The Mercury news media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Mercury news one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 87 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Mercury news biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Mercury news one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; 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 Mercury news left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Mercury news one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; 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 Mercury news reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Mercury news 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 Mercury news has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Mercury news’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
The Mercury news reported it asMidterms bringing in wave of historic firsts for some states — and for the nation (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
The Mercury news reported it asTrump says US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally weans itself American dependence (opens The Mercury news 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 Mercury news reported it asReflecting Pool vs. the state of the economy: Trump and Dems clash in closing messages (opens The Mercury news 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 Mercury news reported it asAbdul El-Sayed’s Democratic rival, Haley Stevens, endorses GOP’s Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
An analysis of a Trump administration list of alleged noncitizen voters in California found that 42% of the names could not be found on the state's voter rolls. The study, conducted by UCLA data analysts, also indicated that thousands of U.S. citizens may have been incorrectly flagged.
The Mercury news reported it asOver 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on Calif. voter rolls, analysis finds (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
The United States cancelled a planned group photo at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta due to deep rifts among member nations. Several European diplomats objected to standing alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, leading to the cancellation.
The Mercury news reported it asConsensus looks elusive at G20 talks after European objections to Russia cancel group photo (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
The Mercury news reported it asEarly voting surges in Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
The Mercury news reported it asEarly voting surges in Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
The Mercury news reported it asWhat is known about the $6.3 billion hack of Binance, likely the biggest-ever crypto theft (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
The Justice Department has sent letters to election officials in all 50 states warning them of potential criminal prosecution for failing to preserve election records for 22 months. The letters, dated October 29, were signed by Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter.
The Mercury news reported it asNewsom to send election attorneys to counter federal poll watchers (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
The Mercury news reported it asPatrick Stewart dies at 86; ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ star also was icon of the theater (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has filed a federal defamation lawsuit against conservative commentator Scott Jennings, seeking $72.5 million. Piker alleges Jennings used an edited video to falsely portray him as advocating for the lynching of Black Americans.
The Mercury news reported it asHasan Piker sues CNN’s Scott Jennings for defamation over lynching comment (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
A federal judge in Los Angeles heard arguments regarding the Justice Department's request to prevent California from counting approximately 20,000 ballots until the citizenship of the voters can be confirmed. California officials argue this is impossible and could disenfranchise legitimate voters.
The Mercury news reported it asIn LA, a federal judge considers the DOJ’s request to block 20,000 California ballots (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has confirmed it produced an ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother. The ad includes criticism of Acton and insinuations about her mental health. The campaign plans a significant advertising spend around the video, which has drawn criticism.
The Mercury news reported it asOhio’s Vivek Ramaswamy bankrolls disturbing ad with rival’s estranged mom (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
Tens of thousands of California state employees will walk out on Wednesday in a one‑day strike, the first statewide action by SEIU Local 1000 in its 44‑year history. The protest targets bad‑faith bargaining by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration and could disrupt DMV, unemployment and park services.
The Mercury news reported it asCalifornia state workers launching 1-day strike over return-to-office mandate, pay and healthcare (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
Russia has indicated readiness to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States after November 4. Presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov described the potential next round as exploratory, suggesting initial meetings might not yield significant outcomes.
The Mercury news reported it asPutin agrees to resume trilateral talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington, Kremlin says (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
Russia's position on an energy truce with Ukraine remains unchanged, with Moscow seeking lasting peace rather than a temporary ceasefire, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. His remarks precede a meeting between President Putin and US special representative Steve Witkoff.
The Mercury news reported it asPutin agrees to resume trilateral talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington, Kremlin says (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
Preparations have begun for a trilateral summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and US President Donald Trump. The meeting is planned for the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, in November. Putin's attendance at a December G20 summit in Miami is contingent on APEC outcomes.
The Mercury news reported it asPutin agrees to resume trilateral talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington, Kremlin says (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
Jon Stewart will continue as host of 'The Daily Show' on Monday nights through December 2028, Skydance announced. His return in February 2024 led to increased ratings for the show.
The Mercury news reported it asJon Stewart to continue hosting ‘Daily Show’ Mondays through 2028 (opens The Mercury news in a new tab)
Houthi rebels attacked a military training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province with ballistic missiles, killing at least 53 members of the internal security forces and wounding approximately 200. The attack occurs amid a surge in fighting in the country.
The Mercury news reported it asHouthi rebels strike a government military camp in southern Yemen, killing at least 53 fighters (opens The Mercury news 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Digital First MediaCorporationdirect owner
- Alden Global CapitalPrivate Equityparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States
- Official site
- mercurynews.com
- Seen publishing on
- mercurynews.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
- 87
- Reports listed
- 87
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
87 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 22 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The Mercury news ran the story anyway.
Across the 88 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Mercury news’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 24 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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