| Frequency: | Weekly |
| Category: | News magazine |
| Company: | Tamedia Group |
| Publisher: | Tamedia Publications |
| Founded: | 1995 |
| Finaldate: | 2007 |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Based: | Zurich |
| Language: | German language |
| Issn: | 1422-9986 |
FACTS was a weekly news magazine from Switzerland owned by Tamedia.[1] The weekly published between 1995 and 2007.
FACTS was established by Tamedia AG in 1995.[2] The magazine initially oriented itself after the German magazine Focus until it obtained its own profile. It was among the leading news magazines in Switzerland.[3] The magazine was published on a weekly basis in German[4] and was part of Tamedia.[5]
In Spring 2002, the magazine was banned from the planes of the Swiss International Air Lines following the publication of an article criticizing the company.[6]
The main competitor of FACTS was the weekly Weltwoche. In 1997, FACTS had a circulation of 103,424 copies.[7] In 2005, the magazine had a circulation of about 73,000 copies, with a reader reachout of about 440,000 readers.
In 2007, FACTS ceased publication.[8]