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Possible blindspot · Culture & Entertainment · 13 outlets (L 4 · C 4 · R 1 · 4 not rated)

Scottish police investigate Andrew's Balmoral stays with Epstein and Maxwell

Police Scotland is investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's stays at Balmoral with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, saying it received information and has active inquiries ongoing.⁠[3, 5] The force said the inquiries are at a very early stage and are focusing on the needs of victim survivors.⁠[12] Balmoral is the royal family's private estate in Scotland.⁠[3, 4]

Some reports, citing the Daily Express, say the inquiries relate to allegations that women were trafficked to the royal residence.⁠[2, 6, 8 +1] Images released earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Justice appeared to show the former prince on a shooting trip at the estate with Epstein, NBC News reported.⁠[7]

Covered by The New York Times, NBC News, New York Post and 10 more

Read first Scottish police investigate former Prince Andrew's trip to royal estate with Epstein · NBC News

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 9 rated outlets that covered it, 4 are left of center, 4 are center and 1 is right of center. 4 more are not rated.

Why it's here Covered by 13 outlets: 4 left, 4 center, 1 right, 4 not rated. A possible blindspot: 1 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it, and Tare found no matching headline from the others in the last 24 hours.

Where the outlets sit
Raw Story · Leans left · −0.94The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70The Daily Beast · Leans left · −0.64NBC News · Center · −0.49ABC News · Center · −0.19Mediaite · Center · +0.04UPI · Center · +0.17New York Post · Leans right · +0.64
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: Raw Story (−0.94), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), ABC News (−0.19), Mediaite (+0.04), UPI (+0.17).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: none.

Not rated Al Jazeera, Los Angeles Times, NewsNation, Sky News. Not placed: they have no lean score.

Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.

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Sources

Left

  1. 1 Raw Story · Leans left · Oct 30, 8:00 a.m. ETPolice probe the royal retreat at the center of cryptic Epstein emails
  2. 2 The Daily Beast · Leans left · Oct 30, 12:56 p.m. ETAndrew Hit With Epstein Probe at His Mother’s Beloved Castle
  3. 3 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 30, 5:54 a.m. ETPolice Scotland says it has received information on Jeffrey Epstein visit to Balmoral with Andrew
  4. 4 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 30, 8:50 a.m. ETPolice Investigate Former Prince Andrew and Epstein’s Time at Balmoral, Royal Estate in Scotland

Not rated

  1. 10 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 30, 12:27 p.m. ETPolice in Scotland launch Andrew and Epstein royal castle investigation
  2. 11 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Oct 30, 8:33 p.m. ETScottish police conduct inquiries into ex-Prince Andrew and Epstein's visit to king's estate
  3. 12 NewsNation · Not rated · Oct 30, 7:23 a.m. ETScottish police probe ex-Prince Andrew, Epstein's visit to royal estate
  4. 13 Sky News · Not rated · Oct 30, 2:14 a.m. ETPolice investigating Andrew's Balmoral stays with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
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