WATE media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WATE in the centre. We have seen it on 47 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WATE biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WATE in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WATE left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WATE in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WATE reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WATE are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WATE has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WATE’s own report linked underneath.
A new report from the Climate Impact Lab estimates that the current El Niño event could lead to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide between September 2026 and February 2027. India is projected to experience 15,800 of these deaths.
WATE reported it asSuper-strong El Niño could lead to 450K deaths including an additional 130 in Tennessee (opens WATE 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.
WATE reported it asNetworks pull out of White House TV pool in solidarity with CNN (opens WATE in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
WATE reported it asLindsay Clancy holdout juror believed she was guilty 'from day one,' didn't have any doubts (opens WATE in a new tab)
The juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has hired Edward Paltzik, an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. The juror stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt based on the evidence presented.
WATE reported it asLindsay Clancy holdout juror believed she was guilty 'from day one,' didn't have any doubts (opens WATE in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
WATE reported it asNew cat species identified for first time in 100 years (opens WATE in a new tab)
President Donald Trump was photographed on Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLIS[HED]'. The image emerged as the Kennedy Center has been surrounded by fencing and amid a court examination of its controversial closure.
WATE reported it asPhotos show Trump with 'Kennedy Center Demolished' poster (opens WATE in a new tab)
A Government Accountability Office report found the Trump administration spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers in 2025. The initiative, known as DOGE, led to a 435% increase in such leave, with an estimated $6.7 billion spent on a deferred resignation program.
WATE reported it asFederal employees were paid nearly $7 billion not to work under DOGE effort: GAO (opens WATE in a new tab)
The US Space Force has confirmed the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated the weapons are intended for defence against hostile actions, though specific details remain undisclosed.
WATE reported it asPentagon acknowledges space weapons deployment for first time (opens WATE in a new tab)
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Space Force placed "space control weapons" to deter adversaries, drawing accusations from China and Russia.
WATE reported it asPentagon acknowledges space weapons deployment for first time (opens WATE in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
WATE reported it asIran strikes on US diplomatic facilities in 4 Gulf countries cost $184M: IG report (opens WATE in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
WATE reported it asTrump guts climate rules for coal and gas power plants (opens WATE 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.
WATE reported it asAlligator Alcatraz detainees were kept in phone booth-sized outdoor cages: DHS report (opens WATE in a new tab)
A newly unveiled statue of Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters was defaced with red paint. The vandalism occurred days after the statue's unveiling and coincided with the one-year anniversary of Kirk's assassination.
WATE reported it asCharlie Kirk statue vandalized outside of Turning Point USA headquarters (opens WATE 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.
WATE reported it as9/11 anniversary: Nation pauses to remember lives lost 25 years ago (opens WATE in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel announced his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on ABC due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pressure. The interview will instead be posted on YouTube. The decision comes amid a broader dispute between ABC's parent company, Disney, and the FCC over broadcast licenses.
WATE reported it asKimmel pulls Talarico interview after FCC 'threat' (opens WATE in a new tab)
Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to $120 per barrel if attacks on ships in the Middle East intensify. The bank also projected prices could fall to $80 per barrel if regional exports normalize. Brent crude was trading around $97 per barrel on 7 September 2026.
WATE reported it asOil surges above $100 a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks; gasoline prices also jump (opens WATE 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.
WATE reported it as10 percent chance AI could kill all humans within 'next decade,' Anthropic worker claims (opens WATE 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.
WATE reported it as10 percent chance AI could kill all humans within 'next decade,' Anthropic worker claims (opens WATE 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.
WATE reported it as10 percent chance AI could kill all humans within 'next decade,' Anthropic worker claims (opens WATE 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.
WATE reported it as10 percent chance AI could kill all humans within 'next decade,' Anthropic worker claims (opens WATE 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
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
- 47
- Reports listed
- 48
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 7 August 2026
48 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. WATE is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 47 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WATE: its report arrived a median of 26 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 24 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 24 September 2026. Ratings pulled 10 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WATE, 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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