The News media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The News in the centre. We have seen it on 191 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The News biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The News left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The 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 News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The News’s own report linked underneath.
The Royal Navy tracked a Russian intelligence-gathering ship, the Viktor Leonov, off the coast of Scotland. The vessel was observed monitoring NATO military exercises, leading to the deployment of Royal Navy helicopters.
The News reported it asRussian spy vessel and warships intercepted by Royal Navy amid 'persistent presence' (opens The News in a new tab)
175 House Democrats have sent a letter to federal officials demanding an end to the investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration history. They argue the probe is a partisan attack and an attempt to influence her re-election bid.
The News reported it asObama-era probe into Ilhan Omar’s 2009 marriage revealed (opens The News in a new tab)
Former Minnesota state representative Joe Radinovich stated on X that the marriage fraud allegation against Ilhan Omar is 'almost certainly true.' Omar's campaign responded by calling Radinovich a 'deeply troubled individual.' The federal probe into Omar's immigration status and finances continues.
The News reported it asObama-era probe into Ilhan Omar’s 2009 marriage revealed (opens The News in a new tab)
Budapest has asked parliament to make a nuclear cooperation pact with Washington legally binding. The February agreement covers civilian nuclear work, including small modular reactors, and is intended to steer future projects toward American technology while reviewing Rosatom's role at Paks.
The News reported it asHungary to keep Orban-era nuclear deal with US: what to know (opens The News in a new tab)
A proposed 250-foot arch near Arlington National Cemetery could cast shadows on tens of thousands of veteran graves, according to analyses by The Washington Post and VoteVets. The Interior Department disputes the extent of the shadowing.
The News reported it asTrump’s proposed 250-foot arch would shadow Arlington graves (opens The News in a new tab)
Former US President Barack Obama campaigned for Democratic candidates in Ohio, delivering a sharp critique of the Trump administration. He blamed the administration for rising living costs and called the war in Iran 'unnecessary.' The event focused on the upcoming US midterm elections.
The News reported it asTrump heads to Michigan after Obama rallies Democrats: What to know (opens The News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump labelled Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Trump also questioned El-Sayed's loyalty to the US and his qualifications as a doctor.
The News reported it asTrump heads to Michigan after Obama rallies Democrats: What to know (opens The News in a new tab)
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson is drawing parallels to Donald Trump while emphasizing his own journey from poverty to billionaire status. He has spent nearly $200 million of his own money on his campaign, using the motto 'From foster care to billionaire.'
The News reported it asTrump announces Georgia rally for Collins and Jackson: What to know (opens The News in a new tab)
Weekend unrest in France left roughly 3,000 shops damaged and could generate claims exceeding €13 billion. Authorities launched a digital tool to identify looters, and insurers prepared to assist, though coverage may be limited.
The News reported it asFrance closes metro stations, tourist sites as 70,000 police prepare for mass protests (opens The News in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the honorary title of Papal Confrater of the College of St George at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. The announcement from Buckingham Palace marks the anniversary of King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the Vatican.
The News reported it asKing Charles makes history with new title for Pope Leo (opens The News in a new tab)
The Pentagon has released its seventh set of UFO documents, featuring a report of a black triangular object seen by FBI agents. The craft reportedly moved at high speed without sound or visible propulsion over a sensitive US site.
The News reported it asUS Department of war releases seventh batch of UAP documents: What to know (opens The News in a new tab)
Teddy Young, a 24-year-old Royal Navy sailor, appeared at the Old Bailey facing new charges concerning an alleged breach of classified information. He is accused of abusing his security clearance to access defence data and attempting to contact Russian authorities.
The News reported it asRoyal Navy sailor faces new charges after alleged classified information breach (opens The News in a new tab)
Russia will send its first tanker of diesel fuel to the United States on October 22, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Contracts are in the final stages of signing, and Russia stated it would meet US needs within its capabilities.
The News reported it asFirst Russian diesel shipment en route to New York after Trump-Putin energy deal: Report (opens The News in a new tab)
Federal investigators questioned Sahra Noor, sister of US Rep. Ilhan Omar, as part of an immigration fraud probe. The questioning followed a search of Omar's Washington home on October 12. Omar has denied any wrongdoing.
The News reported it asTrump accuses Ilhan Omar of identity fraud: ‘Congresswoman openly admitted to FRAUD’ (opens The News in a new tab)
President Trump stated that Congressmember Ilhan Omar could face jail time, adding his opinion that she is a dishonest person who "hates our country." The comments follow claims by the Trump administration, made without evidence, that Omar committed immigration fraud.
The News reported it asTrump accuses Ilhan Omar of identity fraud: ‘Congresswoman openly admitted to FRAUD’ (opens The News in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
The News reported it asEU agency warns unpatched PHP sites may need offline isolation amid critical flaws (opens The News in a new tab)
President Trump hosted a White House roundtable focused on combating foreign cybercrime and online scams. Officials reported significant success in preventing financial losses and disrupting criminal networks.
The News reported it asTrump announces crackdown on crypto scams targeting Americans (opens The News in a new tab)
Federal investigators questioned Sahra Noor, sister of US Rep. Ilhan Omar, as part of an immigration fraud probe. The questioning followed a search of Omar's Washington home on October 12. Omar has denied any wrongdoing.
The News reported it asIlhan Omar's sister questioned by investigators amid US citizenship fraud probe (opens The News in a new tab)
King Charles III will welcome the Sultan of Oman to the UK for a state visit on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The visit, the first by an Omani Sultan in 44 years, aims to bolster cooperation and discuss regional developments.
The News reported it asPrince William shares conversation with Sultan of Oman (opens The News in a new tab)
A fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright killed four service members and injured 39 others. The blaze, caused by a fast-moving grass fire, spread with extreme speed, according to officials and eyewitnesses.
The News reported it asKing Charles, Queen Camilla 'shocked' by Canada fire incident (opens The News 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- JPIMedia LtdMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
- Official site
- portsmouth.co.uk
- Seen publishing on
- thenews.com.pk, portsmouth.co.uk
- Access
- Free to read
- 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
- 191
- Reports listed
- 199
- We could read
- 10
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
189 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 10 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 191 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The News: its report arrived a median of 21 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 2 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The News, also publishing from United Kingdom, 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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