Le Figaro media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Le Figaro as leaning right. We have seen it on 640 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Le Figaro biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Le Figaro as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Le Figaro left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Le Figaro as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Le Figaro reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Le Figaro are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Le Figaro has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Le Figaro’s own report linked underneath.
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.
Le Figaro reported it asMidterms 2026: "The Interference of My Space Lasers in the Elections Didn't Work This Time," Ironizes Elon Musk on the Defeat of the Republicans (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it asMidterms 2026: Americans Said "No to War," According to Iran's Chief Negotiator (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
Democrats must pick up four seats in both the House and Senate to alter the trade debate, with Senator Ron Wyden urging repeal of Canada tariffs. The Trump administration says it will keep its tariff-driven agenda and rely more on executive actions.
Le Figaro reported it asMidterms 2026: In the Face of the Democratic Wave, Trump Says He Is "Almost Willing to Accept These Results" (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it asMidterms 2026: In the Face of the Democratic Wave, Trump Says He Is "Almost Willing to Accept These Results" (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
Israel has provided intelligence to the United States indicating Iran may be considering the use of chemical weapons against its adversaries. The claims have been met with skepticism by some US officials, while Israeli officials deem the threat more urgent than Iran's nuclear program.
Le Figaro reported it asIsrael Claims Iran Plans to Use Chemical Weapons Against Its Enemies (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance after a multi-stage attack that began in June. The breach involved a bogus job interview and malicious software, leading to the compromise of two engineers' computers and a record crypto heist.
Le Figaro reported it asFalse Hiring Interview, Misappropriation of AI... Binance Reveals the Modus Operandi of the Record Hacking She Was Victim Of (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it asPoland, England, Spain, Italy: Four Flights to Europe Targeted by Bomb Alerts This Tuesday (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it asIN DIRECT - Midterms 2026: the First Polling Stations Opened, Kicking Off a Decisive Day for Donald Trump and the United States (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it asIN DIRECT - Midterms 2026: the First Polling Stations Opened, Kicking Off a Decisive Day for Donald Trump and the United States (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it asIN DIRECT - Midterms 2026: the First Polling Stations Opened, Kicking Off a Decisive Day for Donald Trump and the United States (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it asFoot : the Attacker of Tenerife Jesus of Miguel Dies From a Shock in the Field (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it asThe United States Has Led Strikes on the Iranian Island of Qeshm, According to the Wall Street Journal (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
The Multinational Force for Ukraine (MNF-U), led by France and the UK, is conducting its first major exercise, Koalicja, in Poland from November 9-22. Approximately 2,800 soldiers from ten nations are participating to test the force's deployment and operational capabilities.
Le Figaro reported it asIn Poland, the Multinational Force for Ukraine Prepares Its First Full-Scale Exercise (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Washington evaluated potential renewed military action against Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated diplomatic talks with Iran have continued without interruption.
Le Figaro reported it asUnited States: Donald Trump Announces that an Agreement with Iran "Could Come" (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it as"It's an Awful Betrayal": in Michigan, the Incredible Rallying of an Elected Democrat to the Republican Candidate for Midterms (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
The Paris Economic Court has placed the BHV department store, SEGM BHV, into judicial reform. The move follows the management's admission of bankruptcy and aims to secure a recovery plan for the struggling retailer.
Le Figaro reported it asThe BHV Department Store Officially Placed in Judicial Reformation (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it asDonald Trump Claims that He Would Have "Winned the Vietnam War in a Week" (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
Ryanair is considering significant cost-cutting measures, such as temporarily freezing employee salaries, as rising fuel prices and the impact of the "Iran war" increase operational costs. The airline estimates its oil costs could rise by €2 billion next year.
Le Figaro reported it asRyanair Wants to Freeze Salaries and Make More Use of AI to Reduce Costs in the Face of Fuel Surge (opens Le Figaro 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.
Le Figaro reported it asAfter France, Thousands of Supermarket Fridges Again Hacked This Monday in Europe (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
A 46‑year‑old German paediatrician faced a court in Potsdam on Monday, accused of sexually abusing more than 70 children over a decade. Prosecutors say the abuse involved 130 offences and victims were between two and twenty years old.
Le Figaro reported it asGermany: One Doctor Tried for Sexual Assault on More than 70 Children (opens Le Figaro 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Dassault GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Official site
- lefigaro.fr
- Seen publishing on
- video.lefigaro.fr, lefigaro.fr, tvmag.lefigaro.fr, madame.lefigaro.fr, sante.lefigaro.fr
- 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
- 640
- Reports listed
- 697
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
697 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.
On 144 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Le Figaro ran the story anyway.
Across the 641 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Le Figaro’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 24 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
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