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 34 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 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.
President Donald Trump cut short his weekend at Camp David to return to the White House on Saturday. The move coincided with a US security alert warning of potential rapid escalation in the Middle East due to the Saudi-Houthi conflict.
WBFF reported it asWhite House launching 'Trump TV' amid media ban dispute. What is it? (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Converse has removed a social media advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after critics said the imagery evoked racist symbols, including those associated with the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, stating they understood why the image was upsetting and had made a mistake.
WBFF reported it asConverse apologizes, pulls ad criticized for KKK, lynching imagery (opens WBFF in a new tab)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan in New York on Monday. The meetings occurred ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping scheduled for Thursday.
WBFF reported it asRubio packs NYC schedule with markets, allies and critical minerals talks (opens WBFF in a new tab)
A rideshare driver has been arrested and charged with rape and kidnapping of a teenage girl in Montgomery County, Maryland. The driver, Abdoulaye Dia, also faces prior charges in New York. The rideshare app, Empower, had previously been ordered to cease operations in Maryland.
WBFF reported it asIllegal immigrant accused in Maryland rape had previous sex abuse arrest in New York (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Newly released FBI documents offer further insight into Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump on July 13, 2024. The records, obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee, include interviews with Crooks' father and describe his withdrawn personality and growing interest in weapons.
WBFF reported it asAnonymous donor paid for the body of Trump's would-be assassin to be cremated: report (opens WBFF in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the FBI has new information regarding the attacker in the 2024 attempt on Donald Trump's life. Trump claimed on social media that the assassination attempt was a "Democrat plot" to remove him from the election, though investigations concluded the shooter acted alone.
WBFF reported it asAnonymous donor paid for the body of Trump's would-be assassin to be cremated: report (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Donald Trump alleged the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, was a 'Democratic Plot' to remove him from the election. The FBI has found no connections between the suspect and others, and Trump offered no evidence for his claim.
WBFF reported it asAnonymous donor paid for the body of Trump's would-be assassin to be cremated: report (opens WBFF 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.
WBFF reported it asUS military confirms it has deployed weapons in space for the first time (opens WBFF 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.
WBFF reported it asUS military confirms it has deployed weapons in space for the first time (opens WBFF 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.
WBFF reported it asTurning Point USA vows to restore vandalized Charlie Kirk statue, reviews police footage (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Global 15-year-old students have recorded their weakest performance in reading, mathematics, and science since testing began 25 years ago, according to the OECD's PISA 2025 results. Average scores across OECD countries have fallen significantly, with a notable increase in 'hasty readers' and complex challenges presented by AI use.
WBFF reported it asReading scores slide amid worries that AI is shortcutting learning (opens WBFF 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.
WBFF reported it asOil surges past $100 a barrel after fresh Middle East attacks (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Jose Caballero-Nolasco, 32, is charged in a wrong-way, DUI crash on I-270 in Maryland that killed Musammat Shamima Begum, 46, and her daughter Areebah Jahin, 23. Caballero-Nolasco is alleged to be in the U.S. illegally, with ICE having placed a detainer request.
WBFF reported it asAccused driver in wrong-way crash that killed mother, daughter is an illegal immigrant (opens WBFF in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has threatened to halt trade with countries that run trade surpluses with the U.S. if the Federal Reserve does not lower interest rates. The ultimatum was issued in a Truth Social post on Friday.
WBFF reported it asFollowing strong jobs report, Trump threatens to cut trade if Fed doesn't lower rates (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Maryland voters will decide in November on a Democratic-backed congressional redistricting amendment after the state's Supreme Court allowed it on the ballot. The court reversed lower rulings that had blocked the measure but ordered the ballot summary to be rewritten.
WBFF reported it asMaryland Supreme Court keeps redistricting question on ballot, orders clearer language (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Operation Rotten Apple, a federal immigration enforcement initiative, resulted in the detention of over 2,100 migrants in New York. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the operation's findings, criticizing state and city politicians for sanctuary policies.
WBFF reported it asICE: 'Operation Rotten Apple' arrests 2,100 immigrants across New York in 30 days (opens WBFF in a new tab)
The Trump administration announced new drug pricing agreements with nine pharmaceutical companies. These deals are intended to align U.S. prices with those paid in other developed countries, impacting state Medicaid programs.
WBFF reported it asTrump announces more prescription drug savings, projected to save Americans $600 billion (opens WBFF in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency concerning the US electricity grid. The executive order prohibits the use of certain foreign-made components in power generation and transmission facilities, citing potential security vulnerabilities.
WBFF reported it asWhite House declares national emergency over foreign parts used in power grid (opens WBFF in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke business and tourism visas for up to 200,000 foreigners seeking asylum in the US. The State Department expects to announce the action, which would be the largest mass visa revocation in US history, in the coming weeks.
WBFF reported it asTrump administration moves to revoke 200,000 visas, impose $103K H-1B fee (opens WBFF in a new tab)
Alex Justin Miller, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, has been arrested and charged with interstate transmission of a threat to injure. He is accused of sending emails containing threats to kill President Donald Trump and behead Florida Congressman Randy Fine.
WBFF reported it as'DEATH TO DONALD TRUMP!' Man accused of threatening to kill Trump, behead lawmaker: DOJ (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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
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
- 34
- Reports listed
- 34
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
34 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 6 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WBFF ran the story anyway.
Across the 34 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WBFF’s on 4 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WBFF, 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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