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 233 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 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.
Earl Charles Spencer claims King Charles sounded 'euphoric' and 'like a lottery winner' in a phone call shortly after Princess Diana's death in 1997. Buckingham Palace has responded, stating that grief can affect memory.
South China Morning Post reported it asKing Charles was ‘giddily elated’ after Diana’s death, her brother says (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced significant progress toward establishing a US military base in Poland. He stated the location would be announced soon and described the potential base as a historic step for the US-Poland alliance. Polish President Karol Nawrocki was credited for his leadership.
South China Morning Post reported it asTrump says ‘major progress’ made towards US base in Poland (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
South China Morning Post reported it asNew cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
President Donald Trump reportedly had a heated exchange with Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty during a Kennedy Center board call. A federal judge blocked attempts to add Trump's name to the building, a decision the Justice Department has appealed.
South China Morning Post reported it asTrump seen with image of apparent Kennedy Centre demolition (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump will personally greet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on September 23. This rare airport reception precedes bilateral meetings and a state dinner.
South China Morning Post reported it asBreaking | Xi gets what Trump didn’t in Beijing: a presidential airport welcome (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call on Thursday, September 17, 2026. They discussed preparing for future high-level interactions and the situation in West Asia, ahead of an anticipated meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
South China Morning Post reported it asBreaking | China’s Wang Yi holds phone call with Rubio days before Xi visits US (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that new US sanctions against Russia lack legal basis and violate international law. The bill allows President Trump to impose tariffs up to 100% on countries buying Russian energy or helping Russia evade sanctions.
South China Morning Post reported it asChina hits back as US Congress approves tariffs on top buyers of Russian energy (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Huawei has announced plans to release four new Ascend AI chips within the next three years, aiming to compete with Nvidia. The Ascend 950 chip will feature proprietary high-bandwidth memory, a key technological advancement for China. The company also plans new computing power supernodes.
South China Morning Post reported it asHuawei quickens AI chip pace, promises next entrant 3 quarters early (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
The U.S. House Oversight Committee voted to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Reports differ on whether the vote was unanimous, and Black's lawyers denounced the resolution as a complete abomination.
South China Morning Post reported it asUS House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt over Epstein probe (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
A Pakistan Navy vessel collided with an Indian Navy warship in the North Arabian Sea on September 15, 2026. India lodged a strong protest, citing a violation of a 1991 agreement on advance notice of military exercises. The incident occurred in international waters and caused no major damage.
South China Morning Post reported it asIndia, Pakistan summon diplomats after naval ships collide in Arabian Sea (opens South China Morning Post 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.
South China Morning Post reported it asTrump threatens EU over ‘hostile’ proposal to make Canada associate member (opens South China Morning Post 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.
South China Morning Post reported it asCongress passes bill targeting Russia’s leading energy buyers – China and India (opens South China Morning Post 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.
South China Morning Post reported it asUS Fed raises interest rates for first time in 3 years, irking Trump (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
North Korea's Ministry of Defense has stated that nuclear weapons could be used in response to actions by the US and South Korea. This statement follows defense talks between the two nations aimed at strengthening cooperation against potential weapons of mass destruction attacks from Pyongyang.
South China Morning Post reported it asSouth Korean court orders Pyongyang to pay US$32.5m for destroying border office (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Foreign ministers from Gulf states are planning to meet with their Iranian counterpart in Salalah, Oman, on Monday. The meeting's objective is to exert pressure on Oman and Iran to reach a temporary agreement concerning shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
South China Morning Post reported it asUS military fires on boats attempting to capture sailing drone off Iran (opens South China Morning Post 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.
South China Morning Post reported it asMusic acts quit Ed Sheeran tour in support of Macklemore, amid Gaza row (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
South China Morning Post reported it asKennedy Centre board votes to close for repairs, as judge blocks Trump’s name (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to visit China this week for talks with his counterpart Wang Yi. The meeting is set for Wednesday, shortly before Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected trip to the US.
South China Morning Post reported it asIran’s top diplomat heads to China for talks as Mideast diplomacy falters (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
The European Commission plans to propose a ban on social media for children under 13. Those aged 13 to 15 would have restricted access, potentially via parent-supervised 'mini-accounts'. The legislation is to be known as the 'EU Kids Act'.
South China Morning Post reported it asEU to propose curbing social media, online games for under 15s (opens South China Morning Post 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.
South China Morning Post reported it asPrice of Epic Fury: Iran war’s toll on US bases, weapons and more (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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
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
- 233
- Reports listed
- 236
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
236 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 233 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 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 20 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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