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 16 published stories of ours.
The short answers
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.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
thepoke.com reported it asMark Carney's EU speech was a devastating takedown of Donald Trump despite not mentioning Trump once (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
thepoke.com reported it asDonald Trump threatened to cut off trade with Europe if Canada joins the EU and the whole of Europe responded as one (opens thepoke.com 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."
thepoke.com reported it asA reporter asked Donald Trump what he uses AI for and his unusually tight-lipped response raised more questions than it answered (opens thepoke.com 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.
thepoke.com reported it asA reporter asked Donald Trump what he uses AI for and his unusually tight-lipped response raised more questions than it answered (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is visiting his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, for the Irish Open. His trip includes planned meetings with Irish leaders and is met with objections from lawyers and planned protests.
thepoke.com reported it asA woman journalist asked Donald Trump about the Dublin protests against him and his feeble reply was straight out of his presidential playbook (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Drinking very hot beverages, defined as 65C or above, triples the risk of oesophageal cancer compared to warm drinks, according to a large Oxford University study. Consuming six or more hot drinks a day also increases the risk, though the overall likelihood of developing the cancer remains low.
thepoke.com reported it asThe BBC got absolutely dragged for using 'food pipe' in a headline about the health risk of hot drinks - 17 favourite clapbacks (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted an image of two young women in uniform from a Canadian cadet program with the caption 'this is real'. The post led to backlash, with some calling it unfair to target the youth program. The Pentagon defended the post, stating it speaks for itself.
thepoke.com reported it asPete Hegseth tried to fat shame these two Canadian military cadets and was gloriously owned into next year and beyond (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
The US Department of Education deleted a social media video that appeared to compare Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. The department stated the video was created by a staffer unaware of the clip's context.
thepoke.com reported it asThe US Department of Education shared a fictional Churchill quote, and accidentally likened Trump to Hitler - 17 scorching burns (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
thepoke.com reported it asKaroline Leavitt is hanging up her White House Press Secretary lanyard, and people think they have a pretty good idea why (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Count Binface, a comedic candidate whose real name is Jon Harvey, is running in the Clacton-on-Sea special election after Nigel Farage resigned his seat. The major UK parties are boycotting the vote, leaving Binface as the default challenger to Farage.
thepoke.com reported it asCount Binface had the perfect quickfire funny response to an interviewer who wanted his political views explained for her American audience (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
thepoke.com reported it asDonald Trump was smuggled onto another plane via a catering truck, leaving staff and press on Air Force One under the threat of attack by Iran (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Barack Obama played himself in a sketch on Larry David’s HBO show, joking that David convinced him to wear the tan suit that sparked a media firestorm in 2014. The episode, produced by Obama’s Higher Ground, revisited the controversy with improvised lines and a running gag about ketchup.
thepoke.com reported it asBarack Obama finally explained why he wore the infamous tan suit - sort of - and it was all Larry David's fault (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed described Donald and Melania Trump’s marriage as 'rocky' during a CNN interview, days after Trump shared a photo comparing the couples on Truth Social. The remark drew criticism from right-rated outlets, while left-rated coverage framed it as a response to Trump’s attacks.
thepoke.com reported it asSenate candidate Abdul El Sayed's savage response to Trump's racist jibe at him and his wife wins Burn of the Week - and it's only Monday (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Donald Trump accused oil executives of profiteering from his Iran policy and US Attorney Jeanine Pirou of altering court filings in a Monday speech. His approval rating fell to one-third in a CNN/SSRS poll, while Republican senators insisted on written proof that a $1.8bn Justice Department fund was permanently abolished.
thepoke.com reported it asTrump claimed not to know the contractor who ruined the Reflecting Pool, but the internet had kept the awkward receipts (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani denied claims by conservative leaders that his planned low-price grocery stores would require ID, calling the allegations 'insane'. The dispute centres on whether Democrats’ opposition to voter ID laws is inconsistent with the city’s grocery plan, which officials say will not require identification.
thepoke.com reported it asA mega Maga complained about the 'suspiciously green bananas' at Zohran Mamdani's city-run discount grocery store and got schooled in how fruit works - 19 top takedowns (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. debuted a YouTube cooking show on 30 July 2026, advocating a diet centred on red meat, whole milk, and eggs. His recipes, costing under $5 per serving, aim to combat obesity and chronic disease but clash with established research on saturated fats and heart health.
thepoke.com reported it asRFK Jr. attacked a CNN news anchor because she's 'not a scientist' and her perfect four word comeback left him speechless (opens thepoke.com in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed thepoke.com. We asked on 3 September 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
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Where it publishes from
- Official site
- thepoke.com
- Seen publishing on
- thepoke.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
- 16
- Reports listed
- 16
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
16 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. thepoke.com has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 16 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of thepoke.com: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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