mako media bias and reliability
mako is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 7 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is mako biased?
mako 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 mako left or right?
mako is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is mako reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for mako. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What mako has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with mako’s own report linked underneath.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested using cryptocurrency to shield the economy from potential sanctions. The proposal has been met with strong criticism from economists, political rivals, and the Bank of Israel, who warn of severe economic consequences.
mako reported it asNetanyahu Suggested Preparing for the Crypto Economy; and Also: the Last Poll Before the Elections (opens mako in a new tab)
Haredi protesters blocked Highway 4 near Yavne in central Israel on Sunday in response to the arrest of yeshiva students for evading military service. Police dispersed the demonstrators after approximately two hours.
mako reported it asHaredi Extremists Demonstrate in Protest of the Arrest of a Deserter (opens mako in a new tab)
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank village of Abu Falah on October 16, 2026. During the assault, Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was beaten and had her camera and phone taken. Both Israeli military and police have opened investigations into the incident.
mako reported it asHeidi Levin Responds to Netanyahu After Being Attacked by Settlers Near Ramallah (opens mako in a new tab)
Iran-backed militias are redirecting funds to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps due to Iran's economic crisis, according to U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper. The U.S. naval blockade has cost Iran an estimated $25 billion in lost oil revenue, and $350 million in cryptocurrency assets have been frozen.
mako reported it asIran Is Having Trouble Paying, Hamas Continues to Profit | Weekend News 10/17/26 (opens mako in a new tab)
An explosion involving unexploded ordnance near Israel's northern border with Lebanon injured up to 20 people, including students and teachers on a field trip. One fatality was reported, and the incident is under investigation.
mako reported it asElazar Yair Wilensky Was Killed in a Disaster on His Annual Trip to the Upper Galilee (opens mako in a new tab)
Master Sgt. (res.) Neriya Leiter, son of Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, was critically wounded in a car-ramming attack at a West Bank checkpoint. He underwent complex brain surgery and his life remains in danger.
mako reported it asYechiel Leiter in a Statement at the Hospital Where His Son Is Hospitalized (opens mako in a new tab)
The US has extended its military deployment in the Middle East until 2027, with 50,000 troops and 19 warships remaining in the region. President Donald Trump is privately discussing declaring an end to the war with Iran, despite the Pentagon preparing for prolonged conflict.
mako reported it asTrump Administration Formulates Plan for the Day After the War and the Elections (opens mako in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed mako. We asked on 2 November 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
We hold no ownership record for mako.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Israel
- Official site
- mako.co.il
- Seen publishing on
- mako.co.il
- 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
- 7
- Reports listed
- 7
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
7 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. mako has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 7 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of mako: its report arrived a median of 24 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 30 October 2026. Ratings pulled 2 November 2026.
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