La Vanguardia media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give La Vanguardia one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 272 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is La Vanguardia biased?
The rating organisations do not give La Vanguardia one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is La Vanguardia left or right?
The rating organisations do not give La Vanguardia one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is La Vanguardia reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for La Vanguardia are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What La Vanguardia has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with La Vanguardia’s own report linked underneath.
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.
La Vanguardia reported it asUSA Takes Russia and Ukraine Back to the Negotiating Table in Abu Dhabi (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Tenerife attacker, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. He had suffered a cardiac arrest following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match on Monday. The player was taken to hospital after the incident.
La Vanguardia reported it asThe Player of the CD Tenerife Jesús De Miguel Dies After a Clash with the Goalkeeper of Andorra (opens La Vanguardia 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.
La Vanguardia reported it asStevens Betrays El-Sayed in Michigan with His Support for the Republican Candidate (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
A summit between Canada and the European Union in Montreal has concluded. Digital trade was a key topic on the agenda for the meeting hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
La Vanguardia reported it asThe EU and Canada Seal Their “Closer Partnership” but They Are up to 2027 to Define It (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
A zookeeper at Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands has died from injuries sustained in a leopard attack. The incident occurred while the employee was working in an enclosure with two male Persian leopards.
La Vanguardia reported it asThe Caretaker of a Zoo in the Netherlands Who Was Attacked by a Leopard Dies (opens La Vanguardia 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.
La Vanguardia reported it asBinance Founder Says Exchange May Be Victim of Biggest-Ever Crypto Heist (opens La Vanguardia 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.
La Vanguardia reported it asActor Patrick Stewart Dies, Theater Giant and Famous for 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
Qatar has categorically denied allegations of interfering in Israeli elections by funding Arab parties. The Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman described the accusations as 'ridiculous and dangerous' and part of a disinformation campaign.
La Vanguardia reported it asIsraeli Security Sees Signs of External Interference in the Elections (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
Canada and the European Union are engaged in high-level discussions in Montreal, seeking to expand their partnership into new areas like strategic minerals and digital trade. The summit is viewed as a move to create an independent global stance.
La Vanguardia reported it asEU Insists on Closer Ties with Canada but without Thinking About Accession (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
La Vanguardia reported it asHow the Political Blockade in Israel Can Lead to the Return of the War in Iran (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
Senior military, defence, and intelligence officials from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan met in Tehran to discuss regional peace and security. The four countries agreed to continue their dialogue, a move seen as significant amid ongoing regional tensions.
La Vanguardia reported it asHow the Political Blockade in Israel Can Lead to the Return of the War in Iran (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
A new Lancet report indicates 710,000 heat-related deaths occurred globally in 2023, with over 70% attributed to human-caused climate change. Researchers are urging a formal declaration of a global health emergency to address accelerating climate harms.
La Vanguardia reported it asScientists Call for Climate Change to Be Declared a Global Health Emergency (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the Popular Party, presented his party's list for the Madrid general election on 29 November. He accused the government of inciting unrest and stated his party would bring 'order' if elected.
La Vanguardia reported it asFeijóo Goes to Barcelona Tomorrow Promising a Penal Reform to Better Respond to the Riots (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
A UN report synthesising 154 countries' climate pledges indicates a 6% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. This figure is only a tenth of the approximately 60% cut scientists recommend to limit warming to 1.5°C.
La Vanguardia reported it asThe Concentration of Gases that Heat the Climate Beat Records Again in 2025 (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
Oxfam’s new study says the world’s richest 0.1% produce more carbon than the poorest 3.5 billion, that the richest 1% account for 20% of warming since 1990, and that their emissions could cause 1.9 million excess heat‑related deaths, mostly in low‑income nations.
La Vanguardia reported it asThe Richest 0.1% in the World Causes More Emissions than the Poorest 3.5 Billion People (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
The Popular Party and Vox concluded an electoral pact for the 29‑November Senate election, targeting 125‑140 seats for their coalition. Miguel Tellado announced the deal in Genoa, while spokesperson Ester Muñoz said the party was very happy. Vox will drop its lists in nine provinces to block the left‑wing bloc.
La Vanguardia reported it asVox Is No Longer Afraid of the PP, by Jordi Juan (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran and its allies against attempting to disrupt Israel's parliamentary elections on October 27. He stated that Israel's military would respond with disproportionate force to any interference.
La Vanguardia reported it asDrums of War on the Eve of Elections in Israel (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
The Popular Party (PP) and Vox have agreed to coordinate their Senate candidacies. Vox will withdraw from six provinces, while the PP will do the same in three, aiming to prevent the left from gaining control of the upper house.
La Vanguardia reported it asVox Resigns Six Provinces and PP Three for Senate 29-N Elections (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
The Popular Party and Vox concluded an electoral pact for the 29‑November Senate election, targeting 125‑140 seats for their coalition. Miguel Tellado announced the deal in Genoa, while spokesperson Ester Muñoz said the party was very happy. Vox will drop its lists in nine provinces to block the left‑wing bloc.
La Vanguardia reported it asVox Resigns Six Provinces and PP Three for Senate 29-N Elections (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
La Vanguardia reported it asBolsonaro Does Not Recognize His Defeat Against Lula and Asks to Annul the Elections (opens La Vanguardia in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Grupo GodóMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Official site
- lavanguardia.com
- Seen publishing on
- lavanguardia.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
- 272
- Reports listed
- 290
- We could read
- 34
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
256 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 34 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 110 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and La Vanguardia ran the story anyway.
Across the 272 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than La Vanguardia’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 26 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
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