IOL Portugal media bias and reliability
IOL Portugal is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 179 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is IOL Portugal biased?
IOL Portugal 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 IOL Portugal left or right?
IOL Portugal is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is IOL Portugal reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for IOL Portugal. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What IOL Portugal has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with IOL Portugal’s own report linked underneath.
Russian film director Andrei Zvyagintsev has been designated a 'foreign agent' by the Ministry of Justice. The designation subjects individuals to strict regulations and income limitations. Zvyagintsev's recent film 'Minotaur' won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
IOL Portugal reported it asRussia Designates Director Andrey Zvyagntsev as Foreign Agent (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
IOL Portugal reported it asJuror Who Ruled Annulment of the Trial "Had No Doubt" that Lindsay Clancy "Knew Exactly What She Was Doing" when She Killed the Three Children (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a military satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on 18 September 2026. The spacecraft successfully entered orbit and established stable telemetry contact, according to Russian defence officials.
IOL Portugal reported it asRussia Launches New Military Satellite to Space From Plesetsk Base (opens IOL Portugal 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.
IOL Portugal reported it asThere Is a New Cat in the South American Forests. Species Was Discovered in Bolivia (opens IOL Portugal 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.
IOL Portugal reported it asEuropean Parliament: "Partnership with Canada Can Be as Extensive as Our Desire" (opens IOL Portugal 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.
IOL Portugal reported it as"Why Will the United States Deliver 40,000 Bombs to Israel? Only if They Expect Israel to Do in Iran What It Did in Gaza" (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
Russia launched missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, injuring at least 19 people, including children. Ukrainian forces responded with overnight strikes targeting an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in Rostov.
IOL Portugal reported it asKiev: "Attacks Tonight Have Again Used Ballistic Missiles and Cruise" (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv and Odesa, injuring at least 13 people and damaging buildings including residential structures, warehouses, and a gas station. A child was among those wounded in Odesa.
IOL Portugal reported it asKiev: "Attacks Tonight Have Again Used Ballistic Missiles and Cruise" (opens IOL Portugal 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.
IOL Portugal reported it asTrump Threatens Europe with "Very Heavy Tariffs" if Canada Is Admitted as an Associate Member of the EU (opens IOL Portugal 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.
IOL Portugal reported it asMacklemore Donates a Million Dollars of Tour with Ed Sheeran to Support Palestine (opens IOL Portugal 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.
IOL Portugal reported it asWorld Bank Names Nobel in Economics Michael Kremer as New Chief Economist (opens IOL Portugal 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.
IOL Portugal reported it asPutin Appeals to the Vote to Show that "Nobody" Can "Weaken" Russia (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence poses significant risks that require global coordination and stronger oversight. This comes as public alarm about AI's potential dangers grows, while former US President Donald Trump maintains existing safeguards are sufficient.
IOL Portugal reported it asGuterres Warns that "We Cannot Afford to Ignore" the "Uncontrolled" AI Warnings (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
A 21-year-old Spanish student, Claudia Tacoronte, was murdered in Mexico on Saturday, September 12. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Álvarez has called for justice and a full investigation, with Mexican authorities examining the case under the protocol for femicide.
IOL Portugal reported it as21-Year-Old Student Enrolled in an International Exchange at the University, but the Unthinkable Happened and Ended up Dead. (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
The European Commission plans to propose a ban on social media for children under 13. Those aged 13 to 15 would have restricted access, potentially via parent-supervised 'mini-accounts'. The legislation is to be known as the 'EU Kids Act'.
IOL Portugal reported it asEU Will Ban Social Networks for Children Under 13 Years of Age and Limit Access to 15 Years of Age (opens IOL Portugal 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.
IOL Portugal reported it asFrom the Russian Threat to Housing: What to Expect From the State of the Union's Speech (opens IOL Portugal 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.
IOL Portugal reported it asEd Sheeran Begins to Be Alone on the Tour After Controversy with Macklemore (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
US prosecutors are seeking to forfeit over $61 million in cryptocurrency allegedly linked to illicit Iranian oil sales. The funds were allegedly laundered through Binance accounts by two Chinese companies and intended to finance Iran's government, military, and the IRGC.
IOL Portugal reported it asChinese Companies Will Have Whitened More than 1.5 Billion Dollars of Iranian Oil Through Cryptocurrencies (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
A report documented 124 killings of land and environmental defenders worldwide in 2025. Latin America was the region with the highest number of deaths, making up 85% of the global total. Colombia and Brazil reported the most killings.
IOL Portugal reported it asNumber of Environmental Activists Killed in Brazil Doubled in 2025 (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
North Korea's Ministry of Defense has stated that nuclear weapons could be used in response to actions by the US and South Korea. This statement follows defense talks between the two nations aimed at strengthening cooperation against potential weapons of mass destruction attacks from Pyongyang.
IOL Portugal reported it asSouth Korea Requires EUR 28.3 Million From North Korea for Joint Office Demolition (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed IOL Portugal. We asked on 3 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
- Media Capital, SGPS, S.A.Media Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Portugal
- Official site
- iol.pt
- Seen publishing on
- sol.iol.pt, cnnportugal.iol.pt, iol.pt, maisfutebol.iol.pt
- 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
- 179
- Reports listed
- 185
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
185 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. IOL Portugal has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 179 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than IOL Portugal’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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