The Vibes media bias and reliability
The Vibes is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 8 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Vibes biased?
The Vibes is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Vibes left or right?
The Vibes is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is The Vibes reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for The Vibes. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What The Vibes has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Vibes’s own report linked underneath.
Malaysia's government has unveiled a RM459.8 billion budget for 2027, featuring an increased minimum wage, tax relief for middle-income earners, and support for gig workers and farmers. The budget aims to sustain economic growth while reducing the fiscal deficit.
The Vibes reported it asMinimum wage hike to RM2,000 from June 2027 to benefit 4 million workers (opens The Vibes in a new tab)
Flydubai flight FZ1073 experienced a severe mid-air incident on September 30, 2026, when the co-pilot allegedly stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar. The aircraft plummeted thousands of feet before passengers and crew disarmed the co-pilot, allowing a safe emergency landing.
The Vibes reported it asPassengers and crew foil co-pilot hijack attempt on flydubai flight to Israel (opens The Vibes in a new tab)
Malaysian authorities have seized three containers carrying electric bicycle parts bound for Israel at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas. The seizure is part of Malaysia's restrictions on exports to Israel, with an investigation underway into the contents.
The Vibes reported it asMalaysia detains three more Israel-bound containers at Tanjung Pelepas (opens The Vibes in a new tab)
The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on September 4-5, 2026, with an ash column observed by satellite. Loud booms were heard up to 150km away, and Indonesian authorities placed the volcano under Alert Level III, prohibiting access within a 3km radius.
The Vibes reported it asMount Anak Krakatau eruption: Major carriers, including Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia cancel, reschedule flights (opens The Vibes in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
The Vibes reported it asMount Anak Krakatau eruption: Major carriers, including Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia cancel, reschedule flights (opens The Vibes in a new tab)
Eight South Koreans working on a hydropower plant project are missing and 10 others are stranded after a flash flood in Nepal. South Korea's Foreign Ministry has established a task force and plans to send a response team to the affected Rasuwa district.
The Vibes reported it asNepal: Mudslide destroys village, 95 dead, 17 Malaysian tourists reportedly missing (opens The Vibes in a new tab)
A 24-year-old Nepali labourer survived a flash flood by clinging to a mango tree after being swept away by a torrent of mud and rock. The disaster has killed at least 150 people and left hundreds missing in Nepal.
The Vibes reported it asNepal: Mudslide destroys village, 95 dead, 17 Malaysian tourists reportedly missing (opens The Vibes in a new tab)
Myanmar’s military chief met Thailand’s defence chief in Bangkok on 20 August 2026, his first foreign trip since the 2021 coup. The talks centred on security cooperation along the 2,400km border, as Myanmar’s junta attempts to ease diplomatic isolation following restricted elections earlier this year.
The Vibes reported it asThai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses (opens The Vibes in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed The Vibes. We asked on 6 October 2026.
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.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Vibes.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- thevibes.com
- Seen publishing on
- thevibes.com
- 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
- 8
- Reports listed
- 8
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
8 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.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The Vibes has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 8 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Vibes: its report arrived a median of 19 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 11 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 11 October 2026. Ratings pulled 6 October 2026.
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