WEAR media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WEAR 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 19 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WEAR biased?
The rating organisations do not give WEAR 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 WEAR left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WEAR 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 WEAR reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WEAR are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WEAR has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WEAR’s own report linked underneath.
Three major news organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights after their White House press credentials were revoked. The outlets seek immediate restoration of access.
WEAR reported it asVance, Scalise, others defend Trump over White House media ban: 'Totally appropriate' (opens WEAR 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.
WEAR reported it asTV networks refuse White House pool coverage after CNN barred from assignment (opens WEAR 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.
WEAR reported it asBill Maher takes aim at Macklemore amid Gaza remarks, old 'Jew' costume controversy (opens WEAR in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
WEAR reported it asTrump says Kennedy Center could be 'ripped down' without recognition for repairs (opens WEAR in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the United States can afford to send $5,000 to every adult American if Republicans retain control of Congress. He indicated the payments would be made after the election, and a White House budget official discussed the funding plan.
WEAR reported it asTrump: $5K payouts are 'easy' if GOP wins midterms 'because we're taking in so much money' (opens WEAR in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
WEAR reported it asAmerica remembers 9/11 25 years later at Ground Zero, Pentagon and Flight 93 memorial (opens WEAR in a new tab)
Families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are calling for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to not attend the 25th anniversary memorial ceremony at Ground Zero. A petition to ban him has gathered over 98,000 signatures, and families plan to ignore him if he attends.
WEAR reported it as9/11 victim families; 100,000 other petitioners don't want Mamdani at memorial ceremonies (opens WEAR in a new tab)
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The talks occurred as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a potential ceasefire, while Russian missiles struck airports near Kyiv.
WEAR reported it asUS envoys meet with Putin in new push to end Ukraine war (opens WEAR in a new tab)
A multi-agency operation in Arizona arrested 95 undocumented truck drivers holding state-issued commercial licences, most from California. The broader operation detained 143 people from 18 countries and seized methamphetamine and marijuana. The US Department of Transportation finalised a rule to block unqualified foreign drivers from obtaining licences.
WEAR reported it as95 illegal immigrant truck drivers arrested in August, most with California licenses: CBP (opens WEAR in a new tab)
Canada's public broadcaster, CBC, has reportedly issued internal guidance advising journalists not to refer to the September 11 attacks as 'terrorist attacks' without attribution. The guidance, which suggests alternative phrasing, has drawn criticism from politicians and media watchdogs.
WEAR reported it asCanadian Broadcasting Corporation tells staff not to refer to 9/11 as 'terrorist attacks' (opens WEAR in a new tab)
A state grand jury found that $10 million in taxpayer money, meant for children's health insurance, was diverted to political action committees and the Republican Party of Florida. The funds were used to defeat a 2024 marijuana legalization initiative. No criminal charges were filed.
WEAR reported it asGrand jury: DeSantis admin misappropriated $10M Medicaid settlement to fund politics (opens WEAR in a new tab)
A federal judge has lifted a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. The Supreme Court ruled a previous challenge was premature, but states have filed a new lawsuit arguing the USPS rule interferes with election administration.
WEAR reported it asFederal judge lifts nationwide block on mail-in voting order after SCOTUS ruling (opens WEAR in a new tab)
The Kennedy Center may need to be demolished if extensive renovations are blocked, lawyers stated in court papers. A $250 million project is linked to the potential demolition, while a legal challenge seeks to prevent the inscription of Donald Trump's name on the building.
WEAR reported it asDOJ tells court Kennedy Center will 'be taken down' if renovations are blocked (opens WEAR in a new tab)
Former Illinois Deputy Sean Grayson, convicted of the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey, has died in prison. Grayson was serving a 20-year sentence and had been seeking medical release due to stage 4 cancer.
WEAR reported it asEx-deputy convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey dies in prison (opens WEAR in a new tab)
Florida primary voters selected U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds as the Republican nominee for governor and former Rep. David Jolly as the Democratic nominee. Donalds, endorsed by Trump, defeated Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, while Jolly, a party-switcher, won the Democratic primary. They will compete in November to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis.
WEAR reported it asByron Donalds, David Jolly sail to victory in Florida Primary race for governor (opens WEAR in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate primary won by Abdul El-Sayed as Trump calls victory good for GOP
Trust 78Abdul El-Sayed secured the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s U.S. Senate race after a narrow primary win over Representative Haley Stevens. President Donald Trump responded on Truth Social, calling the result ‘great news for the Republican Party’ and attacking El-Sayed’s politics.
WEAR reported it asVance on El-Sayed calling him 'Peter Thiel's boy': 'Crazy, would be terrible senator' (opens WEAR in a new tab)
Donald Trump published a National Park Service employee’s statement alleging David Hearn violently ripped the Reflecting Pool’s coating. The U.S. Attorney moved to dismiss the case, citing a botched installation. A new sign at the pool blames previous administrations, including Trump’s own term, for clogged water ports.
WEAR reported it asTrump admits 'some contractor error' with Reflecting Pool, maintains vandalism claims (opens WEAR in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance said a White House task force identified $230 billion in fraud and stopped $56 billion in fraudulent payments. He called for Congress to enact tougher penalties and codify anti-fraud measures to prevent a future Democratic administration reversing the work.
WEAR reported it as$229B in fraud uncovered by Vance task force: White House (opens WEAR in a new tab)
A Senate subcommittee chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson has obtained a copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s iPhone, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services. The panel plans to vote on holding Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a hearing.
WEAR reported it asSenate investigators obtain Fauci iPhone from HHS in COVID-19 actions probe (opens WEAR in a new tab)
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley has invited former special counsel Jack Smith to testify on 22 September 2026 about his investigation into President Donald Trump. Smith’s lawyers confirmed his appearance pending Justice Department approval, while outlets diverged on whether the hearing relates to his prosecutions or broader oversight.
WEAR reported it asJack Smith gets invite to testify before Senate next month. Here's why. (opens WEAR 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
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Official site
- weartv.com
- Seen publishing on
- weartv.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
- 19
- Reports listed
- 19
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
19 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 8 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WEAR ran the story anyway.
Across the 20 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WEAR’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 20 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 WEAR, also publishing from France, 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 WEAR 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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Every rating on this page is a named third party’s published work, republished with its author and, where one exists, a link to it. Our own coverage record is the section we measure ourselves. Neither is a judgement of any individual report: those are scored story by story, and the reasoning is on our methodology page.