PetaPixel media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places PetaPixel in the centre. We have seen it on 12 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is PetaPixel biased?
Ad Fontes Media places PetaPixel in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is PetaPixel left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places PetaPixel in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is PetaPixel reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for PetaPixel are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What PetaPixel has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with PetaPixel’s own report linked underneath.
Three major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets seek immediate restoration of access.
PetaPixel reported it asCamera Operators are Turned Away From White House After Trump Ban (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
PetaPixel reported it asAdorable Photos of the First New Cat Species Discovered in Over a Century (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Meta is set to release Luna, a camera‑free pair of smart glasses, this autumn. The glasses will feature six built‑in microphones for use with Meta’s AI chatbot and the Muse assistant, and may be shown at the Connect developer conference with shipments aimed for October.
PetaPixel reported it asMeta Might Be About to Release Smart Glasses Without a Camera (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at its 'Surprise and Shine' event. The company also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. This marks the first major product launch under new CEO John Ternus.
PetaPixel reported it asApple's iPhone Duo Argues No Other Foldable Has Gotten It Right (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a cryptic video ahead of the company's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling. The video appears to hint at a new variable aperture camera feature for the device, which is set to be announced alongside new Apple Watch models.
PetaPixel reported it asApple's iPhone Duo Argues No Other Foldable Has Gotten It Right (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Calls for action against smart glasses are growing in Europe due to privacy concerns over covert recording. Norway is considering a ban or stricter regulations, while Oslo has already banned the devices in schools.
PetaPixel reported it as'Pervert Glasses' That Record People Without Consent Face Possible Ban in Norway (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
PetaPixel reported it asNASA's New 300-Megapixel Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches Into Space (opens PetaPixel 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.
PetaPixel reported it asSecurity Camera Captures Mudslide Smashing Into Nepal-China Border Crossing (opens PetaPixel 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.
PetaPixel reported it asSecurity Camera Captures Mudslide Smashing Into Nepal-China Border Crossing (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
The US has imposed tariffs of up to 100% on drones and components, effective 3 September 2026, to address national security concerns and reduce dependence on Chinese imports. Drones over 25 kilograms or with thermal imaging face the highest duties, while smaller drones are subject to lower tariffs.
PetaPixel reported it asTrump Places 100% Tariffs on Heavy Drones, 25% on Smaller Ones (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak between 12 and 13 August 2026, with up to 100 meteors per hour visible. A partial solar eclipse will occur on 12 August, offering a rare dual celestial event. Outlets varied in emphasis on timing, visibility, and the eclipse's coincidence.
PetaPixel reported it asHeads Up, Photographers, the Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Scientists using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have captured the most detailed images yet of the Sun’s visible surface, showing vortex-like plasma patterns ranging from 19 to 170 kilometres in diameter. The findings, published in Nature, could improve understanding of coronal mass ejections and space weather.
PetaPixel reported it asThe Most Detailed Photos Ever of the Sun's Surface (opens PetaPixel 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.
- Ad Fontes MediacenterCheck 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.
Very high factuality
- Ad Fontes MediaveryHighCheck it
Who owns it
- PetaPixelIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
- Official site
- petapixel.com
- Seen publishing on
- petapixel.com
- 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
- 12
- Reports listed
- 12
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
12 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. PetaPixel is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 12 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of PetaPixel: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 6 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as PetaPixel, 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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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where PetaPixel 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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Every rating on this page is a named third party’s published work, republished with its author and, where one exists, a link to it. Our own coverage record is the section we measure ourselves. Neither is a judgement of any individual report: those are scored story by story, and the reasoning is on our methodology page.