Toronto Sun media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Toronto Sun one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. We have seen it on 45 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Toronto Sun biased?
The rating organisations do not give Toronto Sun one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Toronto Sun left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Toronto Sun one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Toronto Sun reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Toronto Sun are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Toronto Sun has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Toronto Sun’s own report linked underneath.
An incident outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, on Sunday evening resulted in injuries to a police officer and another person. Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is investigating the event, which occurred as the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur.
Toronto Sun reported it asKINSELLA: 'Devastating' Yom Kippur synagogue shooting rocks Belleville (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
La Bola Negra has won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film, directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, spans the interconnected lives of three gay men in Spain and is seen as an Oscar contender.
Toronto Sun reported it asSpanish civil war drama 'The Black Ball' wins TIFF's People's Choice Award (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour has seen all supporting artists withdraw after the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was reportedly dropped due to his pro-Palestine stance. Greta Thunberg and Shane MacGowan's widow have commented on the situation.
Toronto Sun reported it asEd Sheeran says Gaza situation 'unjustifiable' following controversy (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Toronto Sun reported it asEd Sheeran's opening acts pull out of tour after Macklemore dumped (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
The US Space Force has confirmed the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated the weapons are intended for defence against hostile actions, though specific details remain undisclosed.
Toronto Sun reported it asU.S. confirms it now has 'space-control' weapons in Earth's orbit (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Space Force placed "space control weapons" to deter adversaries, drawing accusations from China and Russia.
Toronto Sun reported it asU.S. confirms it now has 'space-control' weapons in Earth's orbit (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
Conservative MP Dean Allison's independent inquiry into COVID-19 vaccine injuries concluded after four days of testimony in Ottawa. Fifty witnesses shared personal accounts of alleged injuries, with the inquiry not sanctioned by the federal government and not hearing from Health Canada.
Toronto Sun reported it asWARMINGTON: The vaccine injured told their truth at Allison Inquiry – government should listen (opens Toronto Sun 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.
Toronto Sun reported it asNew CEO unveils Apple's first foldable iPhone (opens Toronto Sun 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.
Toronto Sun reported it asNew CEO unveils Apple's first foldable iPhone (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television on Tuesday after a summer break, marking the 4,000th episode of his show. His monologue included jokes about President Donald Trump, the war with Iran, and the Reflecting Pool repairs.
Toronto Sun reported it asJimmy Kimmel blasts Trump amid report of his show ending (opens Toronto Sun 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.
Toronto Sun reported it asAI researcher quits, says AI could 'kill us all' (opens Toronto Sun 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.
Toronto Sun reported it asAI researcher quits, says AI could 'kill us all' (opens Toronto Sun 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.
Toronto Sun reported it asAI researcher quits, says AI could 'kill us all' (opens Toronto Sun 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.
Toronto Sun reported it asAI researcher quits, says AI could 'kill us all' (opens Toronto Sun 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.
Toronto Sun reported it asAI researcher quits, says AI could 'kill us all' (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney has warned Canadians that the country's shift away from the United States will incur costs, though he maintains the alternative would be significantly more detrimental. Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the US took effect on Tuesday.
Toronto Sun reported it asWARMINGTON: Mark Carney says Canada can 'pivot' from U.S., but at what cost? (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
Toronto Sun reported it as'Trumpapalooza' tests Republican bet on unpopular U.S. president (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the imbalance between the Canadian and U.S. dollars is unacceptable and has persisted for years. His remarks come as Canada prepares to implement retaliatory tariffs on American goods.
Toronto Sun reported it asCanada's currency imbalance with U.S. 'unacceptable,' Donald Trump says (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
The Bank of Canada is set to reveal a redesigned $20 bill featuring King Charles, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II. The change, directed by former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government, is the first Canadian paper currency to feature the new monarch.
Toronto Sun reported it asLong live the King on new Canadian $20 bill (opens Toronto Sun in a new tab)
George Clooney called Pete Hegseth’s post mocking two female Canadian military cadets ‘cruel and unkind’ at the Venice Film Festival. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and other officials condemned the remarks, while the Pentagon said the post ‘speaks for itself’.
Toronto Sun reported it asGeorge Clooney rips Pete Hegseth for mocking Canadian military (opens Toronto Sun 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Postmedia NetworkMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Leon CoopermanBillionaireparent group
- AllianzCorporationparent group
- Chatham Asset ManagementPrivate Equityparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Canada
- Official site
- torontosun.com
- Seen publishing on
- torontosun.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
- 45
- Reports listed
- 46
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
43 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 16 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Toronto Sun ran the story anyway.
Across the 45 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Toronto Sun’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 27 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 21 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 21 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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