Vanguard News media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Vanguard News as leaning left. We have seen it on 207 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Vanguard News biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Vanguard News as leaning left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Vanguard News left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Vanguard News as leaning left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Vanguard News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Vanguard News are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Vanguard News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Vanguard News’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.
Vanguard News reported it asBinance reveals hackers used fake job interviews, malicious code in $6-bn heist (opens Vanguard News 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.
Vanguard News reported it asPolice investigate Spanish striker's death after on-pitch collision with goalkeeper (opens Vanguard News 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.
Vanguard News reported it asPolls open on US east coast in pivotal midterm elections (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Washington evaluated potential renewed military action against Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated diplomatic talks with Iran have continued without interruption.
Vanguard News reported it asUS VP says he, Trump feel 'pretty good' on prospect of deal with Iran (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
The United States will exclude South Africa and Rwanda from the Africa-US duty-free trade deal, known as AGOA, from January 1, 2027. The decision follows concerns over trade barriers and governance practices inconsistent with the agreement's criteria.
Vanguard News reported it asUS to exclude S. Africa, Rwanda from Africa duty-free trade deal (opens Vanguard News 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.
Vanguard News reported it asCyberattacks disrupt supermarket fridges across five European countries (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
The World Health Organization's Director-General is calling for the finalization of a global pandemic treaty. Citing deadly epidemics like Ebola and the unequal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to overcome disagreements on key issues.
Vanguard News reported it asEbola reminder of urgent need to finish pandemic treaty: WHO chief (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that the US has neutralized much of Iran's military but still needs to address one or two targets, including a suspected nuclear site. He suggested these could be dealt with quickly.
Vanguard News reported it asTrump says US still has 'one or two targets' in Iran (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
A 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana was shot and killed in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the victim's mother.
Vanguard News reported it asTrump intervenes as Ghana demands justice over killing of 15-year-old boy in US (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran is in close contact with mediators regarding a seven-day plan to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump denied directing peace talks but approved outreach for medical supplies.
Vanguard News reported it asUS yet to decide on new Iran strikes, says Rubio (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
An Ebola outbreak in Africa has surpassed 10,000 cases and 4,900 deaths, prompting warnings from the Africa CDC director general that the virus could spread globally. Health ministers agreed to keep borders open while strengthening coordination.
Vanguard News reported it asEbola outbreak not under control in Africa, CDC warns (opens Vanguard News 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.
Vanguard News reported it asTrump hits back at Obama over Saddam 'Cheesecake Factory' jab (opens Vanguard News 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.
Vanguard News reported it asTrump hits back at Obama over Saddam 'Cheesecake Factory' jab (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a no-case submission by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The court ordered him to present his defence in a trial concerning allegations of unlawfully intercepting the communications of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. The case was adjourned to November 25, 2026.
Vanguard News reported it asAlleged phone-tapping: Court rejects El-Rufai’s no-case submission (opens Vanguard News 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.
Vanguard News reported it asNo rift between Netanyahu, army chief on Iran - Israel defence minister (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
Vanguard News reported it asBrazil's Lula clinches poll victory, Bolsonaro seeks to annul election (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
President Bola Tinubu has blamed his political opponents for the hunger and poverty in Nigeria. He made these remarks at the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign flag-off rally in Kaduna State, marking the formal launch of the APC’s campaign for the 2027 general elections.
Vanguard News reported it as2027: ‘They created the hunger’ — Tinubu slams opponents at Kaduna rally (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Iran's Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces has declared that US military ships will not be allowed into the Persian Gulf under any circumstances. The statement also included a remark directed at US President Donald Trump, suggesting he would 'take this dream to his grave'.
Vanguard News reported it asIran says US military not allowed to enter Gulf 'under any circumstances' (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Brent crude oil prices surpassed $111 per barrel following a drone attack on a Saudi oil field that killed at least one person. The incident, attributed to Houthi rebels, has heightened fears of further disruptions to global oil supplies.
Vanguard News reported it asCrude oil rises to $115 with stocks mixed on earnings, AI (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
Vanguard News reported it asNetanyahu orders West Bank closure as attack wounds Israelis before election (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
- Vanguard Mediaunknowndirect owner
- Sam Amuka-Pemuunknownparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Nigeria
- Official site
- vanguardngr.com
- Seen publishing on
- vanguardngr.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
- 207
- Reports listed
- 211
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
211 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.
On 102 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Vanguard News ran the story anyway.
Across the 207 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Vanguard News’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 28 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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