yle media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places yle in the centre. We have seen it on 321 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is yle biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places yle in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is yle left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places yle in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is yle reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for yle are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What yle has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with yle’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
yle reported it asDemocrats Make History in the Midterm Elections – the Election Victory Brought Out a Number of "Firsts" (opens yle in a new tab)
Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch in Washington is unlikely to be completed before the end of his potential second presidential term, according to the US Department of Justice. The project faces legal hurdles and an estimated construction timeline of over three years.
yle reported it asTrump's Arc De Triomphe Will Not Be Completed During His Term (opens yle in a new tab)
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.
yle reported it asBinance: Hackers Exploited Fake Job Interview in Crypto Exchange Breach (opens yle in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
yle reported it asTrump: US to End Military Aid to Israel (opens yle in a new tab)
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London to Warsaw made an unscheduled landing at Warsaw-Modlin airport on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, due to a bomb threat. Warsaw-Modlin airport was temporarily closed. An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw also reported a bomb threat.
yle reported it asPassenger Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Warsaw – There May Be an Explosive Device on Board (opens yle in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
yle reported it asAmericans Go to the Midterm Elections – Yle Follows the Vote in This Article (opens yle in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
yle reported it asAmericans Go to the Midterm Elections – Yle Follows the Vote in This Article (opens yle 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.
yle reported it asAmericans Go to the Midterm Elections – Yle Follows the Vote in This Article (opens yle in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
yle reported it asAmericans Go to the Midterm Elections – Yle Follows the Vote in This Article (opens yle 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.
yle reported it asSwedish ICA Grocery Stores Hacked – Freezers at Almost Sauna Temperature (opens yle 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.
yle reported it asDemocrat Who Lost Michigan Senate Primary Ends up Supporting Republicans (opens yle in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated that the US conducts intelligence operations against China and Russia, asserting that American spying capabilities surpass those of its adversaries. He made these remarks at a rally in Iowa.
yle reported it asRubio Says He Spoke with Lavrov About a Possible Meeting Between the Presidents (opens yle 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.
yle reported it asRIA: Russia Receives Warning From US About Terrorist Attack on Moscow (opens yle 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.
yle reported it asRubio: G20 Countries Must Cooperate (opens yle in a new tab)
US news outlets will announce midterm election winners before all votes are tallied, using data from the Associated Press or Decision Desk HQ. These providers use vote counts, statistical analysis, and modeling to project outcomes, though past race calls have been retracted.
yle reported it asWhat Do You Want to Know About the US Midterm Elections? Submit Your Questions, Our Correspondents Will Answer (opens yle 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.
yle reported it asWorld's Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Targeted in Historic Hack (opens yle 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.
yle reported it asStar Trek Actor Patrick Stewart Has Died (opens yle 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.
yle reported it asVon Der Leyen: EU and Canada Are Getting Closer in the Economic Field (opens yle in a new tab)
New York has enacted legislation restricting how AI companion chatbots interact with children under 18. The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, defines a dozen prohibited 'unsafe AI companion features' and takes effect January 1.
yle reported it asNew York Restricts Kids' Use of AI Chatbots (opens yle in a new tab)
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Thursday. Japan's Coast Guard suggested it could be a ballistic missile, a detail not widely reported.
yle reported it asNorth Korea Fired About Ten Ballistic Missiles (opens yle 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.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckcenterCheck it
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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland)Governmentdirect 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
- 321
- Reports listed
- 336
- We could read
- 37
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
299 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 37 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. yle is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 321 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than yle’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 November 2026.
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