Hot News media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Hot News as leaning left. We have seen it on 459 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.
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
Hot News reported it asJ.D. Vance, a Broad Message About Trump's "Furious" Voters and "Main Problem," After the Republicans Defeated. "Everyone Knows Why We lost." - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Democrat Zach Dembo has won the election for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, defeating Republican Ralph Alvarado. The victory flips a seat that was previously held by a Republican representative.
Hot News reported it asHistorical Record in U.S. Elections. Marcy Kaptur, the Oldest Woman in Congress, Gets the 23rd Term - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Elon Musk posted on X that his 'election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time' following significant Democratic victories in the US midterm elections. He also suggested data centers in space are an attractive option. Musk had funded Republican candidates with hundreds of millions of dollars.
Hot News reported it asThe Ironic Reaction of Elon Musk, the Largest Donor to the Republicans, After the Unrighteous Victory of the Democrats - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Iran announced on Monday that it is engaged in intensive indirect negotiations with the United States, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, to de-escalate tensions and avert potential conflict. The country has also offered to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz under specific conditions.
Hot News reported it asIran's Reaction, After Trump's Party Suffered a Grueling Defeat in the U.S. Elections - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that Republicans would have won the midterm elections in a landslide if he had been on the ballot. A White House official echoed this sentiment, attributing the results to candidate quality and Trump's absence from voting.
Hot News reported it asAtmosphere "Provocateurs at the White House, " Says One Official: "Trump's Voters only Come when He's on the Ballot. (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated he believes a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is nearing completion. He suggested a deal could be finalized at the G20 summit in December, which is scheduled to take place at his resort in Doral, Florida.
Hot News reported it asThe Kremlin Confirmed that It Will Participate in Negotiations with Ukraine and the US at Abu Dhabi - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, due to a bomb threat. Warsaw-Modlin airport was temporarily closed. An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat.
Hot News reported it asAlert in Poland After a Bomb Threat: A Plane that Was Supposed to Land on "Chopin", Sent to Another Airport in Warsaw, Which Was Immediately Closed - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to send states lists of suspected noncitizen voters. Critics argue the move could disenfranchise eligible voters and overstep state authority, while the administration stated it aims to prevent illegal voting.
Hot News reported it asTrump Administration Failure Before Elections: A Judge Blocked His Plan for Voting without Citizenship - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Iranian state media reported hearing five explosions on Qeshm Island, near Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province. Some residents reported seeing two aircraft in the sky. No official confirmation of the source has been released.
Hot News reported it asThe United States Hit an Iranian Target without Announcing Then, as They Usually Did. What Is Known at This Time - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
Hot News reported it asTrump's Last Speech Before the Tuesday Elections. "The Most Important Ones in Our Life" - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
Hot News reported it asTrump's Last Speech Before the Tuesday Elections. "The Most Important Ones in Our Life" - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
Hot News reported it asTrump's Last Speech Before the Tuesday Elections. "The Most Important Ones in Our Life" - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
Hot News reported it asTrump's Last Speech Before the Tuesday Elections. "The Most Important Ones in Our Life" - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Donald Trump told a campaign rally he could have won the Vietnam War in a week and the Afghanistan War in three weeks. He also referred to the use of Agent Orange and suggested bombing Ho Chi Minh City.
Hot News reported it asTrump Says He Would Have Won the Vietnam War in a Week: "Instead of Attacking Ho And Min - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, buoyed by stabilising technology and AI stocks and a sharp drop in crude oil prices. Hopes for a US-Iran peace deal were cited as a factor in the oil price decline.
Hot News reported it asWhat's Happening Now on the New York Stock Exchange: Actions that Come Back After the October Disaster. Surprise at the Price of Oil - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
The World Health Organization's Director-General is calling for the finalization of a global pandemic treaty. Citing deadly epidemics like Ebola and the unequal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to overcome disagreements on key issues.
Hot News reported it asThe Head of WHO Calls for a Comprehensive Pandemic Treaty. "No Country Can Protect itself." - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
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.
Hot News reported it asSupermarkets in Six European Countries, Attacked Cybernetically Overnight. Fridges and Freezers, Set to 50 Degrees. What Is Currently Known - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
Hot News reported it asThe Situation in Elections for the U.S. Senate. A Democratic Congresswoman Who Lost the Internal Race Supports the Republican Candidate - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Serbian authorities have arrested Marko Kricak, head of the criminal police directorate, and Bosko Sekulovic, police commander for fighting organised crime. They are suspected of abusing their offices and failing to uphold duties, which allegedly prejudiced a former police chief. The arrests follow an investigation into a murder.
Hot News reported it asSerbian Police Chief Challenged by Student Groups, Detained a Week After Elections. Prosecutors Deny Any Connection to the Election - HotNews.ro (opens Hot News in a new tab)
Thousands gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, to mark the second anniversary of a railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people. The tragedy, which occurred on November 1, 2024, is linked to protests that contributed to the fall of the ruling party.
Hot News reported it asSerbia Celebrates Two Years Since the Tragedy at Novi Sad, Which Led to the Fall of the Vucic Regime - 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
- 459
- Reports listed
- 484
- We could read
- 70
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
414 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 70 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 216 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Hot News ran the story anyway.
Across the 459 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 25 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 November 2026.
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