The Verge media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Verge as leaning left. We have seen it on 28 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Verge biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Verge as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Verge left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place The Verge as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is The Verge reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Verge are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Verge has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Verge’s own report linked underneath.
San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against Trump Media & Technology Group, alleging its Truth Social platform's paid early-access service for wealthy subscribers violates California law. The city claims the practice amounts to insider trading.
The Verge reported it asSan Francisco sues Trump Media for selling early access to Trump posts (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Paramount has settled lawsuits brought by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America concerning its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlements pave the way for the $81 billion deal to proceed, pending final court approval.
The Verge reported it asParamount settles lawsuit blocking $110 billion Warner Bros. merger (opens The Verge in a new tab)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order mandating state agencies to develop recommendations for strengthening AI safety laws. The order calls for a team of experts to propose new regulations within two months, potentially including a 'kill switch' for AI programs.
The Verge reported it asGavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Cybersecurity researchers used Anthropic's Claude AI to access OpenAI's internal systems by exploiting a vulnerability in the company's community forum. The team gained access to an employee's ChatGPT account, which was linked to the code repository, and reported the findings to OpenAI, receiving a $6,500 reward.
The Verge reported it asSecurity researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Meta is set to release Luna, a camera‑free pair of smart glasses, this autumn. The glasses will feature six built‑in microphones for use with Meta’s AI chatbot and the Muse assistant, and may be shown at the Connect developer conference with shipments aimed for October.
The Verge reported it asMeta is reportedly ready to launch less pervy smart glasses (opens The Verge in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
The Verge reported it asTrump throws out power plant climate pollution rules (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
The Verge reported it asJensen Huang puts Trump on speakerphone onstage to announce robots won’t take over the world (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
The Verge reported it asJensen Huang puts Trump on speakerphone onstage to announce robots won’t take over the world (opens The Verge 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 Verge reported it asMicrosoft says ‘people matter more than AI’ following safety concerns (opens The Verge in a new tab)
A new report from the Environmental Protection Network highlights potential public health consequences of the expanding data center industry, citing federal actions that could increase pollution and health costs.
The Verge reported it asTrump is giving data centers a pass to pollute (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel announced his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on ABC due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pressure. The interview will instead be posted on YouTube. The decision comes amid a broader dispute between ABC's parent company, Disney, and the FCC over broadcast licenses.
The Verge reported it asAnother big James Talarico interview is punted to YouTube due to FCC threats (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at its 'Surprise and Shine' event. The company also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. This marks the first major product launch under new CEO John Ternus.
The Verge reported it asiPhone 18 live blog: On the ground at Apple’s biggest event (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a cryptic video ahead of the company's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling. The video appears to hint at a new variable aperture camera feature for the device, which is set to be announced alongside new Apple Watch models.
The Verge reported it asiPhone 18 live blog: On the ground at Apple’s biggest event (opens The Verge in a new tab)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that artificial intelligence poses an 'existential' risk to humanity. He called for immediate action and 'cast-iron guarantees' to ensure AI safety and security, citing potential disruptions to critical infrastructure and democratic institutions.
The Verge reported it asWorried Anthropic researchers warn that AI ‘could kill all humans’ (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon has resigned from AI company Anthropic, warning that the rapid development of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. His departure and warnings have been reported across several outlets, highlighting concerns about AI safety and the race for superintelligence.
The Verge reported it asWorried Anthropic researchers warn that AI ‘could kill all humans’ (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon, a researcher formerly with OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned, stating that leading AI developers are acting irresponsibly and "gambling with our lives." His departure has drawn comparisons to the Skynet scenario from the Terminator film.
The Verge reported it asWorried Anthropic researchers warn that AI ‘could kill all humans’ (opens The Verge in a new tab)
A 27-year-old British researcher, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from Anthropic and the AI industry, citing concerns over the rapid, irresponsible development of self-improving superintelligence. He fears this race poses a significant risk to humanity, with some reports suggesting an existential threat by the end of the decade.
The Verge reported it asWorried Anthropic researchers warn that AI ‘could kill all humans’ (opens The Verge in a new tab)
An Anthropic researcher has warned of a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction in the next ten years. The warning follows a colleague's resignation over concerns about reckless AI development.
The Verge reported it asWorried Anthropic researchers warn that AI ‘could kill all humans’ (opens The Verge in a new tab)
OpenAI has announced that an internal AI model has produced a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of mathematics' seven Millennium Prize Problems. The company claims approximately 10,000 AI agents worked on the problem for 88 hours. However, mathematicians have expressed skepticism due to the lack of a publicly disclosed proof.
The Verge reported it asDrama swirls around OpenAI’s legendary mathematical milestone (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Thirty new lawsuits filed in a U.S. federal court allege OpenAI failed to act on internal warnings about the Tumbler Ridge shooter, who killed eight people in February. Plaintiffs include teachers, students, and a principal who witnessed the attack, seeking damages and accountability.
The Verge reported it asOpenAI accused of ‘aiding and abetting’ Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in dozens of new lawsuits (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Who says so
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How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
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Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- theverge.com
- Seen publishing on
- theverge.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- Wikipedia
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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
- 28
- Reports listed
- 28
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
28 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 left were largely absent from the coverage and The Verge ran the story anyway.
Across the 28 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Verge: its report arrived a median of 21 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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