Wall Street Journal media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Wall Street Journal one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 42 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Wall Street Journal biased?
The rating organisations do not give Wall Street Journal one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Wall Street Journal left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Wall Street Journal one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Wall Street Journal reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Wall Street Journal are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Wall Street Journal has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Wall Street Journal’s own report linked underneath.
Cybersecurity researchers used Anthropic's Claude AI to access OpenAI's internal systems by exploiting a vulnerability in the company's community forum. The team gained access to an employee's ChatGPT account, which was linked to the code repository, and reported the findings to OpenAI, receiving a $6,500 reward.
Wall Street Journal reported it asHackers Used Anthropic’s Claude to Break Into OpenAI (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Wall Street Journal reported it asFed Raises Rates for First Time in Three Years (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
Wall Street Journal reported it asIt appears he's not dead and just recuperating. McConnell (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Wall Street Journal reported it asMamdani Sues Trump Administration Over New Immigration Rule (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Satellite data has detected a large fire and thermal anomalies near Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. Unconfirmed reports suggest Houthi forces may be responsible, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed the incident.
Wall Street Journal reported it asHeadline Unavailable (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Wall Street Journal reported it asA Grief Like No Other (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Anthropic has disrupted multiple attempts to misuse its Claude AI models. This includes a suspected Russian cyber-espionage campaign and efforts by Chinese AI firms to extract and replicate Claude's capabilities through a process called model distillation.
Wall Street Journal reported it asHow Chinese AI Firms Tried to Clone U.S. AI Models (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that artificial intelligence poses an 'existential' risk to humanity. He called for immediate action and 'cast-iron guarantees' to ensure AI safety and security, citing potential disruptions to critical infrastructure and democratic institutions.
Wall Street Journal reported it asAnthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
A 27-year-old British researcher, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from Anthropic and the AI industry, citing concerns over the rapid, irresponsible development of self-improving superintelligence. He fears this race poses a significant risk to humanity, with some reports suggesting an existential threat by the end of the decade.
Wall Street Journal reported it asAnthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon has resigned from AI company Anthropic, warning that the rapid development of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. His departure and warnings have been reported across several outlets, highlighting concerns about AI safety and the race for superintelligence.
Wall Street Journal reported it asAnthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon, a researcher formerly with OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned, stating that leading AI developers are acting irresponsibly and "gambling with our lives." His departure has drawn comparisons to the Skynet scenario from the Terminator film.
Wall Street Journal reported it asAnthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
An Anthropic researcher has warned of a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction in the next ten years. The warning follows a colleague's resignation over concerns about reckless AI development.
Wall Street Journal reported it asAnthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
OpenAI has announced that an internal AI model has produced a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of mathematics' seven Millennium Prize Problems. The company claims approximately 10,000 AI agents worked on the problem for 88 hours. However, mathematicians have expressed skepticism due to the lack of a publicly disclosed proof.
Wall Street Journal reported it asOpenAI Says It Has Solved a Millennium Prize Problem—a Holy Grail of Math (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Global 15-year-old students have recorded their weakest performance in reading, mathematics, and science since testing began 25 years ago, according to the OECD's PISA 2025 results. Average scores across OECD countries have fallen significantly, with a notable increase in 'hasty readers' and complex challenges presented by AI use.
Wall Street Journal reported it asAI Use Contributes to Global Decline in Student Reading Skills, OECD Says (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Houthis attacked energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, wounding 73 people and causing oil prices to rise sharply. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed amid heightened regional tensions and Iranian threats against the United States.
Wall Street Journal reported it asYemen’s Houthi Militants Attack Saudi Energy Infrastructure (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Insilico Medicine's AI-designed drug rentosertib, tested in a small study for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, indicated a reduction in biological age markers. Six independent aging clocks suggested patients treated with the drug appeared biologically younger than those on placebo, with the largest effect seen in the 30mg twice-daily arm.
Wall Street Journal reported it asInsilico’s Co-CEO Has Big Hopes That Fibrosis Drug Can Reverse Aging Too (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Ukraine is considering legalising and taxing its pornography industry to help fund its war with Russia. Lawmakers estimate the sector could generate $25 million a year, enough to buy 30,000 drones. The proposal has cleared its first parliamentary reading.
Wall Street Journal reported it asUkraine Considers Legalizing Porn Industry to Fund Its War Chest (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
The US Justice Department has denied reports that it ordered a pause in cooperation with the Canadian government. The alleged directive came amid ongoing trade disputes and tariffs between the two nations.
Wall Street Journal reported it asDOJ Staff Were Told to Pause Antitrust Work With Canadian Government (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
A Wall Street Journal report has led to criticism of Senator John Fetterman from former staffers and Democratic lawmakers. The report alleges Fetterman has shown little interest in his work, including constituent meetings and attending certain events.
Wall Street Journal reported it asBehind Closed Doors, John Fetterman Shows Little Interest in the Work of a Senator (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
The US has extended its military deployment in the Middle East until 2027, with 50,000 troops and 19 warships remaining in the region. President Donald Trump is privately discussing declaring an end to the war with Iran, despite the Pentagon preparing for prolonged conflict.
Wall Street Journal reported it asHeadline Unavailable (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Dow Jones & Companyunknowndirect owner
- News CorpMedia Conglomerateparent group
- Murdoch familyMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 42
- Reports listed
- 42
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
42 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Wall Street Journal is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 43 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Wall Street Journal’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 11 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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