NOS media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places NOS as leaning right. We have seen it on 309 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is NOS biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places NOS as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is NOS left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places NOS as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is NOS reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for NOS are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What NOS has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with NOS’s own report linked underneath.
A UN report highlights a significant funding gap for climate adaptation in developing nations. Rich countries are failing to meet the annual $305 billion target needed to help these countries cope with extreme weather events.
NOS reported it asClimate Financing for Vulnerable Countries Continues to Fall Short, While the Problem Grows. (opens NOS in a new tab)
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.
NOS reported it asPunishment for President Trump • House and Senate to Democrats (opens NOS 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.
NOS reported it asBinance: Hackers Gained Access via Fake Job Application (opens NOS 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.
NOS reported it asGoalkeeper Owono 'Deeply Moved' by Death of De Miguel After Collision in Football Match (opens NOS 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.
NOS reported it asPlane From London Lands in Poland Due to Possible Explosive on Board (opens NOS 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.
NOS reported it asUS Carries Out Attacks on the Iranian Island of Qeshm (opens NOS in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated he believes a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is nearing completion. He suggested a deal could be finalized at the G20 summit in December, which is scheduled to take place at his resort in Doral, Florida.
NOS reported it asUS Makes New Attempt to Get Peace Process Between Ukraine and Russia Back on Track (opens NOS 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.
NOS reported it asGerman Doctor Confesses to Abusing Dozens of Children Between the Ages of 2 and 20 (opens NOS 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.
NOS reported it asVoted-Out Democrat Suddenly Supports Republican in Tense Michigan Election Battle (opens NOS 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.
NOS reported it asHack at Belgian Supermarket Chain Delhaize: 'Refrigerators Set to 70 Degrees' (opens NOS in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
NOS reported it asJudge Dismisses Trump's Billion-Dollar Claim over Birthday Letter to Epstein (opens NOS in a new tab)
Russia vetoed a US-drafted resolution aimed at ending the UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara and establishing a new political one. A subsequent Russian proposal to extend the existing mission for a year also failed to pass.
NOS reported it asImpasse over UN Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara: Russia and the US Veto Each Other's Proposal (opens NOS in a new tab)
The United States cancelled a planned group photo at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta due to deep rifts among member nations. Several European diplomats objected to standing alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, leading to the cancellation.
NOS reported it asGroup Photo at G20 Summit Scrapped, Countries Do Not Want to Be Photographed with Russia (opens NOS in a new tab)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran is in close contact with mediators regarding a seven-day plan to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump denied directing peace talks but approved outreach for medical supplies.
NOS reported it asFor Many Iranians, Being Prepared for War Is the New Normal. (opens NOS in a new tab)
Pentagon officials have asked several NATO countries, including Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, to tone down their public rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia. The request stems from concerns that some European statements have undermined continental security.
NOS reported it as'Americans Want Europe to Moderate Its Tone on Russia' (opens NOS 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.
NOS reported it asBillions in Assets Frozen After Suspected Hack at Crypto Platform Binance (opens NOS in a new tab)
A nearly two-pound meteorite discovered in Mali in 2022 has been identified as a 4.1-billion-year-old piece of Mars. Named Teghaza 001, it offers new insights into the Red Planet's early history and water cycle.
NOS reported it asMeteorite Found in Mali Turns Out to Be 4.1 Billion Years Old (opens NOS 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.
NOS reported it asBritish Actor Patrick Stewart (86) Has Passed Away, Known for Star Trek, Among Other Things. (opens NOS in a new tab)
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Thursday. Japan's Coast Guard suggested it could be a ballistic missile, a detail not widely reported.
NOS reported it asTensions Between Koreas Are Rising, with More and More Countries Involved. (opens NOS in a new tab)
President Trump has called for Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be removed from the ballot, alleging election fraud after reports surfaced of her campaign's alleged involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as her opponent, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
NOS reported it as'Democrats Manipulated Alaska Ballots', Trump Demands Candidate Withdrawal (opens NOS 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.
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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
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Who owns it
- Nederlandse Omroep StichtingGovernmentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands
- Official site
- nos.nl
- Seen publishing on
- nos.nl
- 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
- 309
- Reports listed
- 328
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
325 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 86 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and NOS ran the story anyway.
Across the 309 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than NOS’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 27 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as NOS, also publishing from Netherlands, 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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