The Print media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Print as leaning right. We have seen it on 122 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Print biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Print as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Print left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Print as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is The Print reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Print are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Print has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Print’s own report linked underneath.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Thursday. Japan's Coast Guard suggested it could be a ballistic missile, a detail not widely reported.
The Print reported it asNorth Korea test fires new air-defence missile system, KCNA reports (opens The Print in a new tab)
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, buoyed by stabilising technology and AI stocks and a sharp drop in crude oil prices. Hopes for a US-Iran peace deal were cited as a factor in the oil price decline.
The Print reported it asUS midterm shake-up: Cheaper oil for India, but tougher Russia sanctions could complicate crude imports (opens The Print in a new tab)
Iran has announced exemptions from its Strait of Hormuz transit restrictions for ships from India, China, Iraq, and Qatar. The move comes amid ongoing conflict and disruptions to global energy supplies, with Iran citing specific reasons for each country.
The Print reported it asShips from India, Iraq, Qatar and China exempted by Iran from restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz (opens The Print in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that Republicans would have won the midterm elections in a landslide if he had been on the ballot. A White House official echoed this sentiment, attributing the results to candidate quality and Trump's absence from voting.
The Print reported it asUS midterm election results ‘not a hit on me’, says Trump after Republicans lose key seats (opens The Print in a new tab)
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has claimed the Trump administration could launch a nuclear strike on Iran within days. He alleged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressuring President Trump to attack an underground facility known as 'Pickax Mountain'. Carlson did not provide evidence for his claims.
The Print reported it asUS has no immediate plan to strike Iran, Trump tells FT (opens The Print in a new tab)
An explosion in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, killed one person and injured at least six. The blast occurred due to a leak in a PNG pipeline during drain construction, severely damaging a building and shattering windows.
The Print reported it asGas pipeline leak triggers blast in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur; one dead, six injured (opens The Print in a new tab)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation removed a video featuring actor Dia Mirza from its pollution-free Diwali campaign after objections from BJP Mumbai chief Ameet Satam. The move sparked controversy, with the deputy mayor calling for its restoration.
The Print reported it asBMC takes down actor Dia Mirza's pollution-free Diwali video after BJP leader's objection (opens The Print in a new tab)
Iran's IRGC Navy stated two oil tankers exploded after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. One vessel caught fire. The tankers were allegedly using an unauthorized route and had disabled navigation systems, with claims of US military support.
The Print reported it asIran's IRGC Navy says two tankers 'exploded' after hitting mines in Hormuz (opens The Print in a new tab)
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that four oil tankers were destroyed after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC stated the vessels were attempting to traverse a prohibited route and had switched off identification systems. Two other vessels were also seized, and a US drone was reportedly shot down.
The Print reported it asIran's IRGC Navy says two tankers 'exploded' after hitting mines in Hormuz (opens The Print in a new tab)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has criticised the INDIA bloc's rally in Delhi, held on the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Shah stated that Rahul Gandhi's turn to become Prime Minister would never come and accused the Congress of hurting Sikh sentiments.
The Print reported it asIf you want to become PM, stay in mock parliament: Amit Shah on Rahul Gandhi (opens The Print in a new tab)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 30, 2026, for a G20 Foreign Ministers meeting. He plans to use the forum to call for the lifting of international sanctions against Russia. The meeting is a precursor to a larger G20 leaders' summit in Miami.
The Print reported it asLavrov says Zelenskiy comments are unhelpful, Russia's position is unchanged (opens The Print in a new tab)
Despite facilitating Flavio Bolsonaro's arrival in the US, the Trump administration reportedly has no immediate plans to support his claim to be Brazil's rightful leader. President Trump has previously questioned the integrity of Brazil's election, which saw Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva win re-election.
The Print reported it asTrump not planning to back Bolsonaro's claim to be Brazil's leader, sources say (opens The Print in a new tab)
The US Federal Communications Commission will vote on November 19 to ban China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom from direct access to US phone numbers. The move aims to enhance national security and prevent scam-related robocalls.
The Print reported it asUS plans to ban Chinese telecom firms from direct access to US phone numbers (opens The Print in a new tab)
Pentagon officials have asked several NATO countries, including Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, to tone down their public rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia. The request stems from concerns that some European statements have undermined continental security.
The Print reported it asExclusive-Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say (opens The Print in a new tab)
The Greek container ship Contship Jet sank off Bulgaria after being struck by three naval drones. The crew of 18 was rescued. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called for a global maritime truce following the incident.
The Print reported it asGreece's Mitsotakis calls for global maritime truce, condemns attacks on shipping (opens The Print in a new tab)
The INDIA bloc has announced plans for a 'public impeachment' proceeding against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on October 30. This will be followed by a 'Dilli Chalo march' to Ramlila Maidan on November 1, with the alliance citing 'vote chori' and poll irregularities as reasons.
The Print reported it asINDIA bloc’s ‘public impeachment’ of CEC to be held at Kharge’s residence on October 30 (opens The Print in a new tab)
Jeremy Lewin, the US State Department's policy chief, is leaving his position after almost two years. He played a role in overhauling foreign assistance and implementing Trump-era policies for Venezuela and Cuba before returning to the private sector.
The Print reported it asJust a moment… (opens The Print in a new tab)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his coalition's parliamentary majority following recent elections. Neither the pro-Netanyahu bloc nor the opposition secured the 61 seats needed for a majority, leading President Isaac Herzog to begin consultations with parties to form a government and avoid further elections.
The Print reported it asExplainer-Israel election: What happens after polls close? (opens The Print in a new tab)
A court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, has acquitted Rahul Gandhi in a 2018 criminal defamation case. The complaint was filed by a BJP leader over remarks Gandhi allegedly made about Amit Shah. The court ruled the remarks were not defamatory.
The Print reported it asRahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case over remarks against Amit Shah (opens The Print in a new tab)
Rahul Gandhi has told Delhi traders that protests organised by the INDIA bloc would stop within 30 seconds if Prime Minister Narendra Modi sacked Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The comments came as traders urged the bloc to postpone a rally planned for November 1.
The Print reported it asRahul bent on holding protest on Nov 1 to toy with Sikh sentiments: BJP on rally against 'vote chori' (opens The Print in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Printline Media Pvt LtdIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- New Delhi, Delhi, India, India
- Official site
- theprint.in
- Seen publishing on
- theprint.in
- 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
- 122
- Reports listed
- 125
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 7 August 2026
125 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 5 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Print ran the story anyway.
Across the 122 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Print’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
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