The Hindu media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Hindu 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 632 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Hindu biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Hindu 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 The Hindu left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Hindu 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 The Hindu reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Hindu 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 The Hindu has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Hindu’s own report linked underneath.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation removed a video featuring actor Dia Mirza from its pollution-free Diwali campaign after objections from BJP Mumbai chief Ameet Satam. The move sparked controversy, with the deputy mayor calling for its restoration.
The Hindu reported it asBMC takes down actor Dia Mirza’s pollution-free Diwali video after BJP leader's objection (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed contracts worth ₹53,866.50 crore for eight Next Generation Corvettes for the Indian Navy. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited will build five, and Goa Shipyard Limited will build three. This marks the first time the Navy has indigenously designed ships to be built by public sector undertakings.
The Hindu reported it asMinistry of Defence seals contracts worth over ₹53,000 crore to procure eight warships for Navy (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Three Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi. The move follows the AAP's announcement of its first list of candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. The AAP has approached the Assembly Speaker regarding the defecting MLAs.
The Hindu reported it asThree AAP MLAs join BJP in Punjab (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Washington evaluated potential renewed military action against Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated diplomatic talks with Iran have continued without interruption.
The Hindu reported it asTrump holds call with Netanyahu over state of Iran war: report (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has claimed the Trump administration could launch a nuclear strike on Iran within days. He alleged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressuring President Trump to attack an underground facility known as 'Pickax Mountain'. Carlson did not provide evidence for his claims.
The Hindu reported it asTrump holds call with Netanyahu over state of Iran war: report (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
North Korea's defense research institutes have tested a cluster bomb warhead intended for tactical ballistic missiles. State media reported the weapon can destroy an area of up to 13 hectares, and Pyongyang plans to equip military units with various types by the end of 2026.
The Hindu reported it asNorth Korea tests cluster-bomb warheads in latest weapons drill (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Tamil Nadu Minister Adhav Arjuna has proposed the creation of a separate state flag and making Tamil a compulsory subject in all schools. The BJP criticized the flag proposal as reflecting a separatist mindset.
The Hindu reported it asTamil Nadu will get its own flag soon, tells Minister (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has criticised the INDIA bloc's rally in Delhi, held on the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Shah stated that Rahul Gandhi's turn to become Prime Minister would never come and accused the Congress of hurting Sikh sentiments.
The Hindu reported it asRahul Gandhi's rally in Delhi will only rub salt in wounds of anti-Sikh riot victims: Shah (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that the US has neutralized much of Iran's military but still needs to address one or two targets, including a suspected nuclear site. He suggested these could be dealt with quickly.
The Hindu reported it asPresident Trump says U.S. still has ‘one or two targets’ in Iran (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
China's Coast Guard is harassing shipping with patrols off Taiwan's east coast, according to Taiwan's Coast Guard. Taipei says the patrols aim to exert a fictional jurisdiction and has sent its own ships to monitor the situation.
The Hindu reported it asTaiwan says China harassing shipping with east coast patrol (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran is in close contact with mediators regarding a seven-day plan to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump denied directing peace talks but approved outreach for medical supplies.
The Hindu reported it asRubio says U.S. yet to decide on new Iran strikes (opens The Hindu 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 Hindu reported it asMamdani says Trump has agreed to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shooting (opens The Hindu 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 Hindu reported it asRubio says U.S. not directly involved in Flavio Bolsonaro’s flight from Brazil (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
The US Embassy in Moscow issued a warning about a credible threat of a mass casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve. Russia's FSB confirmed receiving the information and stated that appropriate measures are being taken.
The Hindu reported it asRussia’s FSB says U.S. warned Russia of possible Moscow attack (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk of orchestrating a "forced takeover" of the country's top court. This follows the suspension of the court's head, an ally of the previous government, by a judge appointed by the current administration.
The Hindu reported it asPoland's President accuses PM Tusk of forced takeover of country's top court (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
US forces attacked two Iranian fishing boats near Qeshm Island, injuring two fishermen and leaving two others missing. Iranian media described the weapon as an 'enemy' drone, with the incident occurring in the Persian Gulf.
The Hindu reported it asIran says fishermen found after accusing U.S. of attack in Hormuz (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Iran's army has warned that any new US attack would spread the conflict to a wider geographical area. The warning comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert further hostilities and as both the US and Israel hold crucial elections.
The Hindu reported it asIran’s Supreme Leader warns U.S., Israel against new attacks (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Brazil's Liberal Party, the political group for which Senator Flávio Bolsonaro ran, has officially recognized the results of the presidential election. The party's president signed a statement acknowledging the outcome proclaimed by the Superior Electoral Tribunal, while also calling for clarification on issues raised by Bolsonaro.
The Hindu reported it asFlavio Bolsonaro says he left Brazil because he is the victim of 'persecution' (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Protests erupted outside Poland's Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw following the suspension of its president and deputy. Police detained three individuals after some demonstrators threw objects at officers. Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated his government's duty is to restore the rule of law.
The Hindu reported it asPolice secure Poland's Constitutional Tribunal as protests erupt over court chief's suspension (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
New York has enacted legislation restricting how AI companion chatbots interact with children under 18. The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, defines a dozen prohibited 'unsafe AI companion features' and takes effect January 1.
The Hindu reported it asNew York restricts AI chatbot interactions with children (opens The Hindu 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
- Kasturi and Sons LimitedIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Official site
- thehindu.com
- Seen publishing on
- thehindu.com, sportstar.thehindu.com, frontline.thehindu.com
- 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
- 632
- Reports listed
- 681
- We could read
- 309
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
372 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 309 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 331 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The Hindu ran the story anyway.
Across the 631 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Hindu’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 22 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 October 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Hindu, also publishing from India, 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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