The Epoch Times media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Epoch Times as leaning right. We have seen it on 865 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Epoch Times biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Epoch Times as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Epoch Times left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Epoch Times as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is The Epoch Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Epoch Times are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Epoch Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Epoch Times’s own report linked underneath.
Shima Vigodda, vice-president of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ont., has called for significant security upgrades following a gunman's attack. She detailed specific improvements needed, including bullet-resistant glass and on-site security personnel.
The Epoch Times reported it asSurvivor of Belleville, Ont., Synagogue Shooting Cites Need for Extensive Security (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
North Korea has condemned the recent South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise "Iron Mace," calling it a nuclear war rehearsal. Pyongyang stated it will continue to bolster its nuclear deterrence in response to perceived threats from the drills.
The Epoch Times reported it asNorth Korea Vows to Bolster Nuclear Deterrent Citing US–South Korea Military Drills (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
A 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana was shot and killed in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the victim's mother.
The Epoch Times reported it asTrump Agrees to Expedite Visa for Ghanaian Mother of Teen Killed in NYC Shooting, Mamdani Says (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump indicated he would deliver his final campaign pitch for the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The renovation of the pool has been marked by significant cost increases and schedule delays.
The Epoch Times reported it asTrump to Deliver Final Midterm Pitch at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump reportedly became angry upon learning his former lawyer, Alina Habba Mildon, secured a $50 million contract with a Venezuelan billionaire family. He suggested she donate a portion of the money to his future presidential library.
The Epoch Times reported it asTrump Calls Former US Attorney’s $50 Million Contract ‘Unacceptable’ (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding across the Southwest, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Arizona and Colorado. The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is forecast to reach historic levels, while Sedona, Arizona, residents are being urged to leave their homes.
The Epoch Times reported it asFlash Floods Trigger Evacuations in Arizona and Colorado Amid Heavy Rains in Southwest (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared at a Detroit church with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. This occurred after internal party tensions escalated over an advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices.
The Epoch Times reported it asNTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Nov. 1) (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney stated he had a 'good conversation' with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade. Carney indicated that Canadian and U.S. representatives will work in the coming weeks to finalize a trade deal, which he said would create jobs and boost affordability.
The Epoch Times reported it asCarney Says He Had ‘Good Conversation’ With Trump on Outlines of Trade Deal (opens The Epoch Times 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.
The Epoch Times reported it asFederal Judge Dismisses DOJ’s Lawsuit Over Alaska Senate Race (opens The Epoch Times 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.
The Epoch Times reported it asDemocrat Rep. Haley Stevens Endorses GOP’s Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied facilitating Flávio Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil to the United States. While Rubio stated President Trump authorized Bolsonaro's entry, he asserted the US government was not involved in arranging the travel itself.
The Epoch Times reported it asRubio Says US Had No Direct Role in Bolsonaro’s Departure From Brazil (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump attended a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Saturday, arriving dressed as himself. He told reporters that his costume preparation took only ten minutes, while other guests spent significantly longer.
The Epoch Times reported it asTrump Attends Halloween Party in Palm Beach, Florida (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump attended a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Saturday, arriving dressed as himself. He told reporters that his costume preparation took only ten minutes, while other guests spent significantly longer.
The Epoch Times reported it asLIVE NOW: Trump Attends Midterm Rally in Daytona Beach, Florida (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
The federal government has designated the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion in Delta, B.C., as a 'project of national interest'. This move is intended to accelerate trade capacity expansion and diversify Canada's trade routes, with commercial operations expected to begin sooner.
The Epoch Times reported it asOttawa Lists Roberts Bank Port Expansion in BC as Project of National Interest (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
A summit between Canada and the European Union in Montreal has concluded. Digital trade was a key topic on the agenda for the meeting hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The Epoch Times reported it asCanada’s EU Associate Membership Entails Closer Policy, Institutional Alignment With the Bloc, Commission Chief Says (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
Federal officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel, announced a crackdown on fraud in Minnesota. Multiple law enforcement agencies executed warrants and raided locations across the Twin Cities.
The Epoch Times reported it asLIVE NOW: Bessent, Patel, Oz, and Asst. AG McDonald Hold Press Conference on Combating Fraud in Minnesota (opens The Epoch Times 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.
The Epoch Times reported it asFCC Proposes to Restrict Chinese Telecom Carriers’ Access to US Phone Numbers (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
Pakistan has closed its airspace to all airlines from Taiwan, citing support for Beijing's 'One China' policy. This move, confirmed by Pakistan's Defence Minister, has led Taiwanese carriers to reroute flights, with some now using Russian airspace. Pakistan is reportedly the first country to implement such a ban.
The Epoch Times reported it asTaiwan Accuses Pakistan of Following Beijing’s Lead in Airspace Restrictions (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has indicated that the state might halt or alter the certification of election results. This potential action is tied to an ongoing investigation into allegations of ballot-stacking against Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola.
The Epoch Times reported it asAlaska Governor Says Election Certification Could Be Halted Amid Peltola Campaign Probe (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a lower court's order that would have compelled the State Department to open the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery. The court ruled the law firm suing the government did not have standing.
The Epoch Times reported it asAppeals Court Grants Stay on Reopening of Green Card Lottery (opens The Epoch Times 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
- Epoch Media GroupIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- theepochtimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- theepochtimes.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- 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
- 865
- Reports listed
- 920
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
920 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 273 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Epoch Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 865 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Epoch Times’s on 9 of them. Overall it filed a median of 24 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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