News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 70 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is News biased?
The rating organisations do not give News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give News one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for News 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 News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with News’s own report linked underneath.
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.
News reported it asBomb threats sweep European planes (opens News in a new tab)
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Israel’s Yashar party, said he will not join a Benjamin Netanyahu‑led government, even if President Donald Trump asks. Opposition parties have recommended he be given the mandate to form a coalition after elections left Netanyahu’s bloc with 53 seats and no clear majority.
News reported it asIsraeli opposition bloc gathers to see how to oust Netanyahu (opens News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's rally in Salina, Kansas, scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. The Kansas Republican Party confirmed the cancellation five days before the November 3, 2026, Election Day.
News reported it asTrump snaps at reporter, suddenly backflips (opens News 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.
News reported it asBombshell after $9 billion stolen in 20 mins (opens News 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.
News reported it asStar dead weeks before next film’s release (opens News in a new tab)
Imperial Oil announced a third-quarter profit of $2.45 billion, a significant increase from $539 million in the same period last year. The company's results were bolstered by rising oil prices and improved refining margins, while upstream production saw a slight decrease.
News reported it as‘Groundhog day’: Aussies warned over possible fifth RBA interest rate hike ahead of crucial inflation data (opens News in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
News reported it asPolice fire tear gas as new French protests kick off (opens News in a new tab)
Federal MP Helen Haines' condition has improved from critical to serious but stable after being struck by a vehicle. She lost both legs in the incident. More than $1 million has been donated to Save the Children Australia in her honour.
News reported it asHuge update on Helen Haines’ condition (opens News in a new tab)
Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv overnight, killing one person and injuring 22, including four children. The attacks damaged infrastructure and buildings across six districts of the capital. Russia reported drone attacks on its territory.
News reported it asKyiv and Moscow trade attacks after US envoy visits Russia (opens News in a new tab)
Ukraine's Defense Intelligence estimates Russia has up to 700 ballistic missiles, thousands of cruise missiles, and over 6,000 attack drones in reserve. Moscow's monthly production of drones has reached 10,000 units, with significant output of various missile types.
News reported it asKyiv and Moscow trade attacks after US envoy visits Russia (opens News in a new tab)
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks this year against Russia, targeting an oil terminal in St. Petersburg. The strikes come amid increasing tensions between Ukraine and the US, with President Trump criticising President Zelensky.
News reported it asKyiv and Moscow trade attacks after US envoy visits Russia (opens News 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.
News reported it asWebsites go offline worldwide amid huge risk (opens News in a new tab)
Greens leader David Shoebridge stated Senator Jordon Steele-John agreed to take leave during an investigation into conduct allegations. Steele-John denied this in an open letter, stating he was not on leave and refuting claims made against him.
News reported it asGreens senator denies leave, lashes party leader (opens News 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.
News reported it as‘Crazy stuff’: Elon Musk unveils flying car (opens News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced a deal to purchase diesel fuel from Russia following a phone call with Vladimir Putin. The US Treasury Secretary has affirmed the agreement's legality and benefit to Americans, while concerns remain regarding sanctions law.
News reported it asImpossible choice Zelensky now faces (opens News in a new tab)
Hassan Kariem, a teacher at Wesley International Academy, died after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Police stated he was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling. Six Flags temporarily closed nine similar roller coasters.
News reported it asMan who died after falling from ride at Six Flags Over Georgia identified (opens News in a new tab)
Dale Alice Martin, 21, died after being admitted to Waterbury Hospital for a fractured ankle. A medical report found her death was due to an accidental over-administration of narcotics. Her family has filed a lawsuit alleging medical malpractice.
News reported it as‘Far too late’: Student with broken ankle dies in hospital (opens News in a new tab)
An Iranian asylum seeker has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempted rape. Hossein Mohmoudi claimed he could not have committed the attack due to having a micropenis, but medical examinations found his penis to be normal.
News reported it as’Predator’: Migrant who made micropenis claim jailed for 11 years (opens News in a new tab)
Hossein Mahoudi has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempted rape in the UK. He claimed he was unable to commit the crime due to having a 'micropenis', a defence rejected by the judge.
News reported it as’Predator’: Migrant who made micropenis claim jailed for 11 years (opens News in a new tab)
Thailand is set to host the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok from October 12-18, expecting over 15,000 participants. The event is projected to boost the Thai economy, with authorities implementing traffic management measures.
News reported it asPolicymakers take on energy shock, rising debt at IMF-World Bank meetings (opens News 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
- News Corp Australiaunknowndirect owner
- News CorpMedia Conglomerateparent group
- Murdoch familyMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Official site
- news.com.au
- Seen publishing on
- news.com.au
- 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
- 70
- Reports listed
- 71
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 7 August 2026
71 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 20 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and News ran the story anyway.
Across the 70 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of News: its report arrived a median of 25 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 8 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 8 November 2026. Ratings pulled 10 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as News, also publishing from Australia, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
Think this page is wrong?
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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where News publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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