vz.ru media bias and reliability
The bias data this site ingests places vz.ru as leaning right. It does not name the organisation that made that assessment, so we publish it as an unattributed rating and nothing more. We have seen it on 6 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is vz.ru biased?
The bias data this site ingests places vz.ru as leaning right. It does not name the organisation that made that assessment, so we publish it as an unattributed rating and nothing more. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is vz.ru left or right?
The bias data this site ingests places vz.ru as leaning right. It does not name the organisation that made that assessment, so we publish it as an unattributed rating and nothing more. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is vz.ru reliable?
The factuality data this site ingests describes vz.ru as mixed factuality. It reaches us without a named assessor, so it is an unattributed rating rather than our verdict. It does not guarantee that every report is correct.
What vz.ru has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with vz.ru’s own report linked underneath.
Turkey summoned Ukraine's Ambassador Nariman Dzhelialov after two Turkish-operated commercial vessels were attacked in the Black Sea. The first vessel was targeted on August 26, and a second ship sent to tow it was attacked the following day.
vz.ru reported it asThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Called the Ambassador of Ukraine because of Attacks on Turkish Vessels (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that the European Union is making statements suggesting it regards Russia as an adversary and even an enemy. He added that Moscow sees no prospect of improved relations and that current EU politicians are confrontational, mobilising military capabilities against Russia.
vz.ru reported it asPeskov Stated that There Was No Hope of Reconciliation with Europe. (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
The Royal Navy conducted a 72-hour operation tracking Russian warships and sanctioned cargo vessels. British naval operations to monitor Russian activity have increased by 25% this year compared to last year.
vz.ru reported it asRussian Navy Ships Escorted Merchant Ships Through the La Mansh Strait (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
Russia has extended its ban on the export of diesel fuel, marine fuel, and gas oils by direct producers until September 30. The government stated the measure is intended to maintain stability in the domestic fuel market, amid ongoing Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries.
vz.ru reported it asThe Ban on the Export of Diesel Fuel From Russia Has Been Extended (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz, with the US Navy confirming the waterway is demined. He issued a stern warning to Iran, threatening immediate destruction for any vessel attempting to lay new mines.
vz.ru reported it asAxios Learned that There Were No More than a Tenth of the Objects in Ormuz (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela granting the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves. Trump described the deal as the largest in world history, predicting it would increase US reserves and reduce fuel prices.
vz.ru reported it asTrump Made the "Largest Deal in World History" with Venezuela. (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
Who says so
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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
The rating above reaches us without a named assessor, and is published as that rather than as anyone’s verdict.
Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
- Seen publishing on
- vz.ru
- 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
- 6
- Reports listed
- 6
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 29 August 2026
6 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 1 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and vz.ru ran the story anyway.
Across the 6 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of vz.ru: its report arrived a median of 16 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 29 August 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 29 August 2026. Ratings pulled 29 August 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as vz.ru, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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