The Jewish Chronicle media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Jewish Chronicle as leaning right. We have seen it on 42 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Jewish Chronicle biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Jewish Chronicle as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Jewish Chronicle left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Jewish Chronicle as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is The Jewish Chronicle reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Jewish Chronicle are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Jewish Chronicle has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Jewish Chronicle’s own report linked underneath.
Lambeth Palace has revoked an award given to Muslim cleric Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi. The honour was for reconciliation and interfaith co-operation, but resurfaced comments from 2007 about Osama bin Laden led to its withdrawal.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asThe most depressing aspect about the archbishop honouring Ashrafi is how unsurprising it is (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the 81st session via video link. The decision follows the United States' denial of a visa to Abbas, preventing his in-person attendance in New York.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asTrump administration bars Palestinian Authority President from entering US ahead of UN General Assembly (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance said American policy in the Middle East cannot be made subservient to Israel. He argued that President Trump has shown a greater willingness than other recent presidents to diverge from Israeli interests when they conflict with American ones.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asUS Middle East policy must not be ‘subservient to Israel,’ says JD Vance (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Labour MP Tahir Ali called for the UK to take military action against Israel and for Israel to disarm. He later issued an unreserved apology for his comments and received a formal warning from the Labour Party's chief whip.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asExclusive: Labour MP who called for UK ‘military action’ against Israel receives ‘formal warning’ from Chief Whip (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
The Israeli military and Shin Bet confirmed the killing of Nael Abu Obeid, commander of Hamas's Rafah Brigade, in a strike in southern Gaza. He replaced Mohammed Shabana, who was killed in May 2025. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, 'No terrorist is immune, and Hamas will not be in Gaza.'
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asHamas commanders killed in Gaza strikes, Israel says (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asEd Sheeran support acts boycott tour after Macklemore dropped due to pressure from ‘Zionist lobby’ (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Military leaders from the US, Israel, and eight Arab countries convened in Germany last week for a closed-door meeting. Organized by CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper, the summit focused on security cooperation in the Middle East, particularly concerning Iran and Houthi actions in Yemen.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asIDF chief’s ‘secret meeting with Arab and US military leaders’ to discuss Iran (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Jared Kushner stated the US administration used Israel's international isolation after a September 2025 strike in Doha, Qatar, to pressure the country into accepting a Gaza deal. The strike targeted Hamas leaders and was described by Kushner as a military failure.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asJared Kushner: Israel's failed Doha strike on Hamas gave US leverage for Gaza deal (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Yehuda Aharon Widewski, recognised as Israel's oldest Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 107. Born in Poland in 1919, he survived Nazi forced labour and concentration camps, including Auschwitz, before immigrating to Israel. He later returned to Poland to restore Jewish cemeteries.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asIsrael’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies aged 107 (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Canada announced on Tuesday it will ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. This pledge aligns with coordinated restrictions from twelve countries, including the UK, France, and Spain, aimed at goods from these settlements.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asBurnham claims Israel sanctions demonstrate ‘leadership’ (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced his intention to sue the newspaper Haaretz and its journalist over a report claiming UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed warned him of a planned Hamas operation before the October 7, 2023 attacks. Netanyahu's office denies the report, calling it a 'lie'.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asNetanyahu says he will sue Haaretz over claim he was warned about October 7 weeks before attack (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband claimed medicines were being blocked from Gaza, leading to child deaths. Israel's Foreign Ministry denied this, stating ample supplies entered. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee accused the UK government of anti-Semitism in response.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asHuckabee: UK government’s ‘Jew hate’ knows no bounds (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Argentine President Javier Milei announced sanctions against companies involved in oil projects near the Falkland Islands and the construction of a new naval base in Tierra del Fuego. The moves come amid renewed tensions over the islands' sovereignty, fueled by remarks from former U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asArgentina threatens sanctions against Israeli and UK firms preparing to drill Falklands oil field (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Israel announced the release of five Lebanese detainees held in southern Lebanon, citing no ties to militant groups, as part of talks to recover remains of Jewish community leaders kidnapped in the 1980s. Only one detainee, Malek Kamal Ghazi, was released on 3 September, with Lebanon reporting receipt of a single prisoner despite earlier assurances.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asIsrael releases Lebanese detainees in return for help finding remains of murdered Jews (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan's emails and text messages will be searched as part of a legal battle with Palantir over a blocked £50 million deal for artificial intelligence technology with the Metropolitan Police. A full court hearing is scheduled for January.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asSadiq Khan’s texts and emails to be searched amid Palantir Met Police row (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned that Iran may launch an attack during the upcoming Jewish holidays, beginning mid-September. He stated that Israel is prepared to respond with significant force and is coordinating with the US, but can act independently.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asIran may strike Israel over High Holy Days, says Katz (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has cancelled its planned 2027 Met Gala exhibition featuring designer John Galliano. The decision follows significant backlash over the designer's past antisemitic and racist comments.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asMet cancels Galliano exhibition amid backlash over historic antisemitism (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Britain is preparing a comprehensive package of measures concerning Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, including potential trade restrictions and limits on British corporate involvement. Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has warned of retaliation if the UK proceeds.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asIsrael warns it will retaliate if Britain imposes sanctions over settlements (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
Britain is preparing a comprehensive package of measures concerning Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, including potential trade restrictions and limits on British corporate involvement. Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has warned of retaliation if the UK proceeds.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asChief Rabbi says UK sanctions plan risks ‘inflicting real harm’ and seems driven by ‘domestic politics’ (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
An Irishman in his 60s has been arrested in France following an incident in a supermarket in Avignon. He is accused of making antisemitic remarks, including references to Hitler and the Holocaust, and death threats to an Australian Jewish couple.
The Jewish Chronicle reported it asIrishman arrested in France after telling Jewish shopper he would ‘put a f***ing bullet in her head’ (opens The Jewish Chronicle 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 CheckleanRightCheck 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.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Jewish Chronicle.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Official site
- thejc.com
- Seen publishing on
- thejc.com
- 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
- 42
- Reports listed
- 43
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
42 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 7 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Jewish Chronicle ran the story anyway.
Across the 42 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Jewish Chronicle’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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