Signs of the Times media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places Signs of the Times on the right. We have seen it on 43 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Signs of the Times biased?
Ad Fontes Media places Signs of the Times on the right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Signs of the Times left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places Signs of the Times on the right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Signs of the Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Signs of the Times are Ad Fontes Media: Very low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Low factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Signs of the Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Signs of the Times’s own report linked underneath.
The Central Council of Jews has expressed concern over the anticipated election victory of the Left Party in Berlin. President Josef Schuster stated the party lacks credibility in fighting antisemitism and urged other parties not to form a government with them.
Signs of the Times reported it asGermany: Merz's DCU party hits new low in regional election... (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Hennepin County, Minnesota, has terminated a $2 million relief fund for businesses affected by federal immigration enforcement due to widespread fraud. Hundreds of applications were flagged, leading officials to halt the program. The county stated no taxpayer money was lost as fraudulent claims were caught during review.
Signs of the Times reported it asMinnesota's anti-ICE relief fund shut down due to rampant fraud (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
Signs of the Times reported it asTrump announces Greenland security agreement with Denmark (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
On 18 September 2026 President Lee Jae‑myung announced South Korea will not deploy troops or military assets to a US‑led war against Iran. He added that naval operations would only protect South Korean ships. The remark came after pressure from US President Donald Trump.
Signs of the Times reported it asBreaking ranks: South Korean president announces no military... (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Paramount has threatened to leave California since July, when the state sued to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is taking the threat seriously, while California's Attorney General Rob Bonta calls it blackmail.
Signs of the Times reported it asLefties continue ditching California: Paramount hunts Nashville... (opens Signs of the Times 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.
Signs of the Times reported it asTrump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in... (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Signs of the Times reported it asPentagon inspector general confirms military's munition shortages (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
Signs of the Times reported it asDazed and confused: Mitch McConnell reappears in the Senate after... (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Signs of the Times reported it asTrump rejects AI giants' warnings of existential threat (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Signs of the Times reported it asTrump rejects AI giants' warnings of existential threat (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated that trilateral negotiations concerning Ukraine could potentially resume in October. He stated that Russia does not rule out this possibility, though no specific dates have been set.
Signs of the Times reported it asProgress? Moscow reveals potential timeline for trilateral Ukraine... (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Satellite data has detected a large fire and thermal anomalies near Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. Unconfirmed reports suggest Houthi forces may be responsible, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed the incident.
Signs of the Times reported it as"Riyadh in difficult position": Saudis shutter critical east-west... (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
OpenAI has announced that an internal AI model has produced a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of mathematics' seven Millennium Prize Problems. The company claims approximately 10,000 AI agents worked on the problem for 88 hours. However, mathematicians have expressed skepticism due to the lack of a publicly disclosed proof.
Signs of the Times reported it asNYU mathematician says OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math... (opens Signs of the Times 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.
Signs of the Times reported it asUN votes to adopt new world map showing every country at true... (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The talks occurred as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a potential ceasefire, while Russian missiles struck airports near Kyiv.
Signs of the Times reported it asKremlin speaks out on meeting between Putin and Trump envoys (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has targeted the Bauhaus art movement, calling it an 'aberration of modernism' in its election program. The attacks have drawn criticism from the country's culture minister, who compared the language to that used by Nazis.
Signs of the Times reported it asRise of the Right: Germany is heading for potential upheaval in... (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Pentagon are investigating claims that COVID-19 vaccines may have caused deaths among military personnel. The probe follows testimony from an Army doctor who stated she is aware of 28 such deaths.
Signs of the Times reported it asPentagon, HHS launch investigation into whether COVID vaccines... (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on September 4-5, 2026, with an ash column observed by satellite. Loud booms were heard up to 150km away, and Indonesian authorities placed the volcano under Alert Level III, prohibiting access within a 3km radius.
Signs of the Times reported it asAnak Krakatau eruption ash column reaches 15km high in Indonesia (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
Signs of the Times reported it asAnak Krakatau eruption ash column reaches 15km high in Indonesia (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Some Chinese rare earth suppliers have stopped shipping materials to the US since early August, citing fears of repercussions from Beijing. The move comes weeks before a planned meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
Signs of the Times reported it asUkraine's drone warfare devouring 4% of global germanium demand as... (opens Signs of the Times in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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Low factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Signs of the Times.
Where it publishes from
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- sott.net
- 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
- 43
- Reports listed
- 43
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
43 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.
On 13 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Signs of the Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 44 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Signs of the Times: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 21 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 21 September 2026. Ratings pulled 6 September 2026.
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