tempo.co media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places tempo.co as leaning left. We have seen it on 134 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is tempo.co biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places tempo.co as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is tempo.co left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places tempo.co as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is tempo.co reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for tempo.co are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What tempo.co has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with tempo.co’s own report linked underneath.
A landslide blocked Nepal's Budhigandaki River on Sunday, causing sudden floods that swept away houses and damaged infrastructure. Five people are missing following the event, which comes weeks after devastating August floods.
tempo.co reported it asFlash Floods Sweep Away 40 Houses in Central Nepal (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
A missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and injured over 300, Saudi authorities reported. The Saudi-led coalition blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels, while US President Donald Trump stated the US was evaluating joining strikes against the group.
tempo.co reported it asSaudi-Led Coalition Vows Firm Response After Riyadh Airport Attack Kills 12 (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Elon Musk has publicly supported Donald Trump's criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Musk stated on X that Zelensky has "gone too far," a comment made in response to Trump's call for Ukraine to find a new president and his criticism of attacks on Russian oil refineries.
tempo.co reported it asTrump Says Ukraine Should Elect a New President (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that Ukraine needs a new president capable of reaching an agreement with Russia and condemned Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded that President Zelensky has the support of the Ukrainian people and deserves backing.
tempo.co reported it asTrump Says Ukraine Should Elect a New President (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced an agreement for Russia to supply over 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, with further shipments planned. Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian special representative, stated the cooperation would benefit global markets.
tempo.co reported it asTrump, Putin Reach Deal to Release Russian Diesel to World (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
The United Kingdom has introduced 38 new sanctions against Russia, targeting key sectors including oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and suppliers of military equipment. The measures aim to restrict Russia's revenue and disrupt its ability to fund and equip its war in Ukraine.
tempo.co reported it asTrump, Putin Reach Deal to Release Russian Diesel to World (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant asserted the government possesses the legal authority to proceed with a diesel deal involving Russia. He stated the agreement is intended to reduce fuel prices for American consumers.
tempo.co reported it asTrump, Putin Reach Deal to Release Russian Diesel to World (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
The World Meteorological Organization predicts the current El Niño event will intensify, reaching its peak in December 2026 and potentially persisting until February 2027. This strengthening is expected to increase global temperatures and raise the risk of droughts and floods worldwide.
tempo.co reported it asEl Nino Could Hit Record Strength as the World Heats Up (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
President Donald Trump told a rally in Tennessee that Iran could step up attacks before the November 3 midterm elections, but the United States could end the conflict quickly. He added Washington might join Saudi Arabia in strikes after a Riyadh airport attack that killed 12 and injured 309.
tempo.co reported it asUS Will Not Resume Strikes on Iran Before Midterms: Trump (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Donald Trump has criticised the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay. He called the decision 'disgraceful and embarrassing' and an 'indelible stain' on Norway, claiming he had never heard of Pillay and that he deserved eight such awards for resolving conflicts.
tempo.co reported it asNobel Peace Prize Goes to South African Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised Donald Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court, calling them illegal and suggesting they were a reaction to her award. She also described the situation in Gaza as genocide and defended the UN's commission of inquiry.
tempo.co reported it asNobel Peace Prize Goes to South African Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan reported that Taliban authorities detained dozens of women between July and September for alleged dress code violations. These included wearing colourful scarves, makeup, or not covering their hair. The UN noted that the actual number of cases could be higher.
tempo.co reported it asAfghan Women Facing Arrest for Dress Code Violations: UN (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Donald Trump has said he does not 'really want' a deal with Iran, despite reports that the US military is preparing options for potential new attacks. The US and Iran recently held indirect nuclear talks.
tempo.co reported it asUS Weighs New Military Options Against Iran Ahead of Election (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy cited her "bold and inventive oeuvre" that draws on classical tradition to create new forms for contemporary literature.
tempo.co reported it asNobel Prize in Literature Goes to Canada's Anne Carson (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are expected to face new charges in the United States related to the alleged torture of Americans held in Venezuelan custody. The charges would add to existing drug trafficking indictments.
tempo.co reported it asUS to Lay New Torture Charges Against Venezuela's Maduro (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Thousands of Brazilian students marched in downtown Rio de Janeiro to protest against the possibility of Flávio Bolsonaro winning the presidency. He will face Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a runoff election on October 25.
tempo.co reported it asBrazil: Thousands of Students March Against Bolsonaro (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
An 87-year-old woman, Maricarmen Abascal, has died after being evicted from her home. Her death has sparked a political dispute, with opposition parties accusing regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso of policies that led to Abascal's death. Ayuso has countered by calling the opposition 'political vultures'.
tempo.co reported it asEvicted Spanish Woman Who Sparked Housing Protests Has Died (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
The Democratic National Committee has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that taxpayer-funded television advertisements promoting the president are illegal government propaganda. The ads have cost more than $12 million.
tempo.co reported it asUS Midterms: Is Trump Campaigning at Taxpayers' Expense? (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Israel's National Security Council has issued a warning to its citizens and Jews abroad about increased terror threats ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks. The council advised specific precautions and highlighted certain countries as high-risk destinations.
tempo.co reported it asIsrael Marks Third Anniversary of October 7 Terror Attacks (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for drone and missile attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh International Airport and an Aramco refinery in Rabigh. Explosions were heard over the Saudi capital. The Saudi-led coalition announced strikes on military targets in Yemen.
tempo.co reported it asYemen's Houthis Claim Strikes on Aden, Riyadh Airports (opens tempo.co in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanLeftCheck it
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
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for tempo.co.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Indonesia
- Official site
- tempo.co
- Seen publishing on
- en.tempo.co, tempo.co
- 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
- 134
- Reports listed
- 139
- We could read
- 4
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
135 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 4 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 57 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and tempo.co ran the story anyway.
Across the 134 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of tempo.co: its report arrived a median of 32 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 October 2026. Ratings pulled 6 November 2026.
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