Stuff media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Stuff one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 158 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Stuff biased?
The rating organisations do not give Stuff one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are 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 Stuff left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Stuff one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Stuff reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Stuff are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Stuff has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Stuff’s own report linked underneath.
The White House posted a TikTok showing ICE arrests set to Zara Larsson's "Midnight Sun". Larsson replied on the platform, calling the video dehumanising and the administration "losers". The White House subsequently removed the song from the reel.
Stuff reported it as‘Losers’: Zara Larsson condemns White House for video using her song (opens Stuff 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.
Stuff reported it asLeopardus tilcayo: Meet the first new cat species identified in more than a century (opens Stuff in a new tab)
Abu Zubaydah, held at Guantanamo Bay for two decades without charges, appeared at a hearing to review his detention. A U.S. official described him as a trusted facilitator for Osama bin Laden, while his attorneys argued he was never an al-Qaida member and poses no threat.
Stuff reported it asMan accused of ties to bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed (opens Stuff in a new tab)
Israeli settlers celebrated the inauguration of a synagogue at the Homesh settlement in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian residents say the settlement restricts their access to farmland, and Israel's Supreme Court has acknowledged some land belonged to them.
Stuff reported it asIsraeli settlers, some armed, celebrate a new synagogue in the occupied West Bank, in photos (opens Stuff in a new tab)
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.
Stuff reported it asCharles sounded ‘giddily elated’ after Diana’s death, Charles Spencer claims in explosive book extract (opens Stuff in a new tab)
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.
Stuff reported it asHere's what to know about Russia's parliamentary vote and its main parties (opens Stuff in a new tab)
Russia launched missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, injuring at least 19 people, including children. Ukrainian forces responded with overnight strikes targeting an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in Rostov.
Stuff reported it asRussian missile and drone attacks injure at least 19, including children, in Ukraine (opens Stuff in a new tab)
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv and Odesa, injuring at least 13 people and damaging buildings including residential structures, warehouses, and a gas station. A child was among those wounded in Odesa.
Stuff reported it asRussian missile and drone attacks injure at least 19, including children, in Ukraine (opens Stuff 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.
Stuff reported it asCarney welcomes a proposal for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member (opens Stuff in a new tab)
Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour has seen all supporting artists withdraw after the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was reportedly dropped due to his pro-Palestine stance. Greta Thunberg and Shane MacGowan's widow have commented on the situation.
Stuff reported it asGreta Thunberg leads pro-Palestinian backlash against Ed Sheeran (opens Stuff in a new tab)
As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to visit the United States, families and advocates have made public appeals for the release of detained US scholar Min Zin and Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai. The pleas were made during congressional hearings in Washington.
Stuff reported it asJimmy Lai’s son pleads in Washington for his father’s release ahead of Xi’s US visit (opens Stuff 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.
Stuff reported it asUS sends 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel (opens Stuff 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'.
Stuff reported it asEU chief proposes bloc-wide social media ban for kids under 13 (opens Stuff in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Stuff reported it asTrump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots (opens Stuff in a new tab)
The US Space Force has confirmed the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated the weapons are intended for defence against hostile actions, though specific details remain undisclosed.
Stuff reported it asUS acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space (opens Stuff in a new tab)
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Space Force placed "space control weapons" to deter adversaries, drawing accusations from China and Russia.
Stuff reported it asUS acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space (opens Stuff in a new tab)
In parts of Africa, rainmakers who perform rituals for rainfall are facing increased violence from farmers struggling with unpredictable weather patterns attributed to climate change. This has led to assaults, and in some cases, deaths.
Stuff reported it asThey are paid to bring rain. When it fails — or leads to floods — violence can follow (opens Stuff in a new tab)
The trial of Jason Eaton has begun in Burlington, Vermont, for the attempted murder of three Palestinian college students. Eaton claims intelligence agencies ordered him to shoot, while prosecutors contend he acted with intent and was not legally insane.
Stuff reported it asHe shot three Palestinian students. He says the CIA was sending him messages through the radio (opens Stuff in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report found that nearly 80 immigrant detainees at the 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility were held in small metal enclosures for periods ranging from several minutes to nearly two hours. The report described the enclosures as 'highly unconventional' and a risk to detainee health and safety.
Stuff reported it as‘Alligator Alcatraz’ held immigration detainees in tiny outdoor cages, investigators find (opens Stuff 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."
Stuff reported it asTrump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI (opens Stuff in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Stuff (company)Media Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Official site
- stuff.co.nz
- Seen publishing on
- stuff.co.nz, stuff.tv
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 158
- Reports listed
- 164
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
164 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 41 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Stuff ran the story anyway.
Across the 158 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Stuff’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 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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