WAOW media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WAOW in the centre. We have seen it on 37 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WAOW biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WAOW in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WAOW left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WAOW in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WAOW reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WAOW 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 WAOW has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WAOW’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump blamed Democrats and voters for a significant stock market drop on Thursday, stating the market suffered one of its worst days in history due to election results. The Nasdaq fell more than 5 percent, with AI-related companies heavily impacted.
WAOW reported it asStocks plunge as midterm results send AI trade into a tailspin (opens WAOW in a new tab)
Democrat David Crowley has won the Wisconsin governor's race, defeating Republican Tom Tiffany. Crowley will be the first Black governor in the state's history. The election took place in a state described as a battleground.
WAOW reported it asDemocrat David Crowley declares victory in Wisconsin governor's race over Trump ally (opens WAOW 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.
WAOW reported it asPatrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ actor, dies aged 86 (opens WAOW in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
WAOW reported it asAnthropic set to make stock market debut as questions swirl about safety of AI (opens WAOW in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, who challenged her dismissal by President Donald Trump. The court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that validated Trump's executive authority in the firing.
WAOW reported it asSupreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates (opens WAOW 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.
WAOW reported it asMississippi attorney general says use of force was justified in death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley (opens WAOW in a new tab)
Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, held her first press conference, which was significantly shorter than her predecessor's. She made a verbal gaffe and faced criticism from an unnamed administration official.
WAOW reported it asTrump selects Katie Zacharia as next White House press secretary (opens WAOW in a new tab)
Donald Trump held a campaign rally on the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma on Thursday. He was greeted by Choctaw Principal Chief Gary Batton. This visit places him among a small number of U.S. presidents to have visited tribal reservations while in office.
WAOW reported it asTrump makes rare presidential visit to tribal land for rally (opens WAOW in a new tab)
A judge has permanently dismissed the case against former Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The judge cited political pressure from President Donald Trump and evidence of a flawed installation as reasons for the dismissal.
WAOW reported it asJudge cites Trump’s threats in permanent dismissal of Reflecting Pool damage charges against Olympian (opens WAOW in a new tab)
China and the US have agreed to a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and to launch dialogue on artificial intelligence. The consensus was reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington.
WAOW reported it asUS and China release reciprocal $30 billion product lists for tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting (opens WAOW in a new tab)
Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences. US President Donald Trump said the suspects were 'looking to do big damage' and had been under investigation. About 85 households were evacuated from their homes.
WAOW reported it asQuestions loom over alleged UK terror plot near air base used by US bombers (opens WAOW in a new tab)
Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, have arrived in Atlanta from China on a 10-year loan to Zoo Atlanta. Their arrival follows Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington.
WAOW reported it asThe newest pandas in the US have arrived in Atlanta. What we know about Ping Ping and Fu Shuang (opens WAOW in a new tab)
President Donald Trump vetoed CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, impacting audiovisual coverage of his UN trip. In response, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox halted their joint television coverage of Trump, citing solidarity with the banned outlets.
WAOW reported it asTrump inaugurates new White House helipad, but networks skip coverage during First Amendment fight (opens WAOW in a new tab)
Three major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets seek immediate restoration of access.
WAOW reported it asCNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump administration over White House access (opens WAOW in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
WAOW reported it asTrump lashes out at Supreme Court justices, saying his appointees ‘are not the people I interviewed’ (opens WAOW in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report found that nearly 80 immigrant detainees at the 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility were held in small metal enclosures for periods ranging from several minutes to nearly two hours. The report described the enclosures as 'highly unconventional' and a risk to detainee health and safety.
WAOW reported it as‘Alligator Alcatraz’ put detainees in metal cages labeled ‘calming areas,’ watchdog finds (opens WAOW in a new tab)
The Justice Department announced the deportation of Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan woman accused of aiding a terror plot. Her case was the first to use the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a secretive tribunal established 30 years ago, which had not been activated until this summer.
WAOW reported it asJustice Department secures deportation of Afghan woman through secretive ‘Alien Terrorist’ court (opens WAOW in a new tab)
The National Transportation Safety Board reported that air traffic controllers and Marine One pilots met to discuss communication failures a week before a dual takeoff incident involving the presidential helicopter and a passenger jet. The issues remained unresolved.
WAOW reported it asReport reveals communication issues before jet got too close to Trump’s Marine One — and role White House construction played (opens WAOW in a new tab)
A federal judge has refused to order Texas to extradite ICE officer Christian Castro to Minnesota, where he faces assault and false reporting charges. Castro is accused of shooting a man in the leg through a home's front door.
WAOW reported it asFederal judge won’t intervene in Minnesota extradition fight over ICE agent being detained in Texas (opens WAOW in a new tab)
Iranian state media broadcast a video that allegedly suggests how to kill Barron Trump and offers a $10 million bounty for information. The Secret Service confirmed it is aware of the video and investigating the threats.
WAOW reported it asU.S. Secret Service aware of Iranian video threat against Barron Trump (opens WAOW in a new tab)
Who says so
2 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
- Quincy MediaIndependentdirect owner
- Gray TelevisionMedia 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
- 37
- Reports listed
- 38
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
38 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. WAOW is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 37 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WAOW: its report arrived a median of 21 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WAOW, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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