World Socialist Web Site media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give World Socialist Web Site one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Far left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 32 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is World Socialist Web Site biased?
The rating organisations do not give World Socialist Web Site one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Far left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is World Socialist Web Site left or right?
The rating organisations do not give World Socialist Web Site one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Far left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is World Socialist Web Site reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for World Socialist Web Site are Ad Fontes Media: Low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What World Socialist Web Site has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with World Socialist Web Site’s own report linked underneath.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he had spoken with Donald Trump and they agreed to meet in New York. Zelensky also thanked Trump for a visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv. The meeting is expected to occur during the UN General Assembly.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asMassive drone attack on Moscow marks new stage of US-NATO war with Russia (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow, targeting oil refineries and logistics facilities. The assault occurred on the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections, with reports differing on the number of drones used and casualties.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asMassive drone attack on Moscow marks new stage of US-NATO war with Russia (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament. This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asEurope and Canada pursue realignment with new security architecture amid escalating inter-imperialist rivalries (opens World Socialist Web Site 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.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asTrump administration announces it has placed weapons in orbit, in major step in the militarization of space (opens World Socialist Web Site 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.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asTrump administration announces it has placed weapons in orbit, in major step in the militarization of space (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
The BRICS New Delhi Declaration condemned the April 22, 2025, terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The statement called for zero tolerance towards state-sponsored cross-border terrorism and reaffirmed the commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asA hollow show of unity at the BRICS summit (opens World Socialist Web Site 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.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asRapper Macklemore booted from tour for pro-Palestinian remarks, other bands drop out in solidarity (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report found that nearly 80 immigrant detainees at the 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility were held in small metal enclosures for periods ranging from several minutes to nearly two hours. The report described the enclosures as 'highly unconventional' and a risk to detainee health and safety.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asDHS inspector general exposes torture cages, filth and overcrowding at “Alligator Alcatraz” (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that the government is studying the latest U.S. tariffs and import bans. He indicated that Canada is considering whether to adjust its own retaliatory tariffs and called the U.S. trade bans 'modest'. Carney recently spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asIn answer to Trump’s trade war, Carney advances Canada’s own imperialist agenda (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Explosions were reported near Iran's Kharg Island and the port city of Jask. A US official confirmed strikes on Iranian oil tankers, while Iran's military warned of retaliation if its vessels are attacked. Oil prices rose following the news.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asUS war against Iran enters new phase with strikes on oil tankers (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated the war in Iran will conclude immediately after the US midterm elections in November. He accused Iran of prolonging the conflict to influence the election outcome and suggested the country seeks nuclear weapons.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asUS war against Iran enters new phase with strikes on oil tankers (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter-long embroidery from the 11th century, has arrived in London for an exhibition at the British Museum. Tickets have sold out for months, with the museum anticipating one million visitors before the exhibition closes in July 2027. The tapestry depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asPeter Thiel of Palantir’s private viewing of the Bayeux Tapestry: barbarians inside the gates (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
U.S. Southern Command reported that a joint U.S., Ecuador operation on 2 September 2026 boarded, cleared and sank a vessel serving as a floating refueling station for the Los Choneros gang. Marines from the USS San Antonio transferred detainees to Ecuadorian authorities after the vessel was destroyed.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asUS Southern Command announces sustained operations in Ecuador and Colombia while sinking more fishing boats in the Pacific (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
A glacier collapse, not an earthquake, caused the devastating flash floods in Nepal and Tibet, according to the United States Geological Survey. The event sent ice, rock, and debris into a river, causing catastrophic flooding. Experts are now concerned about the potential for a second flood.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asOver 5,600 people still missing after Nepal flood, as death toll passes 1,200 (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has excluded two measles-associated deaths reported by Pennsylvania from its latest weekly update. The agency stated the decision was made pending further investigation into the cause of the deaths.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asNew CDC director erases 2 measles deaths from the record (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
The House of Representatives voted to adopt a resolution condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. The measure passed largely along party lines, though eight Democrats joined Republicans in support. The resolution also included language backing President Trump’s priority voting rights legislation.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asAs capitalist crisis deepens, US House again votes to condemn socialism (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham hosted French President Emmanuel Macron in London. The leaders discussed establishing local assembly lines in Ukraine for the long-range SCALP missile, which uses British technology. They also addressed migrant crossings and de-escalation in the Strait of Hormuz.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asBurnham hosts Macron: Bayeux Tapestry pageantry, a migrant crackdown and an escalation of war in Ukraine (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asUS bombs a wedding in Iran, killing four, amid escalating crisis in the US military (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asWhistleblower warns Postal Service will deny mail ballots to millions under Trump scheme (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
A 20-year-old Haitian student died by suicide in Springfield, Ohio, after his Temporary Protected Status was terminated. An advocacy group stated the decision to end TPS contributed to his death.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asBlood on their hands: Trump’s immigration Gestapo drives Haitian student Pierre Damas Bel to suicide (opens World Socialist Web Site 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.
Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- International Committee of the Fourth InternationalIndependentdirect 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
- 32
- Reports listed
- 32
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
30 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 9 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and World Socialist Web Site ran the story anyway.
Across the 32 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of World Socialist Web Site: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 21 September 2026. Ratings pulled 6 September 2026.
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