NATO

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 2.8 anxiety · 21 anger · 35.2 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-10-04). Tone split: 82.6% of articles read distinctly negative, 4.3% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• Russia (745)
• Ukraine (406)
• Turkey (328)
• United States (169)
• Poland (160)
• Romania (120)
• Germany (112)
• Iran (101)

Countries where NATO coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage +9.1%, reader interest -22.8% — supply and demand are diverging.

Top recent articles

1. Russland droht NATO mit Atomschlag: Was hinter der Kaliningrad-Frage steckt — come-on.de
2. Russia Warns NATO: Nuclear Weapons Are on the Table – Endtime Ministries — endtime.com
3. Nato-Ostflanke: Regierungspartei siegt klar bei Parlamentswahl in Lettland - Politik — rhein-zeitung.de
4. Nato-Ostflanke: Regierungspartei siegt klar bei Parlamentswahl in Lettland — volksstimme.de
5. NATO chief says almost sure is enough to blame Russia — austinglobe.com
6. Russland droht NATO mit Atomschlag: Was hinter der Kaliningrad-Frage steckt — wa.de
7. Russland droht NATO mit Atomschlag: Was hinter der Kaliningrad-Frage steckt — hna.de
8. Russland droht NATO mit Atomschlag: Was hinter der Kaliningrad-Frage steckt — kreiszeitung.de
9. Apa Itu Kaliningrad dan Mengapa Bisa Memantik Perang Nuklir Rusia vs NATO? — sindonews.com
10. EU- und NATO-Mitglied - Regierungspartei "Vereinte Liste" offenbar Sieger bei Parlamentswahl in Lettland — deutschlandfunk.de
11. EU- und NATO-Mitglied - Regierungspartei "Vereinte Liste" offenbar Sieger bei Parlamentswahl in Lettland — deutschlandfunk.de
12. Mineryddere fra Nato inntok Oslo — abcnyheter.no
13. Drone rusești au încălcat spațiul aerian al Moldovei. În Lituania, avioane NATO au fost ridicate de la sol — stirileprotv.ro
14. Nato-Ostflanke: Das würde im Fall eines russischen Angriffs passieren — watson.ch
15. Amerykanie przesadzili? W kraju NATO rozpoczęto śledztwo — tech.wp.pl
16. Kaliningrad: Russland droht NATO mit Atomwaffen im Ernstfall — merkur.de
17. Putin warning on Kaliningrad puts NATO on red alert — bankingnews.gr
18. Đại sứ Mỹ tại NATO: Liên minh không có ý định tấn công Nga — vietgiaitri.com
19. NATO, the climate crisis and the ecosocialist emergency — internationalviewpoint.org
20. Vilnius Airport Closes as NATO Jets Scramble Over Suspected Drone — kyivpost.com
21. Mołdawia: Niebezpieczny incydent przy granicy NATO. Rosyjskie drony i pociski wtargnęły w przestrzeń powietrzną - Super Express — se.pl
22. Alertă cu dronă la aeroportul din Vilnius. Avioanele NATO au fost mobilizate de urgență — stirileprotv.ro
23. Podozrivý dron spustil poplach v Litve. Do vzduchu vzlietli stíhačky NATO — noviny.sk
24. Vo Vilniuse uzavreli letisko po hlásení o drone, vzlietli stíhačky NATO — topky.sk
25. Stíhačky NATO opäť vo vzduchu. Letisko vo Vilniuse uzavreli pre podozrivý dron z Bieloruska - Svet - Správy — pravda.sk
26. Geheimdienste warnen vor möglichem Angriff Russlands auf NATO-Gebiet — op-online.de
27. Geheimdienste warnen vor möglichem Angriff Russlands auf NATO-Gebiet — hna.de
28. Geheimdienste warnen vor möglichem Angriff Russlands auf NATO-Gebiet — kreisbote.de
29. Geheimdienste warnen vor möglichem Angriff Russlands auf NATO-Gebiet — tz.de
30. Geheimdienste warnen vor möglichem Angriff Russlands auf NATO-Gebiet — az-online.de
31. Geheimdienste warnen vor möglichem Angriff Russlands auf NATO-Gebiet — hna.de
32. Geheimdienste warnen vor möglichem Angriff Russlands auf NATO-Gebiet — kreiszeitung.de
33. Geheimdienste warnen vor möglichem Angriff Russlands auf NATO-Gebiet — come-on.de
34. As Russia Tests Western Alliance, US Lawmakers Push NATO Shield Bill — kenyastar.com
35. As Russia Tests Western Alliance, US Lawmakers Push NATO Shield Bill — asiabulletin.com
36. As Russia Tests Western Alliance, US Lawmakers Push NATO Shield Bill — russiaherald.com
37. Thời sự quốc tế sáng 3/10: Nga tuyên bố khai hỏa nếu NATO tấn công Kaliningrad — vov.vn
38. As Russia Tests Western Alliance, US Lawmakers Push NATO Shield Bill — chinanationalnews.com
39. As Russia Tests Western Alliance, US Lawmakers Push NATO Shield Bill — batonrougepost.com
40. As Russia Tests Western Alliance, US Lawmakers Push NATO Shield Bill — austinglobe.com

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Related fact-checks

• A video of NATO soldiers is being shared with claims that it is a new NATO promotional clip.
  This isn't the case. The video isn't new. NATO actually posted it in summer 2024 to mark its 75th anniversary.Full Fact · 2026-09-29
• Euronews Reports That Ukrainian Soldier Shot Three NATO Troops at Latvia Exercises Before Killing Himself
  The clip bearing the Euronews logo that spread online turned out to be a forgery. The incident was denied by both Latvia's National Armed Forces and the Ukrainian embassy in the country.StopFake · 2026-08-17
• Real Euronews report says a Ukrainian gunman shot dead NATO soldiers in Latvia during Baltic Trust 26 exercise.
  No Such ReportLead Stories · 2026-08-14
• U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a NATO summit in Turkey.
  misleadingfact-checker · 2026-07-09
• Al Jazeera published a real video report claiming that NATO countries shared intel with Iran on U.S. military movements.
  Fake ReportLead Stories · 2026-04-24

Via the Google Fact Check Tools API; ratings are the fact-checkers' own.

Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is NATO receiving right now?

As of October 4, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.081% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 23 articles per day.

Is media coverage of NATO increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is up 9.1% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).

What is the tone of news coverage about NATO?

The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -3.14, which reads as negative. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).

How are these numbers measured?

Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every three hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.