WCSH media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WCSH one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 192 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WCSH biased?
The rating organisations do not give WCSH one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WCSH left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WCSH one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is WCSH reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WCSH 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 WCSH has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WCSH’s own report linked underneath.
US tariffs on Canada have become a significant issue in the Maine Senate race. Experts indicate that Canadian businesses may not see any improvement in their situation, irrespective of the US midterm election outcome.
WCSH reported it asMarquee Maine US Senate race approaches finish line as Susan Collins eyes sixth term (opens WCSH 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.
WCSH reported it asFlash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest and dire warning for Colorado spa town (opens WCSH 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.
WCSH reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens WCSH 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.
WCSH reported it asCanadian Prime Minister Carney reports progress in trade talks with President Trump (opens WCSH in a new tab)
A nearly two-pound meteorite discovered in Mali in 2022 has been identified as a 4.1-billion-year-old piece of Mars. Named Teghaza 001, it offers new insights into the Red Planet's early history and water cycle.
WCSH reported it asUMaine researcher helps identify 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite (opens WCSH 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.
WCSH reported it asBinance flags 'potential security issue,' says crypto firms froze more than $2.5 billion (opens WCSH 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.
WCSH reported it asTributes pour in following 'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart's death (opens WCSH 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.
WCSH reported it asUtah files criminal charges against Kalshi and its founders using state's strict gambling laws (opens WCSH 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.
WCSH reported it asScientists discover possible new dwarf planet beyond Pluto (opens WCSH in a new tab)
President Trump has called for Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be removed from the ballot, alleging election fraud after reports surfaced of her campaign's alleged involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as her opponent, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
WCSH reported it asTrump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate over candidate controversy (opens WCSH in a new tab)
US news outlets will announce midterm election winners before all votes are tallied, using data from the Associated Press or Decision Desk HQ. These providers use vote counts, statistical analysis, and modeling to project outcomes, though past race calls have been retracted.
WCSH reported it as2026 Midterm elections: These are the races that could determine the balance of power (opens WCSH in a new tab)
Matthew Unglesbee has been charged with mailing threatening communications and false information after allegedly sending four letters containing a white powdery substance to congressional offices in northern Illinois. The letters included notes such as "HA HA" and "enjoy your gift."
WCSH reported it asIllinois man charged with mailing white powder to members of Congress (opens WCSH in a new tab)
Senator Susan Collins' campaign released an attack ad featuring broadcaster Bill Green that suggests Democratic candidate Troy Jackson is unqualified for the Senate due to his working-class background. The ad has drawn criticism, with a former Collins aide calling it a sign of campaign decline.
WCSH reported it asSen. Susan Collins offers message to Maine voters one week before Election Day (opens WCSH in a new tab)
Police responded to a youth soccer game in Florida after a league director called 911. The director stated the call was due to disruptive parents, while the child's mother claims the police were called because her son was too talented.
WCSH reported it asPolice address viral dispute involving 3-year-old during youth soccer game at Florida park (opens WCSH in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has rejected the Justice Department's request to set aside approximately 20,000 California mail-in ballots alleged to be from noncitizens. The case has been sent back to a district court for further proceedings.
WCSH reported it asAppeals court declines to rule on federal bid to set aside California ballots of alleged noncitizens (opens WCSH in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
WCSH reported it asJudge rules daughter of former FBI Director James Comey was unlawfully fired by Trump administration (opens WCSH in a new tab)
Dictionary.com has selected 'Maxxing' as its 2026 Word of the Year. The term signifies an effort to maximize and optimize various life areas, gaining traction among Generation Z and Alpha.
WCSH reported it asDictionary.com reveals its 2026 Word of the Year (opens WCSH in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
WCSH reported it asArtificial intelligence giant Anthropic files to sell shares to the public for the first time (opens WCSH in a new tab)
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new voluntary "U.S. Caught Seafood" label intended to help consumers identify seafood caught on U.S.-flagged vessels. The announcement was made at a rally in Fort Myers, Florida, alongside President Donald Trump.
WCSH reported it asTrump administration unveils seafood strategy, proposes voluntary U.S. labels (opens WCSH in a new tab)
Erika Kirk is pushing back against a defense proposal to delay the murder trial of Tyler Robinson until 2029. She is asking a judge to set a trial date in 2027, arguing that further delays will prolong the family's suffering and noting the significant cost of the defense.
WCSH reported it asDefense attorneys in Charlie Kirk's killing suggest 2029 trial date (opens WCSH 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
- Publishes from
- Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States
- Official site
- newscentermaine.com
- Seen publishing on
- newscentermaine.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
- 192
- Reports listed
- 196
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
196 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 45 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and WCSH ran the story anyway.
Across the 192 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WCSH’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 26 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WCSH, 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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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where WCSH publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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