Merco Press media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Merco Press as leaning left. We have seen it on 47 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Merco Press biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Merco Press as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Merco Press left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Merco Press as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Merco Press reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Merco Press are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Merco Press has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Merco Press’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Merco Press reported it asDemocrats retake control of the US Congress in a heavy blow to Trump (opens Merco Press 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.
Merco Press reported it asDemocrats seek to retake Congress in Tuesday’s US midterm elections (opens Merco Press 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.
Merco Press reported it asDemocrats seek to retake Congress in Tuesday’s US midterm elections (opens Merco Press 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.
Merco Press reported it asDemocrats seek to retake Congress in Tuesday’s US midterm elections (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
Merco Press reported it asDemocrats seek to retake Congress in Tuesday’s US midterm elections (opens Merco Press 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.
Merco Press reported it asHackers steal US$6.3 billion in crypto from Binance in the sector’s biggest-ever heist (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
Donald Trump told a rally in Arizona that Canada will become the 51st US state, citing trade disputes and suggesting annexation was the only way forward. He also claimed the US loses up to $100 billion annually on trade with Canada.
Merco Press reported it asTrump suggests Venezuela become the 51st US state and elect a governor (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
Brazil's Liberal Party, the political group for which Senator Flávio Bolsonaro ran, has officially recognized the results of the presidential election. The party's president signed a statement acknowledging the outcome proclaimed by the Superior Electoral Tribunal, while also calling for clarification on issues raised by Bolsonaro.
Merco Press reported it asA judge appointed by Jair Bolsonaro rejects his son’s case for annulling the election (opens Merco Press 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.
Merco Press reported it asLula wins Brazil’s presidency for a fourth time with 51.8% of the vote (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
Merco Press reported it asGlobal alert over two critical PHP flaws forces government websites offline (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
Tesla has unveiled a redesigned Roadster at SpaceX's Texas facility, featuring rocket-style thrusters that enabled it to perform aerial stunts. Production is planned to begin in 2028, with claims of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in under a second.
Merco Press reported it asTesla’s new Roadster uses compressed air and fans to jump and drive upside down (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
Chilean President José Antonio Kast made an official state visit to Bolivia on Friday, October 16, 2026. This was the first such visit by a Chilean president in over seven decades, since August 1955. During the visit, Kast met with Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, and the two leaders signed cooperation agreements.
Merco Press reported it asKast and Paz open the way in La Paz to normalising Chile-Bolivia relations (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
The U.S. Treasury Department has lifted economic sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela's National Assembly and brother of interim president Delcy Rodríguez. The decision allows him access to the U.S. financial system, though justifications were not provided.
Merco Press reported it asUS lifts sanctions on Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
Pope Leo has undergone surgery to remove part of his right lung due to lung cancer. The Vatican reports he is recovering well, walking and eating normally, though questions remain about the extent of the cancer and its impact on his upcoming tour.
Merco Press reported it asPope Leo XIV to undergo surgery on a lung nodule a month before his tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
The United Kingdom has introduced 38 new sanctions against Russia, targeting key sectors including oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and suppliers of military equipment. The measures aim to restrict Russia's revenue and disrupt its ability to fund and equip its war in Ukraine.
Merco Press reported it asTrump says Russia will supply millions of tonnes of diesel as US eases sanctions on Moscow (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced an agreement for Russia to supply over 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, with further shipments planned. Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian special representative, stated the cooperation would benefit global markets.
Merco Press reported it asTrump says Russia will supply millions of tonnes of diesel as US eases sanctions on Moscow (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant asserted the government possesses the legal authority to proceed with a diesel deal involving Russia. He stated the agreement is intended to reduce fuel prices for American consumers.
Merco Press reported it asTrump says Russia will supply millions of tonnes of diesel as US eases sanctions on Moscow (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
The United Kingdom has introduced 38 new sanctions against Russia, targeting key sectors including oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and suppliers of military equipment. The measures aim to restrict Russia's revenue and disrupt its ability to fund and equip its war in Ukraine.
Merco Press reported it asUS sanctions the International Criminal Court hours after a former judge wins the Nobel Peace Prize (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court. The European Commission stated it will work with the ICC to ensure its effectiveness, while the UN and several allied nations have condemned the US decision.
Merco Press reported it asUS sanctions the International Criminal Court hours after a former judge wins the Nobel Peace Prize (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
Thousands of Brazilian students marched in downtown Rio de Janeiro to protest against the possibility of Flávio Bolsonaro winning the presidency. He will face Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a runoff election on October 25.
Merco Press reported it asSão Paulo stocks jump 8% and the real firms after Bolsonaro's first-round win (opens Merco Press in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanLeftCheck it
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.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
- MercoPressIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Caracas, Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela
- Official site
- mercopress.com
- Seen publishing on
- en.mercopress.com, mercopress.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
- 47
- Reports listed
- 50
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
50 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 17 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Merco Press ran the story anyway.
Across the 47 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Merco Press: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 6 October 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Merco Press, also publishing from Venezuela, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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