WBIR media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WBIR in the centre. We have seen it on 199 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WBIR biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WBIR in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WBIR left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WBIR in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WBIR reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WBIR 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 WBIR has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WBIR’s own report linked underneath.
Iran announced on Monday that it is engaged in intensive indirect negotiations with the United States, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, to de-escalate tensions and avert potential conflict. The country has also offered to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz under specific conditions.
WBIR reported it asIranian officials say midterm results show US voters have rejected President Trump's war (opens WBIR 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.
WBIR reported it asMidterm election brings wave of historic firsts for some states and the US (opens WBIR 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.
WBIR reported it asMidterm election brings wave of historic firsts for some states and the US (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
WBIR reported it asLive 2026 election night results: House and Senate maps by state and district (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Tenerife attacker, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. He had suffered a cardiac arrest following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match on Monday. The player was taken to hospital after the incident.
WBIR reported it asSpanish soccer player dies after on-field collision (opens WBIR in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
WBIR reported it asUS will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally shifts to buying military hardware, President Trump says (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
WBIR reported it asWhen do polls close on Election Day? A guide to voting times in all 50 states (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
WBIR reported it asWhen do polls close on Election Day? A guide to voting times in all 50 states (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
WBIR reported it asWhen do polls close on Election Day? A guide to voting times in all 50 states (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Iranian state media reported hearing five explosions on Qeshm Island, near Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province. Some residents reported seeing two aircraft in the sky. No official confirmation of the source has been released.
WBIR reported it asUS conducts defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, US official says (opens WBIR in a new tab)
A preliminary analysis of FDA safety reports suggests a link between energy drinks, stimulant supplements, and serious cardiovascular events like cardiac arrest and heart attack, particularly in young adults. Researchers caution that the data does not prove causation.
WBIR reported it asEnergy drinks may be linked to serious heart problems in young adults, study says (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding across the Southwest, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Arizona and Colorado. The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is forecast to reach historic levels, while Sedona, Arizona, residents are being urged to leave their homes.
WBIR reported it asFlash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest and dire warning for Colorado spa town (opens WBIR in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
WBIR reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Prime Minister Mark Carney stated he had a 'good conversation' with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade. Carney indicated that Canadian and U.S. representatives will work in the coming weeks to finalize a trade deal, which he said would create jobs and boost affordability.
WBIR reported it asCanadian Prime Minister Carney reports progress in trade talks with President Trump (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
WBIR reported it asBinance flags 'potential security issue,' says crypto firms froze more than $2.5 billion (opens WBIR 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.
WBIR reported it asTributes pour in following 'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart's death (opens WBIR 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.
WBIR reported it asWhat to know before heading to the polls on Election Day in Knox County (opens WBIR in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
WBIR reported it asWhat to know before heading to the polls on Election Day in Knox County (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Utah has filed 13 felony charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and its co-founders. The state attorney general alleges the company continues to operate in Utah despite a federal court ruling, escalating a dispute over regulatory authority.
WBIR reported it asUtah files criminal charges against Kalshi and its founders using state's strict gambling laws (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Scientists have identified an icy object, named 2026 ED138, orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. The object's size is estimated between 600 and 1,500 kilometres in diameter. Classification as a dwarf planet depends on further study.
WBIR reported it asScientists discover possible new dwarf planet beyond Pluto (opens WBIR in a new tab)
Who says so
3 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
- Tegna Inc.Media 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
- 199
- Reports listed
- 203
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
203 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. WBIR is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 199 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WBIR: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WBIR, 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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