WCYB media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WCYB 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 28 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WCYB biased?
The rating organisations do not give WCYB 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 WCYB left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WCYB 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 WCYB reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WCYB are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WCYB has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WCYB’s own report linked underneath.
The office of Republican Senator Susan Collins in Biddeford, Maine, was vandalized with red paint on the sidewalk reading 'Blood on her hands'. This is the second such incident in about a month, occurring just before Election Day.
WCYB reported it as'Blood on her hands' graffiti appears outside Sen. Collins' Biddeford office (opens WCYB 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.
WCYB reported it asSir Patrick Stewart, actor who starred in 'Star Trek’ and 'X-Men', dies at 86 (opens WCYB in a new tab)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Barack Obama after Obama compared White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory. Bessent made his remarks while at a Cheesecake Factory, and Trump also responded to Obama's comments.
WCYB reported it asSecretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory comment (opens WCYB in a new tab)
Former President Barack Obama ridiculed President Donald Trump’s White House renovation as resembling a Saddam Hussein‑opened Cheesecake Factory during Ohio and Michigan campaign events nine days before the 2026 U.S. midterms. Digests reported two cost estimates, $900 million and over a billion dollars, and varied in what they highlighted.
WCYB reported it asSecretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory comment (opens WCYB in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told media that a peace agreement with Iran is extremely difficult and that economic pressure will stay in place until Tehran stops attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s foreign minister said the strait will remain closed until the US accepts Tehran’s terms, noting indirect talks via Pakistan and Qatar.
WCYB reported it asIran bets economic pain will weaken Trump's position as midterms approach (opens WCYB 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.
WCYB reported it asVance, officials announce they've found $42 million in SNAP fraud (opens WCYB in a new tab)
Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin has stated that Democrats should pursue "signature cases" against individuals associated with a future Trump administration to create a "deterrence message." She made these remarks at a University of Chicago podcast recording, predicting a contested 2028 Democratic primary. Conservatives have condemned her statements.
WCYB reported it asDemocrats face pushback over plan to target those who work for the Trump administration (opens WCYB in a new tab)
On 19 October 2026, US President Donald Trump said it might be time for President Zelensky to hand over peace talks, claimed earlier peace was possible if Zelensky had followed his advice, defended lifting sanctions on Russia and criticised Kyiv’s attacks on Moscow’s energy sites, noting the US continues to share intelligence with Ukraine.
WCYB reported it asTrump accuses Zelenskyy of prolonging war as Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid (opens WCYB in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in an interview with Bloomberg that steps have been taken to persuade Ukraine to surrender to Russia. He believes relations with the US may calm after the upcoming elections and indicated potential meetings with Trump envoys.
WCYB reported it asTrump accuses Zelenskyy of prolonging war as Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid (opens WCYB in a new tab)
A SpaceX rocket carrying two US astronauts, a Canadian astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut launched from Florida on October 1, 2026. The Crew-13 mission is bound for the International Space Station for a six-month duration.
WCYB reported it asSpaceX launches 4 astronauts on record-fast trip to ISS (opens WCYB in a new tab)
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.
WCYB reported it asWhite House launching 'Trump TV' amid media ban dispute. What is it? (opens WCYB in a new tab)
President Donald Trump vetoed CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, impacting audiovisual coverage of his UN trip. In response, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox halted their joint television coverage of Trump, citing solidarity with the banned outlets.
WCYB reported it asTV networks refuse White House pool coverage after CNN barred from assignment (opens WCYB in a new tab)
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Russia launched over 2,000 attack drones, 1,700 guided aerial bombs, and 19 missiles against Ukraine in the past week. The attacks targeted civilian and critical infrastructure across multiple regions, including a drone strike on a monastery that killed a priest.
WCYB reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WCYB in a new tab)
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow, targeting oil refineries and logistics facilities. The assault occurred on the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections, with reports differing on the number of drones used and casualties.
WCYB reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WCYB in a new tab)
Bill Maher criticized rapper Macklemore on his show 'Real Time', bringing up a 2014 costume controversy and Macklemore's recent remarks about Gaza. Macklemore had previously donated to Palestinian aid and Robert Kraft pledged funds for Gaza.
WCYB reported it asBill Maher takes aim at Macklemore amid Gaza remarks, old 'Jew' costume controversy (opens WCYB in a new tab)
Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas was funded by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who is close to Vladimir Putin. Kremlev paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses, including renting a private island. National security experts expressed alarm.
WCYB reported it asDonald Trump Jr.'s wife defends wedding present given by Russian oligarch (opens WCYB 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.
WCYB reported it asTurning Point USA vows to restore vandalized Charlie Kirk statue, reviews police footage (opens WCYB in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance announced that approximately 870,000 borrowers suspected of pandemic-era fraud will be suspended from future federal small-business loans. These individuals are linked to an estimated $39 billion in alleged fraud, with over 80 people charged in connection with $245 million.
WCYB reported it as870,000 suspected COVID-era fraudsters 'cut off' from federal loans, Vance says (opens WCYB in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
WCYB reported it asTrump claims a 'strong and smart president' is the only guardrail AI needs (opens WCYB in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
WCYB reported it asTrump claims a 'strong and smart president' is the only guardrail AI needs (opens WCYB 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia 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
- 28
- Reports listed
- 28
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
28 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 5 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WCYB ran the story anyway.
Across the 28 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WCYB’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 29 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WCYB, 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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