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UPI

U.S. center (wire service; news-focused)

UPI is a U.S. wire service owned by News World Communications, a media company founded by Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon. Its output is mostly short, straight news and wire-style reports, and independent raters place it at or near the center. Its current coverage of the Trump administration is largely factual and event-driven, with little editorial slant.

Owned byNews World Communications, a media company founded by Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon, which bought UPI in 2000. News World also owns Segye Ilbo (South Korea) and Sekai Nippo (Japan), and formerly owned The Washington Times.

LeaningU.S. center (wire service; news-focused)

On the administrationmostly neutral

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2.4average bias score across 13 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

3 North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles, One Flying More Than 900 km, Four Days After South Korea's First Hypersonic Test
3 UN Security Council Votes 12-0-3 to Extend Haiti Gang Suppression Force Through March 31, 2027
2 FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey Resigns Effective Oct. 2, Citing Family in Missouri
3 Judge Moves James Comey's Arraignment in '86 47' Seashell Case to January 2027 and Sets No New Trial Date
2 Justice Department Sues Hawaii, Arkansas, Utah and D.C. Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students, Bringing Total Jurisdictions Sued to 25
3 Colombia's President Ends 'Total Peace' Talks and Signs Extradition Orders for Five Armed-Group Leaders
2 Shootings at Large Gatherings in Chicago and Trenton Kill 3; Police Raise Combined Wounded Count to 23
3 North Korea Warns of "Powerful Response" After U.S. Clears Possible $125 Million Sidewinder Missile Sale to South Korea
2 New York City Says a 41-Year-Old Detainee Died at Rikers Island on Aug. 25, the Seventh Death in Department of Correction Custody in 2026
2 Seven Governments Issue Joint Statement Urging Israel to Withdraw Tender for 1,234 Homes in West Bank E1 Area
2 FBI Reports Violent Crime Fell 9.3% and Murder Fell 18.1% in 2025; White House and Criminologists Differ Over the Cause
2 Zelensky Says Russia Is Preparing for 30,000 More North Korean Troops; Moscow and Pyongyang Have Not Confirmed It
2 Putin Thanks North Korea for Troops in Kursk After Third Russia-North Korea Strategic Dialogue