PetaPixel media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places PetaPixel in the centre. We have seen it on 25 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.
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.
PetaPixel reported it asInstagram Wants a Piece of YouTube’s Long-Form Video Pie (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate a figure on the Iwo Jima monument. Police estimate the damage to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suspect's motive remains unclear, with police reporting "multiple contradictory reasons" for his actions.
PetaPixel reported it as‘Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima’ Statue Beheaded With Sledgehammer (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
An artificial intelligence model can predict cancer patients' survival risk and biological aging from a single facial photograph. The research, conducted by Mass General Brigham, used a model trained on over 40 million facial images.
PetaPixel reported it asA Single Photo Could Help AI Assess How Sick a Patient Is (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Australia is preparing to sue major digital platforms including Facebook and TikTok for allegedly failing to comply with a nationwide ban on social media use for under-16s. Communications Minister Anika Wells confirmed the legal action is expected to proceed.
PetaPixel reported it asAustralia to Sue Meta and TikTok for Failing to Enforce Under-16s Social Media Ban (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank village of Abu Falah on October 16, 2026. During the assault, Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was beaten and had her camera and phone taken. Both Israeli military and police have opened investigations into the incident.
PetaPixel reported it asWashington Post Photographer Severely Beaten by Masked Settlers in the West Bank (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
An OpenAI engineer, Abdulrahman Alfozan, has been arrested and charged with installing a recording device in a company conference room. Prosecutors stated he had booked one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia for himself and family members before his arrest. OpenAI confirmed his termination and stated no sensitive data was accessed.
PetaPixel reported it asOpenAI Employee Allegedly Tried to Steal the Company’s Intellectual Property (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Federico Veronesi has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition with his photograph "The Aftermath". The image, taken in Namibia, depicts a female elephant carrying her deceased calf. The competition received a record 65,403 entries.
PetaPixel reported it asPowerful Photo of a Mother Elephant Carrying Dead Calf Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
NASA's Perseverance rover has set a new record for the farthest distance driven on the surface of another planet, covering 45.22 kilometers (28.1 miles) on Mars. The mission has been extended until the end of 2028.
PetaPixel reported it asNASA Perseverance Mars Rover Sets New Record for Off-World Distance Driven (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a temporary stop to Minnesota’s AI “nudification” law, which bans realistic nude images of identifiable people. The injunction follows xAI’s lawsuit claiming the ban infringes constitutional free speech, and follows a prior ruling by Judge Donovan Frank on the case.
PetaPixel reported it asElon Musk’s xAI Blocks Minnesota’s Landmark Ban on AI Nudification Apps (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Norwegian football star Erling Haaland is suing Norwegian Air Shuttle over the alleged unlawful use of his image, particularly his distinctive ponytail hairstyle, for advertising during the World Cup. The airline has called the lawsuit "incomprehensible and regrettable."
PetaPixel reported it asErling Haaland Sues Airline Over Photo Edit Featuring His Hairstyle (opens PetaPixel 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.
PetaPixel reported it asOpenAI Says Agents Leaked 53 Private Images From ChatGPT Users and Shared Them Online (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has announced plans for an AI-fueled drone port atop a new White House ballroom, intended for missile-bearing UAVs and armed troops. This comes as the U.S. Secret Service already operates a drone port nearby, using unarmed drones for surveillance.
PetaPixel reported it asChinese and American Photographers Clash While Waiting for Trump and Xi to Arrive at White House (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
Stanford University's Residential & Dining Enterprises used AI to alter a promotional photo, replacing a Latino student with an AI-generated Black woman and digitally slimming other students. The student stated the changes made him feel 'silenced and erased'.
PetaPixel reported it asStanford AI-Edits Photo to Change Student’s Race and Gender (opens PetaPixel in a new tab)
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)
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
- 25
- Reports listed
- 25
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
25 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 25 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 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 6 November 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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