WBFF media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WBFF one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 86 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WBFF biased?
The rating organisations do not give WBFF one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are 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 WBFF left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WBFF one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is WBFF reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WBFF 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 WBFF has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WBFF’s own report linked underneath.
Anonymous sources claimed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was considering resignation after Republican midterm losses, with some suggesting a 2028 presidential run. The State Department and White House have strongly denied these reports, calling them 'fake news'.
WBFF reported it asReport: Rubio rumored to exit Trump administration, possible 2028 White House bid (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
WBFF reported it asDemocrats shatter GOP strongholds in sweeping midterm victories (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
WBFF reported it asDemocrats shatter GOP strongholds in sweeping midterm victories (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Maura Healey has won re-election as governor of Massachusetts, securing a second term. She defeated Republican challenger Michael Minogue. Healey previously served two terms as the state's attorney general.
WBFF reported it asWes Moore re-elected as Maryland's Governor (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Democrat Ned Lamont has won reelection as Connecticut governor, defeating Republican Ryan Fazio. Lamont, a former cable entrepreneur, will begin his third term. Incumbent Wes Moore also won reelection in Maryland.
WBFF reported it asWes Moore re-elected as Maryland's Governor (opens WBFF in a new tab)
175 House Democrats have sent a letter to federal officials demanding an end to the investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration history. They argue the probe is a partisan attack and an attempt to influence her re-election bid.
WBFF reported it asNew reporting reveals Obama-era investigation into Ilhan Omar marriage allegations (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Former Minnesota state representative Joe Radinovich stated on X that the marriage fraud allegation against Ilhan Omar is 'almost certainly true.' Omar's campaign responded by calling Radinovich a 'deeply troubled individual.' The federal probe into Omar's immigration status and finances continues.
WBFF reported it asNew reporting reveals Obama-era investigation into Ilhan Omar marriage allegations (opens WBFF in a new tab)
The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland. The suit claims the district's policies allow students to change their gender identity without parental knowledge or consent, violating federal law.
WBFF reported it asTrump administration sues Anne Arundel schools over gender policy (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Early voting turnout is up significantly in many states that could determine control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis. This surge is particularly notable in battleground states where Democrats are seeking to flip Republican-held seats.
WBFF reported it asEarly voting outpacing last midterm, with Democratic participation leading the way (opens WBFF in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
WBFF reported it asEarly voting outpacing last midterm, with Democratic participation leading the way (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate a figure on the Iwo Jima monument. Police estimate the damage to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suspect's motive remains unclear, with police reporting "multiple contradictory reasons" for his actions.
WBFF reported it asBond set for illegal immigrant accused of beheading Iwo Jima memorial in Quantico (opens WBFF 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.
WBFF reported it as'You must get out and vote': Trump urges support for Republican candidates in Michigan (opens WBFF 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.
WBFF reported it as'You must get out and vote': Trump urges support for Republican candidates in Michigan (opens WBFF in a new tab)
President Trump stated that Congressmember Ilhan Omar could face jail time, adding his opinion that she is a dishonest person who "hates our country." The comments follow claims by the Trump administration, made without evidence, that Omar committed immigration fraud.
WBFF reported it asNew Court Filings Identify Ilhan Omar by Another Name as Trump Calls for Her Resignation (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Federal investigators questioned Sahra Noor, sister of US Rep. Ilhan Omar, as part of an immigration fraud probe. The questioning followed a search of Omar's Washington home on October 12. Omar has denied any wrongdoing.
WBFF reported it asNew Court Filings Identify Ilhan Omar by Another Name as Trump Calls for Her Resignation (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's staff damaged a World War II-era globe associated with Dwight D. Eisenhower while moving it to his Pentagon office. The artifact suffered a gash and its spherical portion detached from its mounting.
WBFF reported it asHegseth’s staff dropped globe believed to be used by Eisenhower in Pentagon move (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Forty individuals face federal charges for allegedly defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of more than $40 million. The charges are part of a broader enforcement surge targeting fraud in federal assistance programs.
WBFF reported it asTrump administration says more than $42 million in SNAP benefits stolen (opens WBFF in a new tab)
North Korean state media released undated images of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting shoes and women's clothing. The photos emerged after unverified claims circulated online alleging he had suffered a brain haemorrhage and died.
WBFF reported it asKim Jong Un death rumors: What do we know? (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Democratic strategist James Carville stated he would prefer Republicans win the midterm elections by five seats rather than Democrats achieve a similar victory. He expressed concern that a narrow Democratic majority would make the party beholden to the Democratic Socialists of America.
WBFF reported it asRepublicans shift resources as polls suggest red-state races are tightening (opens WBFF in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is planning a series of campaign trips in the final weeks before the midterm elections. Analysts suggest the Republican Party's chances of maintaining control of Congress are decreasing.
WBFF reported it asRepublicans shift resources as polls suggest red-state races are tightening (opens WBFF 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
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Official site
- foxbaltimore.com
- Seen publishing on
- foxbaltimore.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 86
- Reports listed
- 87
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
87 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.
On 14 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WBFF ran the story anyway.
Across the 86 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WBFF’s on 5 of them. Overall it filed a median of 28 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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