Meduza media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Meduza on the left. We have seen it on 117 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Meduza biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Meduza on the left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Meduza left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Meduza on the left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Meduza reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Meduza are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Meduza has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Meduza’s own report linked underneath.
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.
Meduza reported it asUSA and Denmark Announced an Agreement on Greenland (opens Meduza in a new tab)
Saudi Aramco has cancelled or delayed crude oil deliveries to European refiners. The disruption follows an attack on the kingdom's East-West pipeline, a key route for bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
Meduza reported it asSaudi Arabia Warned European Buyers that There Would Be No Oil Supplies in October, Due to the Shutdown of a Pipeline Attacked by Drones (opens Meduza 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.
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.
Meduza reported it asThe New "Innocent" Is Andrei Zvigiantsev. (opens Meduza in a new tab)
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
Meduza reported it asRussia begins three days of voting for its 450-seat parliament, with the first polling stations opening in the far eastern regions of Kamchatka and Chukotka (opens Meduza 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.
Meduza reported it asTrump Threatened to Stop Trade with the EU because of His Proximity to Canada. (opens Meduza in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a sanctions package aimed at Russia over its war in Ukraine. The bill includes warnings of 100% tariffs on nations buying Russian oil and targets the country's 'shadow fleet' of tankers. The Kremlin stated these measures will make peace talks harder.
Meduza reported it as‘Sanctions from hell’ from US will complicate peace talks, Kremlin says (opens Meduza in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
Meduza reported it asUS House passes bill imposing ‘sanctions from hell’ on Russia (opens Meduza 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.
Meduza reported it asRussian strike in Kyiv injures 16, including two children. Drone damages residential building in Odesa. (opens Meduza 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.
Meduza reported it asRussian strike in Kyiv injures 16, including two children. Drone damages residential building in Odesa. (opens Meduza 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.
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
Russia's Defense Ministry awarded a ship captain a medal for firing signal flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea. Moscow stated the action prevented a provocation, while Denmark reported the helicopter was on a routine mission and the ship made no attempt to communicate before firing.
Meduza reported it asDenmark says a signal flare from a Russian warship passed close to one of its military helicopters over the Baltic Sea. Russia decorated the ship’s commander. (opens Meduza 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.
Meduza reported it asRaper Macklemore Was Expelled From Ed Sheeran's Concert Tour for Screaming "Free Palestine." The Rest of the Band Left as a Sign of Solidarity. (opens Meduza in a new tab)
Russian Major General Anton Grunis has been killed in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces. Grunis commanded the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and had reported to Vladimir Putin about the alleged capture of Konstantinovka.
Meduza reported it asRussian general who briefed Putin on capture of Kostiantynivka killed in Ukraine (opens Meduza 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.
Meduza reported it asNew York prosecutors charge suspected Russian intelligence agents who allegedly plotted to kill a ‘Russian dissident’ they believed was in Washington (opens Meduza 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.
Germany's Defense Ministry operates a special unit, 'Sonderstab Ukraine,' that can arrange weapons deals for Kyiv in as little as two weeks. This unit bypasses standard procurement rules by having Ukraine sign contracts directly, and it functions as a hub for experience and technology exchange.
Meduza reported it asGermany’s secretive ‘Sonderstab Ukraine’ fast-tracks weapons deals for Kyiv in as little as two weeks, FT reports (opens Meduza in a new tab)
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region following a Ukrainian drone attack. The fire was extinguished, and regional officials reported that 65 drones were shot down over the area.
Meduza reported it asReuters: The Three Largest Russian NHPs Reduced Diesel Production Following Ukraine ' S Attacks (opens Meduza in a new tab)
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have significantly reduced the country's diesel production. Three of Russia's six largest diesel-producing refineries cut production or halted operations entirely in September due to damage from these strikes.
Meduza reported it as‘We have something to say’: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says Russia ready for new round of trilateral talks with US, Ukraine (opens Meduza in a new tab)
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How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
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Who owns it
- SIA «Medusa project»Billionairedirect 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
- 124
- We could read
- 16
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
108 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 16 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 46 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Meduza ran the story anyway.
Across the 117 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Meduza’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 20 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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