Radio Chișinău media bias and reliability
Radio Chișinău is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 11 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Radio Chișinău biased?
Radio Chișinău 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 Radio Chișinău left or right?
Radio Chișinău is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is Radio Chișinău reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for Radio Chișinău. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What Radio Chișinău has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Radio Chișinău’s own report linked underneath.
President Donald Trump vetoed CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, impacting audiovisual coverage of his UN trip. In response, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox halted their joint television coverage of Trump, citing solidarity with the banned outlets.
Radio Chișinău reported it asThe Main Television Stations Suspend Transmissions From the White House Concerning Trump (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
Russia's Defence Ministry claims its forces have taken control of over 5,300 square kilometres and 220 settlements in Ukraine since the beginning of 2026. September saw advances of 670 square kilometres and 27 settlements, according to the ministry.
Radio Chișinău reported it asTrump: Russia Has Lost Control over Its Refineries Due to Ukrainian Attacks (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
Donald Trump contacted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to urge him to halt drone and missile strikes on Russian oil refineries. Trump expressed concerns that these attacks are exacerbating global diesel shortages and driving up prices.
Radio Chișinău reported it asTrump: Russia Has Lost Control over Its Refineries Due to Ukrainian Attacks (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas announced that an explosive device was found on a drone shot down over Lithuania and has been neutralized. The drone had entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and was downed by Italian fighter jets.
Radio Chișinău reported it asNATO Is Ready to Respond to a Possible Escalation by Russia on the Eastern Flank of Europe, Says the Chairman of the Alliance Military Committee (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
Saudi Aramco has cancelled or delayed crude oil deliveries to European refiners. The disruption follows an attack on the kingdom's East-West pipeline, a key route for bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
Radio Chișinău reported it asSaudi Arabia Will Not Deliver Oil to Europe Next Month (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
The Kremlin has stated it does not rule out resuming trilateral peace talks with Ukraine and the United States. However, Russian officials indicated it is too early to discuss specific locations or dates for any potential negotiations.
Radio Chișinău reported it asUkrainian Intelligence Warns that Russia Is to Test a New Ballistic Missile. (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
Russia resumed drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, after a three-day pause. The strikes killed at least four people and injured 83 across the country, according to Ukrainian officials.
Radio Chișinău reported it asBritain Sends a Military Package of £116 Million for Ukraine's Air Defence (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
Russia resumed drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, after a three-day pause. The strikes killed at least four people and injured 83 across the country, according to Ukrainian officials.
Radio Chișinău reported it asRussia Resumed Missile Attacks on Kiev After a Three-Day Break: at Least Two Dead and Seven Wounded (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said its Active Operations Department struck a Russian Su‑24 in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 7 September. Video shows tail number 49; the extent of damage is still being evaluated.
Radio Chișinău reported it asRussia Resumed Missile Attacks on Kiev After a Three-Day Break: at Least Two Dead and Seven Wounded (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker stated that member states must not tolerate deliberate hybrid warfare actions. He referenced a drone attack on a German airport and warned that critical infrastructure could be targeted.
Radio Chișinău reported it asThe US Warns that NATO Will Not Tolerate Hybrid Attacks on Member States, Following Recent Incidents Attributed to Russia (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to use maps that more accurately represent the true relative sizes of countries and continents. The move, driven by African nations, seeks to correct distortions caused by the centuries-old Mercator projection.
Radio Chișinău reported it asThe Map of the World Has Been Modified at the UN for a Representation Closer to Reality. (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
A Spanish Air Force F-18 shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace from Moldova on 16 August 2026. The interception occurred at 05:01 local time, 24 km north of Galați. Romania’s defence ministry confirmed the incident, marking the fourth drone downed this year.
Radio Chișinău reported it asNATO Allies Took Down a Drone Near Galați. The Flight Aircraft Entered Romanian Airspace From Moldova (opens Radio Chișinău in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Radio Chișinău. We asked on 15 September 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
- Romanian Radio Broadcasting Companyunknowndirect owner
- Government of RomaniaGovernmentparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Moldova
- Official site
- radiochisinau.md
- Seen publishing on
- radiochisinau.md
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 11
- Reports listed
- 12
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 16 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. Radio Chișinău has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 11 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Radio Chișinău: its report arrived a median of 3 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 1 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 27 September 2026. Ratings pulled 15 September 2026.
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