LEFT-CENTER BIAS
These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information, but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.
- Overall, we rate Fakti.bg as left-center biased based on editorial and story selection that moderately favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to consistent use of credible sources and the absence of failed fact checks.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.5)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: Bulgaria
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MODERATE FREEDOM
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Fakti.bg is a Bulgarian digital news outlet launched in 2012. On its seventh anniversary, the site declared that it had become the most widely read Bulgarian media outlet, attracting nearly 1.26 million monthly readers, according to Gemius data from March 2019. The outlet emphasizes independence and positions itself as a “free media” organization in a country with moderate press freedom, rejecting political or donor influence. More background is described on their About page.
Read our profile on the Bulgarian media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
Fakti.bg appears to be privately owned by the Rezon Media Group. The website is primarily funded through advertising. No evidence of significant donor or political party funding has been found, which is consistent with their stated commitment to independence.
Analysis / Bias
Fakti.bg publishes local, national, and international news and provides extensive staff biographies, including those of experienced journalists such as Anatoly Staykov, Ani Efremova, and Maria Atanasova, on their About page.
The site demonstrates professional sourcing standards. For example, in reporting on the Alaska summit between Trump and Putin, the outlet cited experts from Chatham House and RUSI to analyze the geopolitical impact in the article “Zelensky’s public humiliation: Trump rewarded Putin for his invasion of Ukraine”.
In contrast, local news coverage such as “A 61-year-old doctor is the victim of the accident in which a car crashed into a bus” relies on eyewitness accounts and television reporting.
The opinion section contains political commentary. An example is how Bulgaria is chasing its young people, which is somewhat critical of the right-leaning government. Opinion content is clearly labeled and separated from hard news. Overall, Fakti.bg demonstrates balance by publishing factual reporting alongside labeled analysis.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate Fakti.bg as left-center biased based on editorial and story selection that moderately favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to consistent use of credible sources and the absence of failed fact checks. (D. Van Zandt 08/16/2025)
Source: https://fakti.bg/
Last Updated on August 16, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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