South China Morning Post media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give South China Morning Post one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 471 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is South China Morning Post biased?
The rating organisations do not give South China Morning Post one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is South China Morning Post left or right?
The rating organisations do not give South China Morning Post one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is South China Morning Post reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for South China Morning Post are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What South China Morning Post has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with South China Morning Post’s own report linked underneath.
President Xi Jinping told Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said that the Middle East should not be a battleground for great-power rivalry. Xi expressed China's willingness to enhance coordination with Arab and GCC countries for regional peace and stability.
South China Morning Post reported it asChina and Oman unite in Mideast peace call on sultan’s ‘historic’ Beijing visit (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
South China Morning Post reported it asIran warns new war with US could last longer as Trump threatens ‘the hammer’ (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
South China Morning Post reported it asMichigan Senate race upended as Democrat endorses Republican (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
The UAE hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in US-Iran negotiations but is prepared for the worst, according to Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president. He spoke at a conference in Manama on November 1, 2026.
South China Morning Post reported it asUS-Iran talks: UAE ‘braced for the worst’, hoping for diplomacy (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Brooke Rollins posted a Halloween‑themed image on X depicting a Black man as a “SNAP Fraudster” shortly before the 2026 midterm elections. Critics called the post racist, while federal prosecutors charged Mercedes Reshard New, known as “Shawty Dred,” with fraud totalling more than $4 million.
South China Morning Post reported it asAs election nears, Trump administration ramps up rhetoric with racist memes (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
The Trump administration's online accounts shared images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween background around a Black man accused of food assistance fraud. The posts have drawn criticism for being inflammatory, coinciding with a government campaign on immigration enforcement.
South China Morning Post reported it asAs election nears, Trump administration ramps up rhetoric with racist memes (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
South China Morning Post reported it asJudge throws out Trump suit against WSJ over Epstein birthday letter (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Iran's army has warned that any new US attack would spread the conflict to a wider geographical area. The warning comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert further hostilities and as both the US and Israel hold crucial elections.
South China Morning Post reported it asIran’s supreme leader warns US, Israel against war (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
The US Federal Communications Commission will vote on November 19 to ban China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom from direct access to US phone numbers. The move aims to enhance national security and prevent scam-related robocalls.
South China Morning Post reported it asChinese telecoms giants in Washington’s crosshairs as FCC weighs fresh curbs (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
South China Morning Post reported it asBinance pledges to cover losses after US$6 billion crypto hack (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
South China Morning Post reported it asPatrick Stewart, of Star Trek and X-Men fame, dies at 86 (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Canada and the European Union are engaged in high-level discussions in Montreal, seeking to expand their partnership into new areas like strategic minerals and digital trade. The summit is viewed as a move to create an independent global stance.
South China Morning Post reported it asEU considering Canada as ‘associate member’ despite internal opposition (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has cautioned China against creating one-sided economic dependence for Europe as it pursues self-sufficiency. Speaking in Beijing, he highlighted trade imbalances and warned against a 'win-lose' scenario.
South China Morning Post reported it asWe don’t want China decoupling, but must defend our interests: German president (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Thursday. Japan's Coast Guard suggested it could be a ballistic missile, a detail not widely reported.
South China Morning Post reported it asNorth Korea fires missile barrage days after rejecting South’s border talks (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Moscow for talks, with assurances of safety. Ukrainian officials confirmed Zelensky's readiness for a meeting and a partial ceasefire, though they noted Russia's continued attacks.
South China Morning Post reported it asNorway, Finland leaders hold ‘frank’ talk with Putin on ending Ukraine war (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending a visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals visiting the Northern Mariana Islands. The suspension, effective October 30, cites concerns including birth tourism, espionage, and illegal onward travel to Guam.
South China Morning Post reported it asUS ends visa waiver for Chinese over birth tourism, people smuggling allegations (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
A UN report synthesising 154 countries' climate pledges indicates a 6% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. This figure is only a tenth of the approximately 60% cut scientists recommend to limit warming to 1.5°C.
South China Morning Post reported it asGreenhouse gas levels hit record highs, climate impact will last centuries: UN (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Skirmishes between Indian and Chinese troops persist in Arunachal Pradesh, confirmed by the ITBP Director General. The Congress party has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of cowardice and silence on the issue, while also raising concerns about China's actions.
South China Morning Post reported it asFragile India-China thaw tested by reported fresh Himalayan border face-offs (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, began on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid. This comes as President Zelenskyy reported a significant overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones.
South China Morning Post reported it asCeasefire brokered by Melania Trump begins in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Philippine police have discovered a significant amount of child pornography at the former home of Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle. The country's Interior Minister stated that evidence suggests he may be a sex offender of the worst kind. Markle denies the allegations.
South China Morning Post reported it as‘Disgusting monster’: Meghan Markle’s dad slammed by son amid Philippine probe (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Alibaba GroupCorporationdirect owner
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
- 471
- Reports listed
- 484
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
484 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. South China Morning Post is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 471 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than South China Morning Post’s on 5 of them. Overall it filed a median of 22 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
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