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, Sustainability Times is rated Left-Center Biased for its consistent advocacy of environmental reform and progressive sustainability policy. It earns a High Factual Reporting rating due to transparent ownership, generally reliable sourcing, and coverage that, while occasionally sensational in presentation, accurately represents mainstream scientific perspectives on climate and ecology.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.5)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.5)
Country: Israel
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MODERATE FREEDOM
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Sustainability Times is a digital publication operated by ORMEDIA Ltd. in Tel Aviv, Israel. According to its About Us page, it provides “trusted news, insightful analysis, and lively debate on every aspect of sustainability,” covering clean tech, climate, health, ecology, and innovation.
Read our profile on Israel’s media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
The site is published by ORMEDIA Ltd. and financed through advertising, partnerships, and collaborations as indicated on its About Us page.
Analysis / Bias
Sustainability Times presents environmental and scientific topics with a clear emphasis on climate action and sustainability advocacy. Its tone favors green policy, renewable energy, and technology-driven solutions while avoiding overt political partisanship. Articles are written in accessible journalistic language, occasionally using attention-grabbing headlines that verge on sensationalism but remain anchored in legitimate subject matter.
For example, “‘NASA Warns of Expanding Threat’: South Atlantic Anomaly Splits Into Multiple Zones as Satellites Risk Malfunctions From Dangerous High-Energy Particle Storms” describes a real NASA-monitored geomagnetic phenomenon. While scientifically accurate in essence, its dramatic title (“Expanding Threat”) and inserted unrelated clickbait interstitials (“They’ve Been Hiding This Monster”) mirror the formatting of online magazine aggregation and can dilute perceived credibility. Still, the core reporting accurately reflects NASA and ESA data on the South Atlantic Anomaly.
Another feature, “‘World Leaders Hide Climate Catastrophe Until 2035’: UN Secretary Reveals Nations Failing Secret Temperature Targets Deliberately”, covers global climate commitments ahead of COP30. Despite the sensational headline implying concealment (“Hide Climate Catastrophe”), the body text aligns with verified statements by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other climate officials. The piece promotes aggressive emissions cuts and global cooperation but does not offer contrary viewpoints, reflecting advocacy rather than balanced analysis.
A third article, “‘Elon Musk, You’re Ignoring the Truth’: Astrophysicist’s Startling Claim — Earth Would Remain a Paradise Compared to Mars After Nuclear Apocalypse”, is a science-opinion piece quoting astrophysicist Adam Becker and referencing his criticism of Elon Musk’s Mars colonization vision. It accurately contrasts planetary conditions using scientific reasoning but exaggerates the confrontation (“You’re Ignoring the Truth”) for audience engagement. This article’s disclosure — “based on verified sources and supported by editorial technologies” — indicates editorial oversight, though it still favors environmental realism over technological optimism.
In general, Sustainability Times maintains a pro-science, environmentally progressive orientation. Its reporting favors the consensus that human-caused climate change demands urgent action and frames sustainability as a moral and economic imperative. Minor sensational phrasing reduces its academic tone but not its overall reliability.
Failed Fact Checks
- None located from independent fact-checkers. The site’s factual content aligns broadly with established climate science but employs click-driven headlines.
Overall, Sustainability Times is rated Left-Center Biased for its consistent advocacy of environmental reform and progressive sustainability policy. It earns a High Factual Reporting rating due to transparent ownership, generally reliable sourcing, and coverage that, while occasionally sensational in presentation, accurately represents mainstream scientific perspectives on climate and ecology. (D. Van Zandt 10/05/2025)
Source: https://www.sustainability-times.com/
Last Updated on October 5, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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