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 appealing 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 The Trillium Left-Center Biased based on story selection that moderately favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record.

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Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER (-3.4)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.1)
Country: Canada
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: EXCELLENT
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

The Trillium is a 24/7 news source from Queens Park, Ontario. According to their about page, “Our full-time team of experienced, dedicated reporters deep-dive into the latest developments from Queen’s Park, covering the daily operations of the Ontario government, including the Premier’s office, cabinet ministers and the Legislative Assembly issues and events related to the broader public sector, including health care, education, energy and infrastructure.”

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Funded by / Ownership

Village Media owns The Trillium, and revenue is generated through advertising and subscriptions.

 Analysis / Bias

The Trillium reports the news for Queens Park, Ontario, and the surrounding region with low bias, such as this More former employees accuse Newmarket-Aurora MPP of workplace bullying. National and world news is derived from the Canadian Press, similar to the AP and Reuters for Canada.

The Trillium published op-eds with more stories favoring the left, such as this One year after my Greenbelt report, ethical and informed decision-making still matters, In general, the news is reported factual and with a very slight left-leaning story selection bias.

Failed Fact Checks

• None to date

Overall, we rate The Trillium Left-Center Biased based on story selection that moderately favors the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. (D. Van Zandt 02/02/2025)

Source: https://www.thetrillium.ca/