Tabloid newspaper

Is Daily Mail biased?

Last updated Oct 21, 2026

Verdict: Daily Mail (DailyMail) is rated Right with mostly factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check. In CadNews’s last 30 days it covered 25 stories; 0 of 25 were also covered by the other side. Outlets that publish mostly explainers or analysis are covered by the other side less often, so this measures overlap, not accuracy.

The Daily Mail is a British tabloid newspaper whose MailOnline site covers U.S. and world news, celebrities and politics.

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External ratings are attributed to their linked rater pages. CadNews’s saved coverage and framing measurements are separate; neither is a guarantee for every story.

How Daily Mail covered the news this month

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Methodology: we count the stories in our archive from the last 30 days that include Daily Mail (opinion pieces excluded). For each analyzed story, the AI classifies how each outlet's article is framed, based on emphasis, word choice and what it includes or omits, and flags loaded phrases. These are automated estimates, not verdicts. How CadNews works

Political leaning spectrum

Circles: independent raters’ political labels; diamond, when shown: CadNews’s average saved political framing, not a reliability rating.

Media Bias/Fact Check: Right · Mostly Factual

Ownership and funding

Owner: Daily Mail and General Trust · Source ↗
Type: Tabloid newspaper

How other raters rate Daily Mail

Rater	Rating	Source
Media Bias/Fact Check	Right · Mostly Factual	View rating ↗

CadNews’s own coverage numbers come from its saved coverage data, separate from these external ratings.

Recent coverage compared

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Blind spots

Big stories from the last 30 days, covered by outlets on both sides, that Daily Mail didn't cover in its feeds.

Media Bias/Fact Check

Right · Mostly Factual

Factual reliability

mostly factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check

Founded

1896

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Headquarters

London, England

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Type

Tabloid newspaper

Ownership

Daily Mail and General Trust

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Strengths

·Regular national coverage CadNews compares with other outlets.

Things to keep in mind

·Its perspective comes from the linked external rating; compare coverage across outlets.

Is Daily Mail left or right?

Daily Mail is rated Right with mostly factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check. External ratings are attributed to their linked rater pages. CadNews’s saved coverage and framing measurements are separate; neither is a guarantee for every story.

Is Daily Mail credible?

What is Daily Mail?

The Daily Mail is a British tabloid newspaper whose MailOnline site covers U.S. and world news, celebrities and politics. Founded in 1896. Owned by Daily Mail and General Trust. Based in London, England. Format: Tabloid newspaper.

What does Daily Mail cover most?

Of the 25 Daily Mail stories in CadNews's archive over the last 30 days, the most common topics were Top Stories (84%), Politics (8%), World News (4%).

Does Daily Mail cover the same stories as the other side?

0 of 25 Daily Mail stories in our archive over the last 30 days were also covered by outlets on the other side of the political spectrum. Outlets that publish mostly explainers or analysis are covered by the other side less often, so this measures overlap, not accuracy. Stories it covered alone, and big stories it skipped, are listed on this page.

Read across the spectrum

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Outlets on the other side

Compare Daily Mail with outlets whose sourced political labels fall on the other side of the spectrum.

Associated Press

Wire service

apnews.com

AllSides: Lean Left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left-Center · High factual reporting

The Associated Press is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by its member newspapers and broadcasters. Its core output is wire copy used by thousands of outlets worldwide, which pushes its reporting toward terse, sourced, and largely descriptive language.

NPR

Public radio network

npr.org

Media Bias/Fact Check: Left-Center · High factual reporting

NPR is a privately and publicly funded non-profit that distributes news and cultural programming to local member stations. Its hard news desk is widely cited; its features and culture coverage typically reflect a center-left lens.

The New York Times

National daily newspaper

nytimes.com

AllSides: Lean Left (News); Media Bias/Fact Check: Left-Center · High factual reporting

The Times is the largest US national newspaper by subscriptions. Its news desk is rigorous and well-sourced; its opinion section is editorially separate and runs a wide range of voices skewed toward the center-left.

Other right outlets

Fox News

Cable news network

foxnews.com

AllSides: Right (Digital); Media Bias/Fact Check: Right · Low factual reporting

Fox News is the dominant cable news network on the political right. Its primetime programming is opinion-driven and conservative; its straight-news hours are more conventional but still reflect a right-of-center editorial perspective.

New York Post

Tabloid daily

nypost.com

AllSides: Right (News); Media Bias/Fact Check: Right-Center · Mixed factual reporting

The Post is a New York tabloid with a strong conservative editorial voice. It mixes hard news with celebrity, crime, and political opinion in a tabloid format.

National Review

Conservative magazine

nationalreview.com

Media Bias/Fact Check: Right · Mostly Factual

National Review is a magazine of conservative opinion and analysis founded by William F. Buckley Jr. It mixes essays, reporting, and commentary from a range of conservative perspectives.