SciencePost media bias and reliability
SciencePost is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 5 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is SciencePost biased?
SciencePost 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 SciencePost left or right?
SciencePost is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is SciencePost reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for SciencePost. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What SciencePost has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with SciencePost’s own report linked underneath.
Scientists estimate Mercury's diameter may have shrunk by up to 14 miles (23 kilometers), a figure 30% greater than earlier projections. The planet's hot iron core cooling and contracting is believed to be the cause, tightening its surface.
SciencePost reported it asThe Cliffs that Sweep Mercury Do Not Come From Any Meteorite Impact: the Planet Ratatines on Itself and Has Already Lost 23 Kilometers (opens SciencePost 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.
SciencePost reported it asWhy a Folding Screen Should Not Hold: the Hidden Mechanics of the iPhone Duo (opens SciencePost 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.
SciencePost reported it asWhy a Folding Screen Should Not Hold: the Hidden Mechanics of the iPhone Duo (opens SciencePost 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.
SciencePost reported it asWe've Ruined Dozens of Nights because of a Moon that's Too Bright: This Year, It's Gone Right at the Time of the Peak. (opens SciencePost in a new tab)
Scientists at the Arc Institute in California used an AI model named Evo to design 16 new bacteriophages capable of infecting E. coli. The study, published in Science, excluded human pathogen datasets, ensuring the viruses cannot infect people. Experts warn of biosecurity risks despite potential medical applications.
SciencePost reported it asResearchers Have Had Nearly 300 Genomes Written to an AI: 16 Woke up Alive in the Culture Boxes (opens SciencePost in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed SciencePost. We asked on 10 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
We hold no ownership record for SciencePost.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- France
- Official site
- sciencepost.fr
- Seen publishing on
- sciencepost.fr
- 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
- 5
- Reports listed
- 5
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 9 August 2026
5 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. SciencePost has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 5 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of SciencePost: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 24 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 16 September 2026. Ratings pulled 10 September 2026.
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