Outlet track record
IBTimes UK
UK center-left
IBTimes UK is a digital news outlet operated by IBT Media Ltd, the British arm of New York-based IBT Media Inc., whose founders pleaded guilty in 2020 to a $35 million bank fraud scheme. Third-party bias assessors rate its editorial orientation as left-center, with generally solid factual accuracy. Its 2025–2026 coverage of the Trump administration has focused heavily on healthcare cuts, presidential health transparency, and conflicts of interest — reflecting a broadly critical posture.
Owned byIBT Media Inc. (New York), co-founded by Etienne Uzac and Johnathan Davis; UK arm operated by IBT Media Ltd (London); both companies have documented ties to South Korean religious figure David Jang
LeaningUK center-left
On the administrationbroadly critical
5.3average bias score across 4 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun