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: 2.6 anxiety · 16.2 anger · 23.6 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 2026-08-20). Tone split: 75% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• Turkey (329)
• Russia (325)
• Ukraine (228)
• United States (125)
• Romania (86)
• Poland (77)
• Iran (75)
• Germany (59)

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 -20.6%, reader interest -4.9%.

Top recent articles

1. Pentagon Uji Loyalitas Sekutu NATO, Eropa Didesak Ikuti Agenda Trump — kompas.com
2. Pentagon quizzes NATO allies on political loyalty, documents reveal - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & Culture — dominicanrepublicpost.com
3. Muncul Laporan Iran Pertimbangkan Serangan ke Aset AS di Eropa, NATO Siap Hadapi Ancaman Apapun — tribunnews.com
4. Iran amenință să lovească ținte americane din Europa dacă Trump escaladează conflictul. Bulgaria și Cipru, pe lista potențialelor ținte, NATO promite apărarea aliaților — news.yam.md
5. Pentagon quizzes NATO allies on political loyalty , documents reveal — aljazeera.com
6. The wake-up call from Islamic NATO - Daily Excelsior — dailyexcelsior.com
7. NATO paralajmëron Iranin : Jemi të gatshëm të përballemi me çdo kërcënim ndaj objektivave amerikane në Evropë — albeu.com
8. Експерти попередили НАТО про нову російську загрозу — ua.korrespondent.net
9. L' Iran e la minaccia di attacco alle basi Nato l?Italia alza la sua barriera | radar e sensori nei cieli pronti caccia e missili — zazoom.it
10. Rusia Ancam Serang Inggris, Akankah NATO Hidupkan Pasal 5? — sindonews.com
11. Vuçiqi aktivizon NATO-n për urën e Ibrit, Islami: Synon ta mbajë të ngrirë situatën në veri — telegrafi.com
12. Vuçiqi aktivizon NATO-n për urën e Ibrit, Islami: Synon ta mbajë të ngrirë situatën në veri — 24-ore.com
13. Iran valuta attacchi in Europa, la Nato avverte: "Pronti a difendere gli Alleati" — euronews.com
14. Военные США прибыли в Исландию для участия в учениях НАТО — sb.by
15. НАТО отреагировало на сообщения о возможных ударах Ирана по американским объектам в Европе — bagnet.org
16. Nočná mora pre NATO. Aliancia nemá pripravené plány na koordinovaný útok Ruska a Číny — hnonline.sk
17. Wladimir Putin rüstet auf: Macht der Kreml-Chef an der Nato-Grenze seinen nächsten Krieg startklar? — news.de
18. Afghanistan Marks Five Years of Liberation from US-NATO Occupation — wibailoutpeople.org
19. USA:n sota ICC:tä vastaan kiihtyy – Nato-maasta jyrähdys — iltalehti.fi
20. Литва отримала від адміністрації Трампа « анкету дружби » — ukrinform.ua
21. ЗМІ дізналися про можливі удари Ірану по військових цілях США в Європі . Що заявили в НАТО — gordonua.com
22. Активность ВВС НАТО у границ Калининграда : какие самолеты были замечены 19 августа 2026 года — ura.news
23. Manobra militar de surpresa da Otan gera alarme na Rússia — folha.uol.com.br
24. Ugledni ruski ekonomist opozoril, da Rusija v vojni izčrpavanja ne bo zmagala. Nato je izgubil službo. — siol.net
25. New rung on Iran's escalation ladder: A smart tactic or NATO war? — indiatimes.com
26. Ruski dužnosnik šokirao: Putin može napasti Britaniju, a da NATO ne učini ništa — vecernji.hr
27. NATO : Her türlü tehdide karşı koymaya ve tüm müttefikleri savunmaya hazırız — aa.com.tr
28. НАТО : Спремни смо да одговоримо на сваку претњу и заштитимо савезнике — politika.rs
29. La Cincu, județul Brașov, peste 1.000 de militari participă la un exerciţiu organizat de Grupul de Luptă NATO — romania-actualitati.ro
30. Iran cân nhắc tấn công căn cứ quân sự Mỹ ở châu Âu, NATO cảnh báo cứng rắn — dantri.com.vn
31. Литва отримала від адміністрації Трампа анкету дружби — eurointegration.com.ua
32. NATO savaşa dahil olacak mı ? İran tehdidi sonrası dikkat çeken açıklama — cnnturk.com
33. NATO karşıtı gençlere üç hapishanede tecrit ve işkence iddiası: Suç duyurusunda bulunulacak — birgun.net
34. В НАТО відреагували на повідомлення про підготовку Ірану до атак на Європу — uainfo.org
35. ΝΑΤΟ προς Ιράν : « Ετοιμοι για κάθε απειλή » – Τα σενάρια για χτυπήματα στην Ευρώπη — inewsgr.com
36. Удари Ірану по Європі - НАТО захистить військові об єкти союзників у Болгарії та Кіпрі — 24tv.ua
37. Το ΝΑΤΟ προειδοποιεί το Ιράν : Θα υπερασπιστούμε τους συμμάχους μας από οποιαδήποτε απειλή — in.gr
38. У НАТО відреагували на погрози Ірану вдарити по Європі — lb.ua
39. НАТО отреагировало на угрозы Ирана ударить по Европе | Новости Украины — news.liga.net
40. В НАТО готовы к тому , что война в Иране может разгореться вновь — unian.net

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Related fact-checks

• 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
• TIME magazine published a "Hey Donald, From NATO" cover with world leaders showing their middle finger.
  AI PictureLead Stories · 2026-04-02
• Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer posted a statement on X saying that American forces must withdraw from UK airbases within 48 hours and pay historic rent if the United States ends its commitment to NATO.
  False. The image of the post is fabricated and originally came from a satirical social media account. No such statement has been published on Keir Starmer's genuine X account or made publicly by him.Full Fact · 2026-03-26
• NATO forces fleeing from Iraq after missile and drone strikes targeted military bases hosting the troops.
  misleadingfact-checker · 2026-03-25

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 August 20, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.023% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 8 articles per day.

Is media coverage of NATO increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is down 20.6% 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 -2.89, 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 two 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.