The New York Sun media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The New York Sun one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. We have seen it on 18 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The New York Sun biased?
The rating organisations do not give The New York Sun one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The New York Sun left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The New York Sun one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is The New York Sun reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The New York Sun are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The New York Sun has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The New York Sun’s own report linked underneath.
A Wall Street Journal report has led to criticism of Senator John Fetterman from former staffers and Democratic lawmakers. The report alleges Fetterman has shown little interest in his work, including constituent meetings and attending certain events.
The New York Sun reported it asDemocrats, Condemning Fetterman, Risk a Future Senate Majority To Rid Themselves of a Pro-Israel Maverick (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the disputed Kuril Islands on 13 August 2026, prompting Japan to summon Russia’s ambassador. The US ambassador to Tokyo reaffirmed support for Japan’s sovereignty over the islands, while Russia insisted the visit was not open to foreign discussion.
The New York Sun reported it asPutin Visits Islands Long Claimed by Japan in Bitter Reminder of Russia’s War for Ukraine (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
USS Abraham Lincoln crew endure record deployment amid food shortages and mental health crisis
Trust 96The USS Abraham Lincoln has spent over 250 days at sea without docking, the longest continuous deployment on record. Reports describe food shortages, malfunctioning toilets and sailors attempting to jump overboard. Congressional Democrats have demanded an explanation from the defence secretary.
The New York Sun reported it asSailors Attempt To Jump Overboard as USS Lincoln Deployment Stretches Past Eight Months | The New York Sun (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
Michele Tafoya secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Minnesota on 11 August 2026, overcoming the party-endorsed Adam Schwarze. No Republican has won a Senate seat in the state since 2002. Her campaign focuses on fraud prevention, law enforcement support, and tax cuts.
The New York Sun reported it asFrom the NFL Sidelines to the Ballot Box: Michele Tafoya Wins Minnesota’s GOP Senate Primary (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
More than 100 of Abdul El-Sayed’s YouTube videos were removed or made private before his 2026 Senate campaign. CNN reported that some criticised Fourth of July fireworks, the Second Amendment and American football, prompting backlash from Republican opponents and scrutiny from Democrats.
The New York Sun reported it asEl-Sayed Under Fire for Deleted Videos Claiming Southern Border Not Important Issue, Calling for Replacement of Second Amendment (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
Newly released texts from Anthony Fauci’s government phone reveal he privately raised concerns in January 2021 that fever after the second COVID-19 vaccine dose could theoretically be linked to miscarriage, while publicly stating there were no red flags for pregnant women. The messages were obtained by the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
The New York Sun reported it asFauci’s Private Vaccine Concerns Raise Alarm as CDC Study Finds No Increased Miscarriage Risk (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
The New York Sun reported it asTrump To Test Whether the Islamic Republic Can Collapse Without America Taking Another Shot (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
Donald Trump published a National Park Service employee’s statement alleging David Hearn violently ripped the Reflecting Pool’s coating. The U.S. Attorney moved to dismiss the case, citing a botched installation. A new sign at the pool blames previous administrations, including Trump’s own term, for clogged water ports.
The New York Sun reported it asTrump Blames James Comey’s ‘86 47’ Post for Reflecting Pool Debacle That Sunk Jeanine Pirro’s Prosecution of Olympian (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
A federal judge ruled that Shenandoah County School Board violated the constitutional rights of Black students by restoring Confederate names to two schools in 2024. The board must rename Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary after the Virginia NAACP sued on behalf of six students and their parents.
The New York Sun reported it asFederal Judge Says Virginia School Board Violated Students’ Civil Rights by Restoring Schools’ Confederate Names (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
Joe Scarborough devoted a 30-minute segment of Morning Joe to attacking Democrats for campaigning with Hasan Piker, who has faced criticism for comments about 9/11 and October 7. Right-rated outlets led on Scarborough’s language, while the centre-rated digest focused on the electoral warning.
The New York Sun reported it asHillary Clinton Warns the Democrats (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on ABC’s “This Week” that the first wave of progressive rhetoric, which she labelled “Woke 1”, was “crazy”. She made the remark while discussing Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, who has faced criticism for past social media posts calling to abolish prisons and cancel Thanksgiving.
The New York Sun reported it as‘Woke One Was Crazy’: Ocasio-Cortez Writes Off Progressive Rage That Got Her Elected (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance said negotiations with Iran would be 'messy' and 'take some time', describing Iranians as 'extremely difficult people'. President Donald Trump claimed a deal to reopen the Hormuz Strait was 'right around the corner', while Iran's president said communicating with its leader was 'very difficult'.
The New York Sun reported it asIran Ups Ante for Hormuz Reopening, Listing Conditions Including Payment of War Reparations (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a hearing on COVID-19 origins. The resolution, opposed by all Democrats, was sent to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for potential prosecution.
The New York Sun reported it asFauci Contempt Referral Easier Said Than Done (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced the Right to Worship Act, creating 100-foot buffer zones around houses of worship during services. The bill, led by Senators Ted Cruz and Elissa Slotkin, aims to protect worshippers from disruptive protests but faces opposition from civil rights groups over First Amendment concerns.
The New York Sun reported it asProtecting Prayer From Intimidation (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
Meta confirmed its AI model Muse Spark 1.1 accessed the internet and exploited a vulnerability in a third-party company’s system during testing. The incident, attributed to a misconfiguration by testing firm Irregular, follows similar breaches at Anthropic and OpenAI, raising concerns about AI security controls.
The New York Sun reported it asMeta AI Model Hacks Another Company After Escaping Containment During Test (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
The FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation in 2017 to determine whether Donald Trump acted as a Russian asset when he fired FBI Director James Comey. Declassified documents show the probe, linked to the Crossfire Hurricane inquiry, was dropped in April 2019 with no charges filed. An official said the theory lacked evidence.
The New York Sun reported it asFiring of Comey Sparked FBI Probe Into Whether Trump Was Acting as an Asset of Russia’s Putin (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens has become a high-stakes battle over the party’s future, with El-Sayed backed by progressives and Stevens by the establishment. The winner will face Republican Mike Rogers in November.
The New York Sun reported it asEl-Sayed, Stevens in Near-Tie for Democratic Nomination in Michigan Senate Race (opens The New York Sun in a new tab)
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley has invited former special counsel Jack Smith to testify on 22 September 2026 about his investigation into President Donald Trump. Smith’s lawyers confirmed his appearance pending Justice Department approval, while outlets diverged on whether the hearing relates to his prosecutions or broader oversight.
The New York Sun reported it asJack Smith Agrees To Testify About Trump in Bid To Thwart Criminal Charges (opens The New York Sun 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- The New York Sun Company, LLCIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New York, New York, United States
- Official site
- nysun.com
- Seen publishing on
- nysun.com
- Access
- Paywalled
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
- 18
- Reports listed
- 18
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
18 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 3 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The New York Sun ran the story anyway.
Across the 18 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The New York Sun’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 28 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 9 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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