Policy Maker media bias and reliability
Policy Maker is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 10 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Policy Maker biased?
Policy Maker is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Policy Maker left or right?
Policy Maker is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is Policy Maker reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for Policy Maker. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What Policy Maker has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Policy Maker’s own report linked underneath.
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.
Policy Maker reported it asHow the Midterms Went in the United States (opens Policy Maker in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
Policy Maker reported it asHow the Midterms Went in the United States (opens Policy Maker in a new tab)
Youssef Siher, a 30-year-old Italian of Moroccan origin, has been identified by Italian intelligence services as the alleged creator of the Instagram page 'Movement 17 October'. He is being investigated for incitement to commit crimes.
Policy Maker reported it asWho Is Youssef Siher, the Supposed Mind Behind the Movement October 17 (opens Policy Maker in a new tab)
Giorgia Meloni announced she will not sign the DPCM that would raise magistrates' pay by roughly €1 billion. Stefania Craxi voiced support, the ANM said it will evaluate an appeal, and Deputy Secretary Celli confirmed the government will decide on the decree.
Policy Maker reported it asWhy Giorgia Meloni Does Not Want to Sign the Decree on Reimbursements and Increases to the Magistrates (opens Policy Maker in a new tab)
Paolo Zampolli is no longer the US Envoy for Global Partnerships. His removal follows reports of an email dispute with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, who had warned Zampolli against unauthorized commercial activities.
Policy Maker reported it asWhy Trump Fired Zampolli (opens Policy Maker in a new tab)
Donald Trump has criticised the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay. He called the decision 'disgraceful and embarrassing' and an 'indelible stain' on Norway, claiming he had never heard of Pillay and that he deserved eight such awards for resolving conflicts.
Policy Maker reported it asNavi Pillay Wins the Nobel Peace Prize: Who Is the Former Judge of the International Criminal Court (opens Policy Maker in a new tab)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised Donald Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court, calling them illegal and suggesting they were a reaction to her award. She also described the situation in Gaza as genocide and defended the UN's commission of inquiry.
Policy Maker reported it asNavi Pillay Wins the Nobel Peace Prize: Who Is the Former Judge of the International Criminal Court (opens Policy Maker in a new tab)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for November 29. The move comes after his government's housing proposals were rejected by the Congress of Deputies, a defeat that has led to speculation about Sánchez's political future.
Policy Maker reported it asSánchez Crisis, because Spain Will Vote (opens Policy Maker in a new tab)
The Public Prosecutor's Office in Palermo has requested the arrest of Gaetano Armao, former vice-president of the Sicilian Region, on corruption charges. Searches were conducted at his homes and offices in Palermo and Rome, with eight other individuals also facing potential measures.
Policy Maker reported it asWho Is Gaetano Armao, the Former Sicilian Vice-President in the Sight of the Pm of Palermo (opens Policy Maker in a new tab)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that the government will introduce a maximum number of foreign students per class. She also stated that parents of foreign students with integration issues will be required to learn Italian and that burqa and niqab will be banned in schools.
Policy Maker reported it asForeign Students, 30% Roof in Class: What the Plan of Valditara Provides (opens Policy Maker in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Policy Maker. We asked on 22 October 2026.
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.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Policy Maker.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Italy
- Official site
- policymakermag.it
- Seen publishing on
- policymakermag.it
- 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
- 10
- Reports listed
- 10
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 22 September 2026
10 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. Policy Maker has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 10 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Policy Maker: 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 22 October 2026.
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