The Examiner media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Examiner in the centre. We have seen it on 40 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Examiner biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Examiner in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Examiner left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Examiner in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is The Examiner reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Examiner are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Examiner has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Examiner’s own report linked underneath.
Thousands of people protested outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday evening. The demonstration was against President Donald Trump's stated plans to close and potentially demolish the venue.
The Examiner reported it asThousands protest Trump outside Kennedy Center in DC (opens The Examiner 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.
The Examiner reported it asUS says for first time it's deployed weapons in space (opens The Examiner 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.
The Examiner reported it asUS says for first time it's deployed weapons in space (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
The Examiner reported it asAt least 129 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in New Delhi, discussing ways to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030. They reviewed progress in defence, energy, and space, and Modi gifted Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural.
The Examiner reported it asModi, Putin focus on trade and defence in New Delhi (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a car ride in Delhi on Friday. This was their fourth joint car journey, following previous instances in Bishkek and Tianjin. The leaders met at Bharat Mandapam before the BRICS summit.
The Examiner reported it asModi, Putin focus on trade and defence in New Delhi (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
Daniel Billings has been sentenced to 28 years in jail for the murder of Molly Ticehurst. He broke into her home and stabbed her 15 times in April 2024. The murder was motivated by revenge after Ticehurst reported alleged sexual assault to police.
The Examiner reported it asMolly's legacy endures as murderer jailed for 28 years (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
Three Hong Kong activists who organized annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday. They face up to 10 years in prison for inciting subversion under the national security law, a case seen as a measure of freedoms in the city.
The Examiner reported it asHong Kong jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
Jordan's armed forces stated that 18 out of 20 ballistic missiles launched from Iran were intercepted and destroyed by air defence systems. Two missiles landed in unpopulated areas without causing casualties. Iran's IRGC claimed to have targeted a US military base in Jordan.
The Examiner reported it asIran attack on Jordan base damaged US military aircraft (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
A fire at a school in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, killed at least 17 people, including children. Over 50 students were hospitalised, with some later dying from injuries. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Bukavu is controlled by the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebels.
The Examiner reported it asFire in rebel-held DR Congo kills 24 schoolchildren (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
Analysis of prehistoric human remains from Indonesia has revealed evidence of habitual drug use dating back approximately 25,000 years. This predates agriculture and suggests humans may have been consuming psychoactive substances much earlier than previously understood.
The Examiner reported it asAncient teeth show drugs used earlier than thought (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Missouri from using its old congressional districts for the upcoming midterm elections. This ruling follows the Supreme Court's decision not to intervene, adding to confusion over the state's electoral map.
The Examiner reported it asFederal courts conflict on GOP effort to revive gerrymandered Missouri congressional map (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that artificial intelligence poses an 'existential' risk to humanity. He called for immediate action and 'cast-iron guarantees' to ensure AI safety and security, citing potential disruptions to critical infrastructure and democratic institutions.
The Examiner reported it asAI could pose existential risk to humanity: UN chief (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
The Examiner reported it asThousands stranded, volcanic ash shuts Indon airports (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
The Examiner reported it asAsh grounds flights as Indonesian volcano erupts (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on September 4-5, 2026, with an ash column observed by satellite. Loud booms were heard up to 150km away, and Indonesian authorities placed the volcano under Alert Level III, prohibiting access within a 3km radius.
The Examiner reported it asAsh grounds flights as Indonesian volcano erupts (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The talks occurred as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a potential ceasefire, while Russian missiles struck airports near Kyiv.
The Examiner reported it asPutin tells US envoys situation in Ukraine 'difficult' (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
The Examiner reported it asUS probes Iran wedding strike as families grieve (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
Denmark sent military recruits to Greenland for the first time in recent history as part of a broader effort to strengthen Arctic defences. The move follows repeated US attempts to acquire the territory and criticism from Russia and China over NATO’s increased presence in the region.
The Examiner reported it asDenmark sends conscripts to Greenland as tensions rise (opens The Examiner in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the US will respond forcefully to Iranian attacks on American bases in Jordan and the UAE. The exchange of fire follows a US strike on Iran's Larak Island, with both sides issuing threats of further action.
The Examiner reported it asIran targets US allies in Gulf after latest attacks (opens The Examiner 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Examiner.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Launceston, Launceston City Council, Tasmania, Australia
- Official site
- examiner.net
- Seen publishing on
- examiner.com.au, examiner.net
- 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
- 40
- Reports listed
- 41
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
40 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 14 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The Examiner ran the story anyway.
Across the 40 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Examiner: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Examiner, also publishing from Australia, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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