The Standard media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Standard as leaning left. We have seen it on 76 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Standard biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Standard as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Standard left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places The Standard as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is The Standard reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Standard are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Standard has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Standard’s own report linked underneath.
Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance after a multi-stage attack that began in June. The breach involved a bogus job interview and malicious software, leading to the compromise of two engineers' computers and a record crypto heist.
The Standard reported it asBinance reveals hackers used fake job interviews, malicious code in $6 billion heist (opens The Standard in a new tab)
A vessel caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil trade route. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed three oil tankers hit mines, but the status of the crew and the cause of the fires remain unclear.
The Standard reported it asIran says four tankers on fire after hitting mines in Hormuz (opens The Standard 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 Standard reported it asLeaders congratulate Brazil's Lula on re-election (opens The Standard 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 Standard reported it asBrazil's Lula clinches poll victory, Bolsonaro seeks to annul election (opens The Standard in a new tab)
A foreign national was beaten to death by a group of approximately 50 people during a protest march in Durban, South Africa. Police are investigating the incident, which occurs against a backdrop of rising anti-immigrant sentiment and recent mass exoduses of migrants from the country.
The Standard reported it asForeign national beaten to death by mob in South Africa (opens The Standard in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on Israel to crack down on settler violence in the West Bank. His comments follow an incident where Israeli settlers attacked an American photojournalist, Heidi Levine, who was injured.
The Standard reported it asUS wants Israel to 'crack down' on West Bank violence (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Kyiv will no longer abide by US President Donald Trump's demand not to strike Russian oil refineries. He met European leaders in Brussels to rally support as relations with Washington have soured.
The Standard reported it asEuropean leaders rally around Zelensky as Trump ties slump (opens The Standard in a new tab)
A Houthi missile hit Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, killing one person and wounding about twelve. Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia condemned the strike as a dangerous escalation. Japan's foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi also issued a statement of condemnation and condolences on 11 October.
The Standard reported it asSaudi says Houthi attacks sparked Aramco fire, wounded 4 in Riyadh (opens The Standard in a new tab)
The Saudi-led coalition conducted airstrikes on oil facilities west of Sanaa, Yemen. This action follows a coalition warning for residents to evacuate the area and Houthi threats of a severe response.
The Standard reported it asHouthis say Saudi Arabia strikes oil site in Yemen's capital (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported that Saudi Arabia struck Sanaa International Airport. This comes amid escalating clashes, with the Saudi-led coalition previously accusing Houthis of an attack on Riyadh's airport that caused civilian casualties.
The Standard reported it asHouthis say Saudi Arabia strikes oil site in Yemen's capital (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have warned civilians and employees to evacuate Saudi Aramco oil facilities, declaring them legitimate targets. This follows an evacuation warning issued by the Saudi-led coalition for a facility in Sanaa.
The Standard reported it asHouthis say Saudi Arabia strikes oil site in Yemen's capital (opens The Standard in a new tab)
The Saudi-led coalition asked civilians to evacuate the area around the Yemen Petroleum Company in Sanaa ahead of planned operations. Houthi rebels stated a harsh response would follow.
The Standard reported it asHouthis say Saudi Arabia strikes oil site in Yemen's capital (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle has been asked to resign from her post as US ambassador to Greece. White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia confirmed the request during her inaugural press briefing. The State Department had been investigating complaints about Guilfoyle's management style and use of benefits.
The Standard reported it asTrump asks Greece ambassador to resign amid ethics scandal (opens The Standard in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated Kimberly Guilfoyle was not a member of his family and that he did not like the allegations against her. The White House had requested her resignation as US ambassador to Greece.
The Standard reported it asTrump asks Greece ambassador to resign amid ethics scandal (opens The Standard in a new tab)
An explosion involving unexploded ordnance near Israel's northern border with Lebanon injured up to 20 people, including students and teachers on a field trip. One fatality was reported, and the incident is under investigation.
The Standard reported it as20 wounded as explosion hits north Israel school expedition: officials (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Israel's National Security Council has issued a warning to its citizens and Jews abroad about increased terror threats ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks. The council advised specific precautions and highlighted certain countries as high-risk destinations.
The Standard reported it asIsrael strikes Gaza on October 7 anniversary, three dead (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Zambia is set to sign a revised five-year health agreement with the United States valued at $3.6 billion. The deal excludes clauses that would have required the African nation to share patient health data and specimens with the US government.
The Standard reported it asZambia to sign deal for $1.5 bn in US health funding (opens The Standard in a new tab)
August Hanning, former chief of Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND), has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason. He is accused of passing nearly 2,000 sensitive documents to his former office manager for financial gain.
The Standard reported it asGermany arrests ex-spy chief on suspicion of giving secrets to foreign powers (opens The Standard in a new tab)
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has threatened "additional measures" against Ukraine unless Kyiv publicly apologizes for disclosing the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers. Seoul claims Ukraine breached a non-disclosure agreement, while Kyiv describes the dispute as a "diplomatic misunderstanding."
The Standard reported it asS Korea threatens Ukraine over N Korea POWs transfer (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Pakistan's defense minister stated the country will use all available means to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. This commitment comes under a new mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, signed on August 7.
The Standard reported it asSaudi coalition says intercepted Houthi missiles, drones (opens The Standard 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.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanLeftCheck it
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.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Standard.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
- Official site
- standard.net.au
- Seen publishing on
- thestandard.com.hk, standardmedia.co.ke, standard.net.au
- 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
- 76
- Reports listed
- 77
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
76 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 13 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Standard ran the story anyway.
Across the 76 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Standard: its report arrived a median of 32 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
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