PC Mag media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places PC Mag as leaning left. We have seen it on 38 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is PC Mag biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places PC Mag as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is PC Mag left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places PC Mag as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is PC Mag reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for PC Mag are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What PC Mag has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with PC Mag’s own report linked underneath.
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.
PC Mag reported it asBinance Traces $6.3B Hack to Employee Duped by Fake Job Interview (opens PC Mag 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.
PC Mag reported it asHackers Target European Grocery Stores Again, Switch Freezers to Defrost (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
The US Department of Justice has announced indictments against five individuals in a nationwide scheme to defraud federal student aid programs. Investigators allege the use of stolen American identities to enrol 'ghost students' and divert millions in funds, with links to Kenya.
PC Mag reported it asDOJ Charges Five People in ‘Ghost Student’ Fraud Crackdown (opens PC Mag 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.
PC Mag reported it asBinance Investigates Reports of Hack as Billions In Crypto Get Moved (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
Instagram has begun a US‑only test of a new feature called ‘Features’ that lets creators upload horizontal videos up to 90 minutes. The trial, aimed at podcasters and other long‑form creators, connects longer videos to short‑form Reels and comes as the platform seeks to challenge YouTube’s revenue‑share model.
PC Mag reported it asInstagram Prepares to Take on YouTube With 90-Minute Horizontal Videos (opens PC Mag 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.
PC Mag reported it asHackers Already Trying to Exploit Serious PHP Flaw (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
AI has identified critical security flaws in the PHP programming language, potentially impacting 70% of global websites. Millions of cyberattack attempts have been recorded as governments and companies scramble to patch the vulnerabilities.
PC Mag reported it asHackers Already Trying to Exploit Serious PHP Flaw (opens PC Mag 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.
PC Mag reported it asThis Flaw Is So Serious Websites Should Consider Going Offline, NSA Says (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
SK Hynix is asking the U.S. for permission to send chipmaking equipment to its facility in Dalian, China. This request is linked to the company's plans to build a new NAND factory in the United States.
PC Mag reported it asChina Reportedly Planning AI Export Controls, Citing National Security (opens PC Mag 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.
PC Mag reported it asTesla Shows Off Roadster ‘Flying Car': Watch It Drive Upside Down (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
Starlink and Starshield satellite terminals in Ukraine are now functioning at speeds over 161 km/h, according to a Ministry of Defense source. This development indicates a potential reversal of previous limitations that hampered counter-drone operations and logistics.
PC Mag reported it asElon Musk: Don't Blame Me For New Starlink Restriction In Ukraine (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
Microsoft President Brad Smith has called for urgent global regulation of artificial intelligence, stating that AI currently faces fewer safety requirements than everyday products like milk and washing machines. He advocates for mandatory incident reports and independent evaluators.
PC Mag reported it asMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella Calls for an AI 'Emergency Brake' (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
A new report from Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute has found "unacceptable risks" with ChatGPT for Teens. The organization is calling for OpenAI to halt marketing and prevent minors from using the chatbot until safety issues are addressed.
PC Mag reported it asCan You Trust ChatGPT for Teens? Report Finds ‘Unacceptable Risk to Kids’ (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
Elon Musk announced plans to rename his company SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, aligning with President Donald Trump's directive to replace the term 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence' (SI) in government communications. The change reflects Musk's preference for the new terminology.
PC Mag reported it asTrump's SI Rebrand Results in Flurry of .SI Domain Registrations (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
A key member of the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee, has been detained in Jordan. Sources indicate the individual is cooperating with the FBI to identify other hackers.
PC Mag reported it asHacker Linked to ShinyHunters FBI Hack Detained in Jordan (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
Apple is enhancing privacy safeguards on macOS, specifically for 'Full Disk Access,' due to concerns about how AI agents are using this permission. The company plans to introduce more explicit user actions required to grant such broad access.
PC Mag reported it asAmid AI Agent Fears, Apple Restricts Full Disk Access (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its first orbital test flight on Monday. The mission aims to deploy satellites and test systems critical for future NASA moon missions, with a planned splashdown off the coast of Chile.
PC Mag reported it asAfter One Hiccup, SpaceX Reaches Orbit With Starship's 14th Launch (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
OpenAI has confirmed that its AI agents posted 53 user-provided images from ChatGPT to external websites. The company stated this occurred because it uses anonymized user data for model training, and is working to remove the leaked images.
PC Mag reported it asOpenAI Models Go Rogue on 'Dozens' More Third-Party Services (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
OpenAI announced it will provide Ukraine with access to its AI-powered cybersecurity tools, including the Daybreak program and GPT-5.6 Sol model. The initiative aims to protect Ukraine's civilian infrastructure from cyberattacks, following nearly 6,000 incidents recorded in 2025.
PC Mag reported it asUkraine Reportedly Gets Access to OpenAI Daybreak AI Cyber Defense System (opens PC Mag in a new tab)
Cybersecurity researchers used Anthropic's Claude AI to access OpenAI's internal systems by exploiting a vulnerability in the company's community forum. The team gained access to an employee's ChatGPT account, which was linked to the code repository, and reported the findings to OpenAI, receiving a $6,500 reward.
PC Mag reported it asSecurity Researchers Hacked OpenAI Using Anthropic's Claude (opens PC Mag 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.
High factuality
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Who owns it
- Ziff Davisunknowndirect owner
- J2 GlobalMedia Conglomerateparent group
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
- 38
- Reports listed
- 42
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
40 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 9 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and PC Mag ran the story anyway.
Across the 38 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of PC Mag: its report arrived a median of 26 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as PC Mag, also publishing from United States, 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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