WBAL media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places WBAL in the centre. We have seen it on 855 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WBAL biased?
Ad Fontes Media places WBAL in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WBAL left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places WBAL in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WBAL reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WBAL are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WBAL has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WBAL’s own report linked underneath.
Democrat Katie Hobbs has won re-election as Arizona governor, defeating Republican Andy Biggs. Early returns showed Hobbs with a commanding lead, securing her second term in office.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Katie Hobbs wins reelection for governor in Arizona (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Republican Kurt Alme has won the U.S. Senate election in Montana, succeeding outgoing Senator Steve Daines. Alme secured 47.7% of the vote against his opponents, with the race being called early Wednesday morning.
WBAL reported it asRepublican Kurt Alme wins election to U.S. Senate from Montana (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democrat Zach Dembo has won the election for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, defeating Republican Ralph Alvarado. The victory flips a seat that was previously held by a Republican representative.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Marcy Kaptur wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio's 9th (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democrat Jocelyn Benson has won the Michigan gubernatorial race, defeating Republican John James. Her victory ensures the governor's office will remain under Democratic control, continuing a trend of Democratic wins in the state.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Jocelyn Benson wins election for governor in Michigan (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Israel's election commission has found no evidence of fraud affecting the integrity of the recent parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters had alleged irregularities, with his Likud party filing numerous complaints.
WBAL reported it asIsrael's election commission says no fraud found in last week (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democrat Bobby Pulido has won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas's 15th Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz. Pulido, a Tejano music star and newcomer to politics, won in a district that had been redrawn by Texas Republicans.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Bobby Pulido wins election to U.S. House in Texas' 15th (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Republican Julia Letlow has won the Louisiana Senate race, defeating Democratic nominee Jamie Davis. Letlow, a current U.S. representative, will succeed Senator Bill Cassidy. The Hill reported she secured approximately 50 percent of the vote.
WBAL reported it asRepublican Julia Letlow wins election to U.S. Senate from Louisiana (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar has been elected governor of Minnesota, becoming the state's first female governor. She defeated Republican Lisa Demuth in a race significantly influenced by a large-scale fraud scandal in state-run social services programs.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Amy Klobuchar wins election for governor in Minnesota (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Republican Mike Rounds has won reelection to the U.S. Senate representing South Dakota. He defeated independent candidate Brian Bengs to secure his third Senate term. President Donald Trump had endorsed Rounds.
WBAL reported it asRepublican Mike Rounds wins reelection to U.S. Senate from South Dakot (opens WBAL 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.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat David Crowley wins election for governor in Wisconsin (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Republican Barry Moore has won the U.S. Senate election for Alabama, defeating Democrat Everett Wess. Moore, a south Alabama congressman, secured the victory with an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.
WBAL reported it asRepublican Barry Moore wins election to U.S. Senate from Alabama (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democrat Gina Hinojosa has defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the 2026 Texas governor's race. Her victory makes her the first Democrat elected governor in more than 30 years and the third woman to hold the office.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Gina Hinojosa wins election for governor in Texas (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democrat Josh Turek is projected to win the Iowa Senate race, defeating Republican Ashley Hinson. Turek, a former Paralympic gold medalist and state representative, will flip a seat previously held by Republicans, marking the first time a Democrat has won a Senate race in Iowa since 2008.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Rob Sand wins election for governor in Iowa (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democrat Zach Dembo has won the election for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, defeating Republican Ralph Alvarado. The victory flips a seat that was previously held by a Republican representative.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Zach Dembo wins election to U.S. House in Kentucky's 6th (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democrat Kathy Castor has won reelection to Florida's 14th Congressional District, defeating Republican challenger Mike Beltran. The district had been redrawn to be more favorable to Republicans.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Pia Dandiya wins election to U.S. House in Florida's 22n (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democrat Phil Weiser has won the Colorado governor's election, defeating Republican Victor Marx. The Associated Press called the race shortly after polls closed on Tuesday, November 3. Weiser, the current Colorado Attorney General, will succeed term-limited Governor Jared Polis.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Phil Weiser wins election for governor in Colorado (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democrat Kathy Castor has won reelection to Florida's 14th Congressional District, defeating Republican challenger Mike Beltran. The district had been redrawn to be more favorable to Republicans.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Kathy Castor wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida's (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Incumbent Democratic Senators Chris Coons and Jack Reed have won reelection to the U.S. Senate. Coons defeated Republican Mike Katz in Delaware, while Reed defeated Republican Raymond McKay in Rhode Island.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat John Reed wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Rhode Island (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democrat Josh Shapiro has won reelection as Pennsylvania's governor, defeating Republican Stacy Garrity. The Associated Press announced the results on the night of November 3-4, 2026, confirming Shapiro's victory for a second term.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat Josh Shapiro wins reelection for governor in Pennsylvania (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Democratic Governor JB Pritzker has secured a third term in Illinois, defeating Republican challenger Darren Bailey. The Associated Press called the race shortly after polls closed on election day.
WBAL reported it asDemocrat JB Pritzker wins reelection for governor in Illinois (opens WBAL in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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.
High factuality
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Who owns it
- Hearst TelevisionCorporationdirect owner
- Hearst CommunicationsMedia 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
- 855
- Reports listed
- 897
- We could read
- 31
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
866 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 31 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. WBAL is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 856 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WBAL’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 18 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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