Il Post media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Il Post as leaning left. We have seen it on 117 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Il Post biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Il Post as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Il Post left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Il Post as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Il Post reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Il Post are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Il Post has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Il Post’s own report linked underneath.
Yemen's Houthi movement claimed to have launched missile and drone attacks on sensitive sites in Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu. The group stated the strikes were retaliation for Saudi attempts to hit Sana'a. Saudi Arabia has not officially confirmed the claims.
Il Post reported it asThere Is a Large Column of Black Smoke Near the Main Airport of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (opens Il Post in a new tab)
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.
Il Post reported it asTrump Says There Is an Agreement on the Influence of the United States in Greenland (opens Il Post 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.
Il Post reported it asThe First New Species of Feline in More than a Century (opens Il Post 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Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore.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.
Il Post reported it asRobert Kraft Says Ed Sheeran Asked Him to Donate $2 Million to Charity After Macklemore's Exclusion. (opens Il Post 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.
Il Post reported it asAfter Three Years the Federal Reserve Has Increased Interest Rates (opens Il Post 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.
Il Post reported it asThe United States Has Accused Five Russian Intelligence Agents of Planning the Murder of Dissidents Abroad. (opens Il Post 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.
Il Post reported it asBelarus Has Released Other Political Prisoners in Exchange for the Removal of US Sanctions on Two of Its Companies (opens Il Post 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.
Il Post reported it asEd Sheeran Was Dumped by His Musicians for Firing Macklemore. (opens Il Post in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
Il Post reported it asThe Board of Directors of the Kennedy Center Voted Again to Close Down the Center for Two Years (opens Il Post in a new tab)
PETA plans to meet with Steven Kolb, CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, after he was filmed restraining two protesters at New York Fashion Week. Kolb has apologized for the incident and is currently on leave.
Il Post reported it asFashion Show with Joke (opens Il Post in a new tab)
Sweden is holding its national, regional, and municipal elections on Sunday, with a record 3.6 million people voting early. Opinion polls suggest a victory for the Social Democrats, though the race is tight.
Il Post reported it asIn Sweden the Extreme Right Has Gone Worse than the Last Time (opens Il Post 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.
Il Post reported it asThe United States Admitted for the First Time to Having Weapons in Space (opens Il Post 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.
Il Post reported it asThe United States Admitted for the First Time to Having Weapons in Space (opens Il Post in a new tab)
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas announced that an explosive device was found on a drone shot down over Lithuania and has been neutralized. The drone had entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and was downed by Italian fighter jets.
Il Post reported it asA Drone that Had Entered Lithuania's Airspace Was Shot Down by NATO Jets (opens Il Post in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Il Post reported it asSupreme Court Has Blocked Trump's Latest Attempt to Limit the Vote by Post (opens Il Post in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that Russian forces could occupy the entire Donbas region within months. Jared Kushner expressed doubt about Putin's claims, reminding him that similar statements were made a year prior. Both Kyiv and Moscow are reportedly frustrated with Witkoff.
Il Post reported it asTrump Says Ukraine and Russia Have Agreed Not to Hit Energy Infrastructure (opens Il Post in a new tab)
One person died and 25 are missing after a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Gavdos. 51 people were rescued, but search efforts were hampered by strong winds. The boat was travelling from Libya to Crete.
Il Post reported it asA Boat on Board 77 Migrants Sank Off the Greek Island of Gavdos, South of Crete (opens Il Post in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Il Post reported it asTrump Isn't Very Concerned About Artificial Intelligence. (opens Il Post in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Il Post reported it asTrump Isn't Very Concerned About Artificial Intelligence. (opens Il Post in a new tab)
Hundreds of people queued at Rome's city hall to pay their last respects to Emma Bonino, a prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner who died on Friday aged 78. A European flag was placed on her casket. Italy will hold a state funeral for her on Tuesday.
Il Post reported it asPhotos of the Burning Room of Emma Bonino in Campidoglio, Rome (opens Il Post 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
- Il PostIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
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
- 117
- Reports listed
- 120
- We could read
- 6
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
114 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 6 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 30 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Il Post ran the story anyway.
Across the 117 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Il Post: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Il Post, also publishing from Italy, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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