. "We Know What Every Citizen Owes Us - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
Hot News reported it asPutin's Message for the Russians Before the Parliamentary Elections. "We Know What Every Citizen Owes Us - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News 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.
Hot News reported it asControversy Ed Sheeran: Decision Taken by All the Artists Who Collaborated with Him on the Tour, After the Scandal with Macklemore - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Russian Major General Anton Grunis has been killed in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces. Grunis commanded the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and had reported to Vladimir Putin about the alleged capture of Konstantinovka.
Hot News reported it asA Russian Major General, Who Had Just Been Decorated by Moscow, Was Killed by a Ukrainian Drone - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Michael Kremer, a 2019 Nobel laureate in Economics, has been appointed the World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. He is scheduled to take up the position on 1 October 2026, replacing Indermit Gill.
Hot News reported it asThe World Bank Announced Its New Chief Economist, Nobel Prize Winner - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
US envoy John Coale has arrived in Minsk to meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The talks are focused on negotiating the release of political prisoners. Coale's visit follows a trip to Lithuania and a previous successful negotiation that led to the release of 250 prisoners.
Hot News reported it asBelarus Released 25 Prisoners to Receive Something From Americans / Lukashenko's Tactics to Have What to Do - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Ursula von der Leyen plans to propose a European Security Council to coordinate responses to growing threats. The body would include EU member states alongside the UK, Canada, Norway, and Ukraine, and feature a consultation mechanism inspired by NATO's Article 4.
Hot News reported it asLIVE In Short, Important Announcement by the President of the European Commission. High Expectations Since the Speech About the State of the Union - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
Hot News reported it asThe U.S. Has Indicted Five Men Accused of Preparing Assassinations at Russia's Command. How Much Money Were Offered to Make Someone Disappear - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
Hot News reported it asA Republican Tries to Remove Pete Hegseth From the Top of the Pentagon - HotNews.ro (opens Hot 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.
Hot News reported it asThe US Is Preparing a New $2.8 Billion Arms Package for Israel - HotNews.ro (opens Hot 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.
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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
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Who owns it
- MediaBit Software SRLIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Romania
- Official site
- hotnews.ro
- Seen publishing on
- hotnews.ro
- 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
- 180
- Reports listed
- 185
- We could read
- 28
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
157 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 28 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 74 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Hot News ran the story anyway.
Across the 180 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Hot News: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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