WANE-TV media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WANE-TV in the centre. We have seen it on 56 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WANE-TV biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WANE-TV in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WANE-TV left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WANE-TV in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WANE-TV reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WANE-TV are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WANE-TV has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WANE-TV’s own report linked underneath.
A U.S. Army officer, Lt. Col. Brandon Tyner, has been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of spying for Russia. He was detained in a sting operation and had not yet handed over any information to Moscow.
WANE-TV reported it asUS Army officer involved in alleged Russian spying scheme identified: Reports (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Four people were shot in Washington D.C.'s Logan Circle neighborhood early Thursday. Police responded to multiple locations and sent agents to the scene. Nearby schools were placed on lockdown as authorities urged the public to avoid the area.
WANE-TV reported it asMultiple shot in trendy Washington DC neighborhood; police searching for suspect (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
A three-story building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York City, next to a construction site, resulting in at least eight deaths and 17 injuries. Search and rescue operations were ongoing, with the cause of the collapse yet to be determined.
WANE-TV reported it asFirefighters dig through rubble after New York City building collapse traps people in wreckage (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Ukraine war after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Erdogan made the remarks to journalists on his return flight from South Korea on November 5, 2026.
WANE-TV reported it asUS-mediated talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war begin in Abu Dhabi (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
US forces carried out limited strikes on Iran's air defence systems, President Donald Trump confirmed. The strikes followed reports of two projectiles hitting Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian media also claiming a US drone was shot down.
WANE-TV reported it asUS military targets Iranian defense system in latest round of limited strikes (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Thousands of Iranians burned a banner featuring Donald Trump and other US and Israeli officials during a state-organised rally in Tehran. The event coincided with the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy takeover and followed Republican losses in the US midterm elections.
WANE-TV reported it asIran on midterms: 'Americans said NO TO WAR' (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
WANE-TV reported it asMidterm election results: Live updates as 2026 races are called (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Governor Mike Braun said Monday he will not grant clemency to death‑row inmate Jeffrey Weisheit, who is scheduled for lethal‑injection execution on Thursday for the 2010 murders of Alyssa and Caleb Lynch. Weisheit’s lawyers argue the pharmacy supplying the drugs is on indefinite probation.
WANE-TV reported it asGovernor Braun denies clemency as killer's attorneys argue against execution drugs (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
WANE-TV reported it asPotential Binance ‘hack’ forces crypto firms to freeze $3 billion (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
WANE-TV reported it asPatrick Stewart, of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Immigration authorities have detained a mentally ill man for almost a year, despite claims from his mother, lawyers, and public records that he is a U.S. citizen born in Florida. ICE disputes his citizenship, alleging a fraudulent birth certificate, but has not provided evidence.
WANE-TV reported it asAP investigation: Documents support claim ICE has detained a mentally ill US citizen since January (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Former US President Barack Obama campaigned for Democratic candidates in Ohio, delivering a sharp critique of the Trump administration. He blamed the administration for rising living costs and called the war in Iran 'unnecessary.' The event focused on the upcoming US midterm elections.
WANE-TV reported it asTrump's midterm swing brings him to Michigan as Republicans aim to undermine El-Sayed in Senate race (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
President Donald Trump labelled Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Trump also questioned El-Sayed's loyalty to the US and his qualifications as a doctor.
WANE-TV reported it asTrump's midterm swing brings him to Michigan as Republicans aim to undermine El-Sayed in Senate race (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released by Russia after nearly five years of detention. He was convicted of serving as a mercenary. The release was announced by former President Donald Trump, who stated Russia demanded nothing in return.
WANE-TV reported it asRussia frees imprisoned American Stephen Hubbard, US envoy says (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Mississippi's attorney general has determined that a police officer was justified in using deadly force in the June shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. The shooting occurred during a response to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart.
WANE-TV reported it asMississippi attorney general says use of force was justified in death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced plans to close the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, D.C. for 15 months of renovations, beginning November 15. The announcement comes despite a federal judge's order to halt redevelopment plans.
WANE-TV reported it asTrump says he will close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
The 'No Kings' coalition, previously known for anti-Trump demonstrations, organized nationwide events focused on voter turnout and early voting for the midterm elections. Organizers described the effort as nonpartisan, aiming to increase early voting numbers and train poll watchers.
WANE-TV reported it as'It's simple, go vote': No Kings rally encourages all to vote early (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Lawyers for Oscar Belgal filed a petition in Brooklyn federal court alleging an ICE officer fired into his car without warning while his son was present. DHS officials claim officers fired after Belgal rammed government vehicles.
WANE-TV reported it asLawyers for New York man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warning (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
German police are investigating an incident in Cologne where a robot allegedly groped a 16-year-old girl. Two young men are under investigation for controlling the robot, with some reports noting its unusual attire.
WANE-TV reported it asPolice confiscate robot that groped 16-year-old girl, probe if young men were at the controls (opens WANE-TV in a new tab)
Texas prosecutors are considering criminal charges against an ICE officer involved in an incident in Houston. The officer allegedly struck a man with a vehicle, an act prosecutors are reviewing as aggravated assault.
WANE-TV reported it asICE officer appeared to intentionally strike man with vehicle in Houston: Prosecutor (opens WANE-TV 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
Who owns it
- Nexstar Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
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
- 56
- Reports listed
- 56
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 15 August 2026
56 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. WANE-TV is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 56 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WANE-TV: its report arrived a median of 29 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 14 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 13 November 2026. Ratings pulled 13 November 2026.
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