The New York Ledger media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The New York Ledger one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 110 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The New York Ledger biased?
The rating organisations do not give The New York Ledger one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The New York Ledger left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The New York Ledger one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The New York Ledger reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The New York Ledger are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The New York Ledger has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The New York Ledger’s own report linked underneath.
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, alleging it facilitated the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The transfers were reportedly linked to payments for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
The New York Ledger reported it asUS Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over IRGC Bitcoin Transfers (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
USPS halts Trump‑linked mail‑voting system, Postmaster General David Steiner says work stopped
Trust 56The United States Postal Service stopped work on a computer system designed to support President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail voting. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the pause on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of the related executive order earlier that week.
The New York Ledger reported it asPostal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
The New York Ledger reported it asFederal Reserve hikes interest rates for first time since 2023 amid stubborn inflation (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
US Representative Gregory Meeks has placed a hold on a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, citing concerns about the use of 40,000 bombs in densely populated areas. The Trump administration is planning the sale, which could be bypassed from normal congressional review.
The New York Ledger reported it asTop Democrat places hold on Trump administration's plan to sell heavy bombs to Israel (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
The U.S. House Oversight Committee voted to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Reports differ on whether the vote was unanimous, and Black's lawyers denounced the resolution as a complete abomination.
The New York Ledger reported it asCongress is going to war with Jeffrey Epstein patron Leon Black over NDAs (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
The New York Ledger reported it asTrump calls Canada's potential EU associate membership 'laughable,' warns Europe of 'very heavy tariffs' (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in North Carolina with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. This event marks Trump's first rally since his midterm convention in Dallas, as Republicans hope his presence will energize voters.
The New York Ledger reported it asTrump rallies party faithful for Whatley in North Carolina with tough-on-crime, $5,000 pledge (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
Paramount has threatened to leave California since July, when the state sued to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is taking the threat seriously, while California's Attorney General Rob Bonta calls it blackmail.
The New York Ledger reported it asParamount's California future in doubt amid escalating legal fight (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent representatives home early for their pre-election recess. This move postpones a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which had been initiated by Rep. Thomas Massie over Hegseth's actions in Iran and Venezuela.
The New York Ledger reported it asThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to Massie saying Johnson is sending the House home early to prevent Hegseth impeachment (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
A report documented 124 killings of land and environmental defenders worldwide in 2025. Latin America was the region with the highest number of deaths, making up 85% of the global total. Colombia and Brazil reported the most killings.
The New York Ledger reported it asLatin America accounted for 85% of environmental defender killings in 2025, report says (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to sell Israel a $2.8 billion arms package that includes 40,000 heavy aerial bombs. The sale, reported by The Washington Post, involves munitions that have been linked to civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon.
The New York Ledger reported it asTrump administration approves sending powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
The New York Ledger reported it asTrump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing (opens The New York Ledger 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 New York Ledger reported it asPentagon reveals secret space weapons are already in orbit — but won't say what they do (opens The New York Ledger 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 New York Ledger reported it asPentagon reveals secret space weapons are already in orbit — but won't say what they do (opens The New York Ledger 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 New York Ledger reported it asSinger-songwriter Finneas quits Ed Sheeran tour in solidarity with ousted Macklemore (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
Microsoft has released a provisional 37-page code of conduct to govern its artificial intelligence models, restricting content related to weapons, dangerous substances, and explicit material. The move follows calls for slower AI development and researcher resignations over safety concerns.
The New York Ledger reported it asMicrosoft unveils code of conduct for AI models as safety concerns mount (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
Poland's state energy company Orlen lost $230 million in a failed attempt to purchase Venezuelan oil in late 2023. The deal involved intermediaries and cryptocurrency payments, bypassing US sanctions, but Orlen received only a fraction of the oil it paid for.
The New York Ledger reported it asUSDT Payments Feature in Polish Energy Giant’s Failed $230M Oil Deal (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
Ursula von der Leyen plans to propose a European Security Council to coordinate responses to growing threats. The body would include EU member states alongside the UK, Canada, Norway, and Ukraine, and feature a consultation mechanism inspired by NATO's Article 4.
The New York Ledger reported it asEU chief to lay out priorities and vision for tackling the bloc's challenges in major speech (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has alleged that the "Unlawful Voter Initiative" uses legally questionable tactics and unreliable data to investigate non-citizen voting. The initiative reportedly targets hundreds of thousands of individuals across the US, with agents allegedly instructed to pose as voters.
The New York Ledger reported it asDHS voter probe may break state laws and wrongly implicate U.S. citizens, whistleblower alleges (opens The New York Ledger in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
The New York Ledger reported it asU.S. watchdog tallies Iran war's hit to weapons stockpiles, military bases and more (opens The New York Ledger 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
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Low factuality
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The New York Ledger.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- thenyledger.com
- Seen publishing on
- thenyledger.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
- 110
- Reports listed
- 112
- We could read
- 21
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
91 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 21 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The New York Ledger is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 110 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The New York Ledger: its report arrived a median of 26 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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