Sapo media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Sapo as leaning right. We have seen it on 197 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Sapo biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Sapo as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Sapo left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Sapo as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Sapo reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Sapo are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Sapo has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Sapo’s own report linked underneath.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
Sapo reported it asPutin Uses Electronic Voting for Cabinet Security | Jornal Económico (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
Sapo reported it asPutin Uses Electronic Voting for Cabinet Security | Jornal Económico (opens Sapo 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.
Sapo reported it asResearchers Were Able to Access OpenAI Systems with the Help of Claude From Anthropic (opens Sapo 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.
Sapo reported it asSaudi Arabia Cuts Oil Supply to Europe Next Month (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a military satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on 18 September 2026. The spacecraft successfully entered orbit and established stable telemetry contact, according to Russian defence officials.
Sapo reported it asRussia Launches New Military Satellite From the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (opens Sapo in a new tab)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the 81st session via video link. The decision follows the United States' denial of a visa to Abbas, preventing his in-person attendance in New York.
Sapo reported it asMiddle East: UN Approves Palestine's Participation in the Video Conference Assembly (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Two soldiers deployed in Ceuta were evacuated to a Madrid hospital after being attacked by immigrants. Defence Minister Margarita Robles visited them, though the extent of their injuries has not been specified.
Sapo reported it asVoltage in Ceuta: Immigrant Assaults Leave Two Soldiers Hospitalized in Madrid (opens Sapo in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
Sapo reported it asExplainer. A Choice Between Russian Oil and the USA? How Does the New Package of Sanctions that Can Reach Half the World Work? (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Nissan will invest £170 million in its Sunderland plant to produce the Kicks e-POWER hybrid SUV for Europe. The model will be built alongside the Qashqai, Juke, and LEAF, marking a significant investment for the plant's 40th anniversary year.
Sapo reported it asNissan Launches New Model in Europe and Announces Investment of 170 Million in Sunderland Economic Journal (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
Sapo reported it asTrump Threatens Europe with New Tariffs because of Canada Economic Journal (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
Sapo reported it asCanadian PM Will Defend EU Approach in Speech in the European Parliament Economic Journal (opens Sapo in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Sapo reported it asU.S. Federal Reserve Increases Interest to Fight Inflation (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Novo Nordisk and Anthropic have announced a collaboration to use artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development. Novo Nordisk will employ Anthropic's Claude models, including Claude Science, to advance its research and development efforts.
Sapo reported it asNew and Anthropic Partner to Accelerate the Discovery and Development of Medicines (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Michael Kremer, a 2019 Nobel laureate in Economics, has been appointed the World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. He is scheduled to take up the position on 1 October 2026, replacing Indermit Gill.
Sapo reported it asNobel Laureate Michael Kremer Appointed Chief Economist of the World Bank Group Economic Journal (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Sapo reported it asEd Sheeran Sings Alone: All the Artists in the First Part and His Support Band Abandon the Tour (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Ursula von der Leyen plans to propose a European Security Council to coordinate responses to growing threats. The body would include EU member states alongside the UK, Canada, Norway, and Ukraine, and feature a consultation mechanism inspired by NATO's Article 4.
Sapo reported it asVon Der Leyen Evaluates the State of the Union Before an Unexpected Listener: Mark Carney Economic Journal (opens Sapo in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
Sapo reported it asMajor U.S. History Heavy Bomb Transaction: 40,000 Units on the Way to Israel (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Sapo reported it asWall Street Closes Session in Fall Economic Newspaper (opens Sapo in a new tab)
Newly released FBI documents offer further insight into Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump on July 13, 2024. The records, obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee, include interviews with Crooks' father and describe his withdrawn personality and growing interest in weapons.
Sapo reported it asTrump Accuses Democrats of "Conspiracy" in the Assassination Attempt in 2024 (opens Sapo in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the FBI has new information regarding the attacker in the 2024 attempt on Donald Trump's life. Trump claimed on social media that the assassination attempt was a "Democrat plot" to remove him from the election, though investigations concluded the shooter acted alone.
Sapo reported it asTrump Accuses Democrats of "Conspiracy" in the Assassination Attempt in 2024 (opens Sapo 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.
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How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
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Who owns it
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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
- 197
- Reports listed
- 206
- We could read
- 6
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
200 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 6 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 33 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Sapo ran the story anyway.
Across the 197 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Sapo: its report arrived a median of 25 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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