Welt media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Welt one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 446 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Welt biased?
The rating organisations do not give Welt one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Welt left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Welt one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Welt reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Welt 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 Welt has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Welt’s own report linked underneath.
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.
Welt reported it asPotsdam: Doctor Is Said to Have Abused 70 Children – Prosecutor Takes Two Hours only to Prosecute (opens Welt in a new tab)
The German coalition government has agreed to intervene in the event of rising fuel prices. The economy ministry has drafted a plan for a price cap on gasoline and diesel, which could be imposed from January 2027.
Welt reported it asTank Discount Ends at the End of 2026: First Draft Unveiled – Reiche Wants to Connect Fuel Price Caps to Foreign Prices (opens Welt in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
Welt reported it asMidterms in the U.S.: Eklat Shakes US Election Struggle – Democrats Accuse Their Own Politician "Despising Betrayal" (opens Welt in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
Welt reported it asMiddle East: "We Have to Reckon with the Worst" – The Fear of an Even More Destructive War in the Middle East (opens Welt in a new tab)
Bärbel Bas has resigned from her positions as SPD chairwoman and Federal Minister of Labour, citing personal grief and political pressure. In her first public comments since stepping down, she detailed attacks from the Union and a lack of support from her own party.
Welt reported it asEx-Minister of Labour: "I Won't Let that Go for Long," Bas Told the Chancellor. (opens Welt 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.
Welt reported it asWar in the Middle East: Immediately After the US Congress Elections? Trump and Netanyahu Discuss New Iran Attacks (opens Welt in a new tab)
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has claimed the Trump administration could launch a nuclear strike on Iran within days. He alleged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressuring President Trump to attack an underground facility known as 'Pickax Mountain'. Carlson did not provide evidence for his claims.
Welt reported it asWar in the Middle East: Immediately After the US Congress Elections? Trump and Netanyahu Discuss New Iran Attacks (opens Welt 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.
Welt reported it asPickaxe Mountain: "Can We Do It in Ten Minutes" – Trump Calls for Further Targets in Iran (opens Welt in a new tab)
The US Embassy in Moscow issued a warning about a credible threat of a mass casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve. Russia's FSB confirmed receiving the information and stated that appropriate measures are being taken.
Welt reported it asTerrorism: "An Incident with Massive Losses" – Washington Warns Moscow of an Attack on Park (opens Welt in a new tab)
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk of orchestrating a "forced takeover" of the country's top court. This follows the suspension of the court's head, an ally of the previous government, by a judge appointed by the current administration.
Welt reported it asWarsaw: Power Struggle Escalated for Poland's Constitutional Court – "The Fatherland Is in Need!" Warns Lech Walesa (opens Welt in a new tab)
Canada and the European Union are engaged in high-level discussions in Montreal, seeking to expand their partnership into new areas like strategic minerals and digital trade. The summit is viewed as a move to create an independent global stance.
Welt reported it asMontreal Summit: "Full New Chapter in Our History" – EU and Canada Launch "Alliance for the Future" (opens Welt in a new tab)
The United States cancelled a planned group photo at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta due to deep rifts among member nations. Several European diplomats objected to standing alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, leading to the cancellation.
Welt reported it asG20: Europeans Threaten with Eklat – Rubio Scrapes Group Photo with Lavrov (opens Welt in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's rally in Salina, Kansas, scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. The Kansas Republican Party confirmed the cancellation five days before the November 3, 2026, Election Day.
Welt reported it asUS-Midterms: Trump Cancels Two Campaign Appearances at Short Notice (opens Welt in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
Welt reported it asBinance: Hacker Attack on the World's Largest Crypto Market – Billions of Dollars Away Within 20 Minutes (opens Welt in a new tab)
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has thanked the Trump administration for capturing President Nicolas Maduro, calling it a 'floodgate to freedom'. Returning to Venezuela after 10 months in exile, she urged for presidential elections in 2027 and criticised a recent US oil deal.
Welt reported it asVenezuela: Opposition Leader Machado Thanks Trump for Her "Witness, Courage and Action" (opens Welt 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.
Welt reported it asKnown as Captain Picard: Star Trek Actor Patrick Stewart Is Dead (opens Welt 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.
Welt reported it asUkraine War: Ceasefire in Oleschky – "Pope Leo XIV and Melania Trump Have the Lead" (opens Welt in a new tab)
Truth Social is selling a paid service that provides clients with faster access to President Donald Trump's posts. Bloomberg and two Wall Street trading firms are reportedly paying up to $100,000 per month for this speed advantage, which critics deem unethical.
Welt reported it asTruth Social: If You Want to Know What Trump Says in the Past, You Have to Pay for It (opens Welt in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, in an effort to restart peace negotiations and prevent potential US bombings. President Donald Trump has denied directing Vance to initiate these talks.
Welt reported it asIran War: Peace or Threat? – Vance Writes Iran's Security Council Chief Resaei (opens Welt in a new tab)
The US has expelled a Cuban diplomat following a heated exchange at the UN General Assembly. Ambassador Mike Waltz stated the diplomat shoved and attempted to assault an American staffer, leading Secretary of State Marco Rubio to sign the expulsion papers.
Welt reported it asUnited Nations: Everything Started with Castro's Photo – Rubio Shows Cuban Diplomats (opens Welt 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
- Axel Springer SEMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
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
- 446
- Reports listed
- 479
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
479 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 79 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Welt ran the story anyway.
Across the 446 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Welt’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 28 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Welt, also publishing from Germany, 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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