The Messenger media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Messenger one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 127 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Messenger biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Messenger one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Messenger left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Messenger one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is The Messenger reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Messenger 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 Messenger has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Messenger’s own report linked underneath.
Wilson Joseph, leader of Haiti's 400 Mawozo gang, has written to the UN Secretary General requesting dialogue and mediation. He expressed concerns that El Salvador's deployment of troops after the disappearance of four Salvadoran aviation technicians could escalate violence.
The Messenger reported it asPowerful Haitian gang leader tells AP he wrote UN seeking dialogue as clashes intensify (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Israel's election results will be upheld despite an ongoing investigation into allegations of foreign funding for Arab parties. The head of the Central Elections Committee stated that even if suspicions are confirmed, they will not invalidate the overall outcome of the vote.
The Messenger reported it asIsraeli officials say elections won't be undermined, and suspects in bribery case are freed (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
The UAE hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in US-Iran negotiations but is prepared for the worst, according to Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president. He spoke at a conference in Manama on November 1, 2026.
The Messenger reported it asUnited Arab Emirates says military solutions offer no quick off-ramps to crisis with Iran (opens The Messenger 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 Messenger reported it asCanadian Prime Minister Carney reports progress in trade talks with Trump days before US midterms (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Russia vetoed a US-drafted resolution aimed at ending the UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara and establishing a new political one. A subsequent Russian proposal to extend the existing mission for a year also failed to pass.
The Messenger reported it asUN’s peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years following US-Russia standoff (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Thousands gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, to mark the second anniversary of a railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people. The tragedy, which occurred on November 1, 2024, is linked to protests that contributed to the fall of the ruling party.
The Messenger reported it asSerbia marks the second anniversary of a train station tragedy that fueled student protests (opens The Messenger 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 Messenger reported it asTaiwan accuses China of harassment after standoff between coast guard ships (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV stated that "there is no such thing as a holy war" in a video message to religious leaders in Assisi. He cancelled his in-person attendance due to recovery from lung cancer surgery. The gathering marked the 40th anniversary of a peace meeting initiated by St. John Paul II.
The Messenger reported it asPope says 'there is no such thing as a holy war' in message to religious leaders (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called for an open discussion about the UK readopting EU free movement rules. He plans to meet EU leaders on November 20 and wants to explore options for a closer relationship with the bloc.
The Messenger reported it asBurnham reignites Britain's divisive Brexit debate with his push for closer EU ties (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, began on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid. This comes as President Zelenskyy reported a significant overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones.
The Messenger reported it asLocalized Russia-Ukraine ceasefire takes effect in Oleshky in deal brokered by Melania Trump (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
The Messenger reported it asHow Lula turned the tables on the right in Brazil and the US with his comeback presidential victory (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
An independent UN investigations panel has concluded that Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, particularly its energy systems. The report details the intent behind these attacks and their severe impact on the civilian population.
The Messenger reported it asRussia committed war crimes in Ukraine by attacking its energy grid, UN-backed inquiry says (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, who challenged her dismissal by President Donald Trump. The court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that validated Trump's executive authority in the firing.
The Messenger reported it asU.S. Supreme Court allows prisoner transgender operations (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Forty individuals face federal charges for allegedly defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of more than $40 million. The charges are part of a broader enforcement surge targeting fraud in federal assistance programs.
The Messenger reported it asFeds charge 40 people in $40M SNAP fraud schemes (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir's party is seeing a surge in support among younger and first-time voters in Israel, according to recent polls. Ben-Gvir, known for his hardline stances, is appealing to a demographic that previously considered him too extreme.
The Messenger reported it asA look at the major candidates in Israel's election next week (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Israel's election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leading as vote counting continues. With 77.7% voter turnout, the highest since 1999, neither bloc has yet reached the 61 seats required for a majority.
The Messenger reported it asA look at the major candidates in Israel's election next week (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is pursuing former officials for corruption and power abuses, stating efforts to recover misused assets are underway. His government is focused on accountability for the Viktor Orbán era and maintaining a firm stance on migration policy.
The Messenger reported it asAP Exclusive: Hungary’s Magyar vows accountability for Orbán era while holding firm on migration (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Senior finance officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have warned that persistent global economic imbalances pose risks to growth and stability. They pledged to enhance cooperation and communication, emphasizing trade rebalancing as a shared interest.
The Messenger reported it asAPEC finance ministers warn persistent global imbalances risk growth and stability (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released by Russia after nearly five years of detention. He was convicted of serving as a mercenary. The release was announced by former President Donald Trump, who stated Russia demanded nothing in return.
The Messenger reported it asRussia has released an American man imprisoned on charges of fighting as mercenary in Ukraine, US envoy Witkoff says (opens The Messenger in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Argentine President Javier Milei discussed deepening bilateral trade, expanding transparent investment, and promoting shared prosperity and security. The conversation followed Milei's visit to Washington, and the US Department of State issued a statement about the call.
The Messenger reported it asRubio and India's foreign minister hold talks in Mumbai as both sides aim to finalize a trade deal (opens The Messenger 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 Messenger.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- the-messenger.com
- Seen publishing on
- the-messenger.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
- 127
- Reports listed
- 129
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
129 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 49 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Messenger ran the story anyway.
Across the 127 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Messenger’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 28 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Messenger, 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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