thepoke.com media bias and reliability
thepoke.com is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 64 published stories of ours.
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Is thepoke.com biased?
thepoke.com 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 thepoke.com left or right?
thepoke.com is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is thepoke.com reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for thepoke.com. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What thepoke.com has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with thepoke.com’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump told a campaign rally he could have won the Vietnam War in a week and the Afghanistan War in three weeks. He also referred to the use of Agent Orange and suggested bombing Ho Chi Minh City.
thepoke.com reported it asDonald Trump says he could've won Vietnam in a week and the internet shut him down even faster - 17 truth bombs that landed right on target (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
The Trump administration's online accounts shared images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween background around a Black man accused of food assistance fraud. The posts have drawn criticism for being inflammatory, coinciding with a government campaign on immigration enforcement.
thepoke.com reported it asThe official White House Twitter account just posted a Halloween message that people reckoned was terrifying for all the wrong reasons (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Brooke Rollins posted a Halloween‑themed image on X depicting a Black man as a “SNAP Fraudster” shortly before the 2026 midterm elections. Critics called the post racist, while federal prosecutors charged Mercedes Reshard New, known as “Shawty Dred,” with fraud totalling more than $4 million.
thepoke.com reported it asThe official White House Twitter account just posted a Halloween message that people reckoned was terrifying for all the wrong reasons (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
thepoke.com reported it asThe great Sir Patrick Stewart has died, aged 86, and this clip of him delighting in the fun of being a Socialist in Hollywood couldn't be a better tribute (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Katie Zacharia, who served as White House press secretary for five days in October 2026, has spoken about her brief tenure. She was dismissed by President Donald Trump after a single press briefing and later appeared on Fox News.
thepoke.com reported it asTrump's press secretary for 15 minutes Katie Zacharia blamed the media for getting fired after just 5 days and all it did was prove she should've been sacked sooner (opens thepoke.com 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.
thepoke.com reported it asThe Maga crowd lapping up JD Vance's loathsome attack on Abdul El-Sayed is a terrifying glimpse of where America is right now (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed called Donald Trump an 'idiot' during an appearance on Hasan Minhaj's podcast. El-Sayed also spoke about the high cost of healthcare deductibles and the serious consequences of political decisions.
thepoke.com reported it asYou won't see a more blistering and utterly on-point takedown of Donald Trump than this minute and a bit by Abdul El-Sayed (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Donald Trump joked that $5,000 would barely cover a hamburger and dessert at his Mar-a-Lago club. The remark was made during a campaign rally in Texas, as voters express concerns about the cost of living ahead of the midterm elections.
thepoke.com reported it asDonald Trump just openly mocked Magas who can't afford to buy a burger at Mar-a-Lago and his followers simply lapped it up (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Nigel Farage has been mocked by political rivals after a Reform UK event in London was attended by few supporters. Images of empty seats were shared online, with the party leader blaming staff for the poor turnout.
thepoke.com reported it asReform's almost empty press conference was already a festival of schadenfreude, and then Farage made the worst excuses since Pizza Express (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Rapper Nicki Minaj announced her continued support for Donald Trump at a Republican rally in Michigan. She stated she would back him if he runs for president again, appearing alongside him at the event.
thepoke.com reported it asDonald Trump's creepy AF comments about Nicky Minaj's backside managed to be both shocking and entirely predictable at the same time - 21 people who said it best (opens thepoke.com 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.
thepoke.com reported it asThis reporter had the very best response to Donald Trump's apparent casual racism (opens thepoke.com 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.
thepoke.com reported it asThis reporter had the very best response to Donald Trump's apparent casual racism (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Former President Barack Obama ridiculed President Donald Trump’s White House renovation as resembling a Saddam Hussein‑opened Cheesecake Factory during Ohio and Michigan campaign events nine days before the 2026 U.S. midterms. Digests reported two cost estimates, $900 million and over a billion dollars, and varied in what they highlighted.
thepoke.com reported it asBarack Obama's scorching 'Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory' dig at Trump's White House was so much more delicious for how mad it made Maga (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Barack Obama after Obama compared White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory. Bessent made his remarks while at a Cheesecake Factory, and Trump also responded to Obama's comments.
thepoke.com reported it asBarack Obama's scorching 'Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory' dig at Trump's White House was so much more delicious for how mad it made Maga (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
President Donald Trump was handed a gold‑framed “Man of the Century” certificate by Republican congressional hopeful Joe Mitchell at an Iowa rally. Mitchell claimed Trump has done more for humanity and America than any other president, prompting mockery on social media.
thepoke.com reported it asA Mega Maga presented Donald Trump with the Man of the Century award, and the entire internet cringed itself inside out - 15 glorious takedowns (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's staff damaged a World War II-era globe associated with Dwight D. Eisenhower while moving it to his Pentagon office. The artifact suffered a gash and its spherical portion detached from its mounting.
thepoke.com reported it asPete Hegseth's staff broke Eisenhower's globe after he commandeered it for his office, in the most on-the nose metaphor of all time (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, calling him a 'humanitarian' and thanking him for the release of American Stephen Hubbard. Witkoff also presented documents outlining potential peace agreement approaches.
thepoke.com reported it asThe US envoy called Putin a humanitarian, and everyone not in the Trump cult condemned the spineless boot-licking (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance attacked Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a rally in Monroe, Michigan. Vance called El-Sayed a 'little weasel' and suggested he should show gratitude. El-Sayed responded by referencing college sports rivalries.
thepoke.com reported it asAbdul El-Sayed absolutely shredded JD Vance after the vice president called him "a weasel", and people can only marvel at the Senate hopeful's razor-sharp wit (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Tesla has unveiled a redesigned Roadster at SpaceX's Texas facility, featuring rocket-style thrusters that enabled it to perform aerial stunts. Production is planned to begin in 2028, with claims of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in under a second.
thepoke.com reported it asElon Musk unveiled a Tesla "flying car" - 18 people who would rather keep their feet and tyres on the ground (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Katie Zacharia, President Trump's new press secretary, has stated she is a lawyer. An investigation found no record of her being licensed to practice law in any US state or Washington D.C. She told reporters she passed the bar exam when she moved to China.
thepoke.com reported it asSurprise, surprise! Katie Zacharia has been cosplaying as a lawyer after failing her bar exam - 21 massive eyerolls (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
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How reliably it reports fact
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We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
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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
- 64
- Reports listed
- 67
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
67 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.
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Across the 64 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than thepoke.com’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 2 days after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
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