Times of Malta media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Times of Malta in the centre. We have seen it on 106 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Times of Malta biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Times of Malta in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Times of Malta left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Times of Malta in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Times of Malta reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Times of Malta are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Times of Malta has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Times of Malta’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.
Times of Malta reported it asBinance hackers used fake job interview to prepare $6 billion heist (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, due to a bomb threat. Warsaw-Modlin airport was temporarily closed. An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat.
Times of Malta reported it asHoax bomb threats disrupt four Europe flights (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Tenerife attacker, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. He had suffered a cardiac arrest following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match on Monday. The player was taken to hospital after the incident.
Times of Malta reported it asSpanish footballer De Miguel dies after collision with keeper (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
Times of Malta reported it asAmericans vote in midterms set to upend Trump presidency (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
Times of Malta reported it asAmericans vote in midterms set to upend Trump presidency (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
A 46‑year‑old German paediatrician faced a court in Potsdam on Monday, accused of sexually abusing more than 70 children over a decade. Prosecutors say the abuse involved 130 offences and victims were between two and twenty years old.
Times of Malta reported it asDoctor in Germany on trial over sex abuse of over 70 children (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
Times of Malta reported it asFridge cyberattack hits supermarkets across Europe (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Iran's army has warned that any new US attack would spread the conflict to a wider geographical area. The warning comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert further hostilities and as both the US and Israel hold crucial elections.
Times of Malta reported it asIran's supreme leader warns US, Israel against new attacks (opens Times of Malta 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.
Times of Malta reported it as'Star Trek', 'X-Men' star Patrick Stewart dead at 86 (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Moscow for talks, with assurances of safety. Ukrainian officials confirmed Zelensky's readiness for a meeting and a partial ceasefire, though they noted Russia's continued attacks.
Times of Malta reported it asNorway PM says 'big' differences with Putin in phone call on Ukraine war (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran and its allies against attempting to disrupt Israel's parliamentary elections on October 27. He stated that Israel's military would respond with disproportionate force to any interference.
Times of Malta reported it asIsrael's Eisenkot vows unity as Netanyahu paints him as soft on Iran (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Tom Barrack said a US attack on Iran could happen within two days, but President Donald Trump told reporters he did not know of any such plan and recalled his October pledge not to strike before the midterm elections.
Times of Malta reported it asUS could strike Iran this weekend, envoy says (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, began on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid. This comes as President Zelenskyy reported a significant overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones.
Times of Malta reported it asMelania Trump says she has secured ceasefire in Ukrainian city (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tibet on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens, and collapsing hundreds of homes. China has ordered an extensive rescue operation in the remote, mountainous area.
Times of Malta reported it asCasualties reported after 7.0 quake strikes China's Tibet region (opens Times of Malta 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.
Times of Malta reported it as'WTF, Steve?': Trump faces fresh questions over ties to 'humanitarian' Putin (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is on trial at Southwark Crown Court for allegedly harassing two MailOnline reporters. The charges relate to threats made via X posts, direct messages, and a phone call in August 2024.
Times of Malta reported it asUK activist Robinson on trial for 'bullyboy' tactics to journalists (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has detailed a harrowing mid-flight assault by his co-pilot aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The co-pilot allegedly used an emergency axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia.
Times of Malta reported it as'You can't die like this': flydubai pilot recalls attack in first TV interview (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank village of Abu Falah on October 16, 2026. During the assault, Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was beaten and had her camera and phone taken. Both Israeli military and police have opened investigations into the incident.
Times of Malta reported it as'They kept kicking me': US photojournalist attacked by over 50 Israeli settlers (opens Times of Malta 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.
Times of Malta reported it asZelensky rallies European allies as Trump ties slump (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the possibility of a new large-scale military operation against Iran last week. Trump publicly stated on October 8 that the US would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections.
Times of Malta reported it asUS considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs': CNN (opens Times of Malta in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Strickland FoundationOtherdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- timesofmalta.com
- Seen publishing on
- timesofmalta.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 106
- Reports listed
- 106
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
106 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. Times of Malta is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 106 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Times of Malta: its report arrived a median of 27 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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