TFTC media bias and reliability
TFTC is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 10 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is TFTC biased?
TFTC is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is TFTC left or right?
TFTC is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is TFTC reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for TFTC. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What TFTC has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with TFTC’s own report linked underneath.
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
TFTC reported it asDiesel Hits $6.51 Record as Russia and Washington Both Eye Export Bans (opens TFTC in a new tab)
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, alleging it facilitated the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The transfers were reportedly linked to payments for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
TFTC reported it asOFAC Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over IRGC Bitcoin Transfers (opens TFTC in a new tab)
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas announced that an explosive device was found on a drone shot down over Lithuania and has been neutralized. The drone had entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and was downed by Italian fighter jets.
TFTC reported it asNATO Shoots Down Explosive Drone Over Lithuania in First-Ever Intercept (opens TFTC in a new tab)
US wholesale inflation rose 5.4% year-on-year in August, exceeding expectations due to a significant jump in energy costs, particularly diesel fuel. The data has increased the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week.
TFTC reported it asDiesel Fuel +24% Pushes August PPI to +5.4% YoY, Rate-Hike Odds Rise (opens TFTC in a new tab)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced on Tuesday they seized a U.S. unmanned submarine drone in the Strait of Hormuz. The Guards described the drone as highly advanced and equipped with the latest technology. The incident occurs amid the ongoing Middle East war and existing blockades.
TFTC reported it asIran Seizes US Anduril Dive-LD Drone at Strait of Hormuz (opens TFTC in a new tab)
Iran has established a barter-like mechanism to circumvent US sanctions on its oil exports, allowing it to convert oil revenues into credits for purchasing goods from China. This system bypasses international banking transfers and has facilitated the import of various items, including military equipment.
TFTC reported it asIran's Central Bank Normalizes Crypto Settlement to Route Around Dollar System (opens TFTC in a new tab)
Investigative journalist Nick Shirley has filed a lawsuit against California, challenging Assembly Bill 2624. Critics have nicknamed the law the 'Stop Nick Shirley Act.' Shirley contends the legislation infringes upon his First Amendment rights and could impede his work reporting on immigration-service organizations.
TFTC reported it asCalifornia's 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' Faces Federal First Amendment Lawsuit (opens TFTC in a new tab)
The United Arab Emirates announced a full suspension of trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran on 18 August 2026, citing regional escalation after Iranian ballistic missiles were detected targeting maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has not claimed responsibility for the attacks on UAE state-owned ADNOC vessels.
TFTC reported it asUAE Freezes Iran Trade as Hormuz Crisis Sends Yields to 19-Year High (opens TFTC in a new tab)
Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta’s $1bn 'Future is for Everyone Fund' to support communities hosting data centres, alongside plans to offer free AI tools to billions. The essay also outlined a vision for personal AI agents and open-source models, while addressing concerns about job displacement and privacy.
TFTC reported it asMeta Releases Muse Glimmer 30B: Frontier AI on a Consumer GPU (opens TFTC in a new tab)
The Biden administration will extend a waiver of the Jones Act, which requires domestic shipping to use US-built and crewed vessels, to ease fuel transport bottlenecks. The move comes as gasoline prices exceed $4 a gallon ahead of November’s midterm elections, with critics pushing for geographic limits on the exemption.
TFTC reported it asJones Act Waiver Exposes 100 Years of Hidden Energy Tax (opens TFTC in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed TFTC. We asked on 8 September 2026.
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.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for TFTC.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Official site
- tftc.io
- Seen publishing on
- tftc.io
- 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
- 10
- Reports listed
- 10
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
10 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. TFTC has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 10 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than TFTC’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 25 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 23 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 23 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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