osthessen-news.de media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places osthessen-news.de in the centre. We have seen it on 13 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is osthessen-news.de biased?
Ad Fontes Media places osthessen-news.de in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is osthessen-news.de left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places osthessen-news.de in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is osthessen-news.de reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for osthessen-news.de are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What osthessen-news.de has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with osthessen-news.de’s own report linked underneath.
German General Carsten Breuer has been elected as the new chair of NATO's Military Committee. The election, held in Copenhagen on 19 September 2026, saw Breuer succeed Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. Breuer is expected to take up the role in mid-2027.
osthessen-news.de reported it asGerman General Becomes Head of NATO Military Committee (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz campaigned for the Berlin CDU alongside candidate Stefan Evers. He addressed approximately 150 party members at the CDU headquarters, speaking about federal politics and praising Evers. The event was held behind closed doors.
osthessen-news.de reported it asChancellor Crisis: All Eight CDU Prime Ministers Are Behind Merz (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
The European Commission plans to propose a ban on social media for children under 13. Those aged 13 to 15 would have restricted access, potentially via parent-supervised 'mini-accounts'. The legislation is to be known as the 'EU Kids Act'.
osthessen-news.de reported it asDiscussion on Social Media Ban in the European Parliament (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
CDU Secretary General Franziska Hoppermann has put forward specific figures for proposed fuel price relief, suggesting a reduction of 21, 23, or 25 cents per litre. She indicated these measures could be implemented at the start of October, following discussions with federal states.
osthessen-news.de reported it asPrices Continue to Rise: Merz Announces Relief for Fuel Prices (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit polls. This marks the first time a far-right party has achieved such a result in modern German history, though it is unclear if the AfD can form a government alone.
osthessen-news.de reported it as44.5% - AfD Becomes the Strongest Force in Saxony-Anhalt (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
A hacker group known as Rhysida has published millions of files stolen from Berlin's city government on the dark web. The group had demanded a ransom of 30 bitcoins, approximately €2 million, which Berlin authorities refused to pay.
osthessen-news.de reported it asHacker Attack Could Have Bigger Consequences than Previously Thought (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
A 31-year-old British woman has died after being stabbed at Rosenheim railway station in Germany. Police arrested a 27-year-old German man at the scene and have launched a murder investigation. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, August 30, 2026.
osthessen-news.de reported it asDeadly Knife Attack on 31-Year-Old Woman - Suspect Arrested (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
Germany recorded approximately 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer, a new record, estimates from the Robert Koch Institute show. People aged 75 and over were the most affected group. The previous record was 14,000 deaths.
osthessen-news.de reported it asRKI: Around 15,800 People Died From Heat (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
The summer of 2026 was the hottest in the Netherlands since national records began in 1901. The average temperature reached 19.3°C, exceeding the previous record set in 2018. The season included several heatwaves and unusually warm nights.
osthessen-news.de reported it asRKI: Around 15,800 People Died From Heat (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
Eight South Koreans working on a hydropower plant project are missing and 10 others are stranded after a flash flood in Nepal. South Korea's Foreign Ministry has established a task force and plans to send a response team to the affected Rasuwa district.
osthessen-news.de reported it asDozens of Dead and Hundreds of Missing Persons After Flood in Nepal (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
A 24-year-old Nepali labourer survived a flash flood by clinging to a mango tree after being swept away by a torrent of mud and rock. The disaster has killed at least 150 people and left hundreds missing in Nepal.
osthessen-news.de reported it asDozens of Dead and Hundreds of Missing Persons After Flood in Nepal (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
German authorities discovered a weapons cache containing two firearms in a forest near Berlin. Internal intelligence suspects Russian secret services are behind the depot, and a suspect was arrested in Romania.
osthessen-news.de reported it asWeapon Discovery Near Berlin: Investigators Check Agent Suspicion (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
A drone carrying approximately 800 grams of Semtex was discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport on 5 August 2026. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described the incident as a 'new threat scenario', while outlets diverged on attributing responsibility and the plane's cargo.
osthessen-news.de reported it asPolice Secure Drone on Ukrainian Plane in Leipzig (opens osthessen-news.de in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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Very high factuality
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Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Germany
- Official site
- osthessen-news.de
- Seen publishing on
- osthessen-news.de
- 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
- 13
- Reports listed
- 13
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
13 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. osthessen-news.de is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 13 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of osthessen-news.de: its report arrived a median of 11 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as osthessen-news.de, also publishing from Germany, 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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