Editorials

The fight over the narrative in the Shada case

Norwegian tabloid VG and biased ‘fact-checker’ Faktisk.no have decided to cover the Shada case — seven years after the Palestinian girl died. Through their…

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NGOs receive more than every fifth Norwegian foreign aid Krone

Kjell Erik Eilertsen

A total of 532 non-governmental organizations — the majority of them foreign — shared 12.2 billion kroner in Norwegian foreign aid. As a result,…

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Henry Nowak murder awakens Britain – but elites still don’t get it

Kathrine Jebsen Moore

The murder of Henry Nowak could have been a unifying turning point for Britain. Instead, the elites blame the right for polarization. They forget…

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Foreign aid increased to over 10,000 NOK per Norwegian

Kjell Erik Eilertsen

Norway’s total foreign aid in 2025 reached 58.9 billion kroner, an increase of 5.8 percent from the previous year. With a population of 5.6…

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Wind power economic scandal revealed, but Norway’s parliament doubles down

Kent Andersen

Both the Storting (Norwegian Parliament), the government, and the major power companies are stubbornly clinging to their faith in wind power as an economic…

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Syrian militia members accused of torture and murder live freely in Sweden

Helena Edlund

While the victims are trying to leave the war behind them, men they believe were responsible for torture, kidnappings, and murders are alleged to…

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Hydropower reservoirs at record lows – Electricity prices surge

Kjell Erik Eilertsen

June began with a sharp rise in electricity prices, exceeding 1.20 kroner per kWh in Eastern Norway. In Southern Norway, the month opened with…

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An anti-democrat comes out of the closet

Christian Skaug

Politicians must urgently sign Norway up to the EU and scrap any referendum, argues political scientist and Conservative politician Janne Haaland Matlary. She claims…

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Norwegian fact-checkers and top newspaper target Shada team

Hans Rustad

The Shada case has attracted widespread attention and sparked strong public engagement, but those who have led the charge — such as Dr Rodgeir…

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Norwegian media that spread the Hamse Ali hoax now hunt right-wing radicals

Tove Elisabeth Rooney

One day after Hamse Ali was convicted of false reporting, Faktisk.no and Bergensavisen published a major investigation into those spreading the May 17 violence…

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Freedom or Absolutism?

Kjell Skartveit

“Religion is a private matter,” says Egon Holstad, editor of the newspaper iTromsø, in an attempt to put Christian Youth party (KrFU) leader Ingrid…

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Woman linked to Chinese spy suspect now works at NATO rocket base supplier

Atle Hansson

The house raided by PST on Andøya on 7 May lies near Andøya Spaceport, where NATO-funded space rockets are launched. The property is owned…

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So far left it breaks the meter: Norwegian commentary shocks bias watchdog

Tove Elisabeth Rooney

Everyone has biases — and that’s fine, says AllSides. No news coverage is completely impartial. Yet hidden media bias misleads, manipulates, and divides people.…

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Norway's state broadcaster lets multiculturalism choose Norway’s World Cup song

Bente Haarstad

A number of Norwegian artists have created songs for the World Cup ahead of Norway’s participation. NRK chose a 7th grade class at Linderud…

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Morgan Freeman has a lesson on racism for Norwegian activist Sumaya Jirde Ali

Tove Elisabeth Rooney

At just 17 years old, the Somali immigrant was given a platform to voice her views on a snow-white Norway that she considered unfair…

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Labour party-linked data centre secures NOK 2.2 billion state loan

Kent Andersen

Climate policy has made the mixing of public and private money the new normal. At the same time, political heavyweights keep being appointed to…