WFLD media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WFLD in the centre. We have seen it on 50 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WFLD biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WFLD in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WFLD left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WFLD in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WFLD reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WFLD are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WFLD has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WFLD’s own report linked underneath.
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
WFLD reported it asNew tiny wild cat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forests (opens WFLD in a new tab)
Starbucks will pay Florida $1 million and cease race- and sex-based hiring goals companywide to settle a civil rights lawsuit. The agreement, confirmed by Florida's Attorney General, applies to all Starbucks operations and requires annual compliance certifications for four years.
WFLD reported it asStarbucks resolves Florida DEI lawsuit with blockbuster agreement (opens WFLD in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
WFLD reported it asJuror who blocked Lindsay Clancy verdict disputes fellow jurors' claims: report (opens WFLD in a new tab)
Leake County schools in Mississippi have been released from a federal desegregation order that had been in place for over 50 years. A judge approved the dissolution of the order on September 3, ending federal monitoring of the district.
WFLD reported it asMississippi school district released from federal desegregation order after 50 years (opens WFLD in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
WFLD reported it asFBI stops Russian intelligence murder-for-hire plot in US (opens WFLD in a new tab)
The U.S. military has released footage of a large-scale combat search-and-rescue operation to retrieve two crew members of an F-15E Strike Eagle shot down by an Iranian missile. One airman was rescued within hours, while the other remained stranded for nearly two days.
WFLD reported it asNew video released of operation in rescue of downed Air Force airman in Iran (opens WFLD in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
WFLD reported it as4 acts drop out of Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with rapper Macklemore (opens WFLD in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
WFLD reported it asRep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran war (opens WFLD in a new tab)
The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed the Common Cents Act, a bill that would end the minting of new pennies. The Treasury estimates this change could save $56 million annually. The U.S. Mint stopped producing pennies in November 2025.
WFLD reported it asHouse votes to end penny production permanently: What to know (opens WFLD 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.
WFLD reported it asKennedy Center board votes to close venue after judge blocks plan to honor Trump: report (opens WFLD in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
WFLD reported it asSen. Mitch McConnell returns to Senate for 1st time since June hospitalization (opens WFLD in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has stated he will not intervene in the Lindsay Clancy case, calling it a "state situation" and not a federal matter. Clancy's attorney had publicly requested a presidential pardon.
WFLD reported it asTrump says Lindsay Clancy case is a ‘state situation' following attorney's pardon plea (opens WFLD 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.
WFLD reported it asCharlie Kirk memorial statue vandalized at TPUSA headquarters with red spray paint (opens WFLD 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.
WFLD reported it asSeptember 11: Pentagon flag unfurled marking 25 years since 9/11 attacks (opens WFLD in a new tab)
August 2026 was the hottest month on record globally, tying with July 2023, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The record heat was attributed to human-caused climate change and a strong El Niño event, with sea surface temperatures also reaching new highs.
WFLD reported it asAugust cracks record for hottest month ever recorded (opens WFLD in a new tab)
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, a new poll shows they remain a significant historical event for many Americans. While about two-thirds believe 9/11 impacted the country, few plan to commemorate the upcoming anniversary.
WFLD reported it asSept. 11 stands among the most historic events in Americans’ lifetimes, poll finds (opens WFLD in a new tab)
Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at its 'Surprise and Shine' event. The company also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. This marks the first major product launch under new CEO John Ternus.
WFLD reported it asApple unveils foldable iPhone called Duo, iPhone 18 Pro lineup (opens WFLD in a new tab)
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a cryptic video ahead of the company's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling. The video appears to hint at a new variable aperture camera feature for the device, which is set to be announced alongside new Apple Watch models.
WFLD reported it asApple unveils foldable iPhone called Duo, iPhone 18 Pro lineup (opens WFLD in a new tab)
A genetically modified pig kidney functioned in a human patient for a record 271 days, allowing the individual to avoid dialysis while awaiting a human transplant. The results were published in The Lancet by doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
WFLD reported it asPig kidney functions for record 271 days inside man awaiting human transplant (opens WFLD in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
WFLD reported it asFeds charges ICE agent with lying about Minneapolis shooting: Report (opens WFLD 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
- Fox Television StationsCorporationdirect owner
- Fox CorporationMedia Conglomerateparent group
- Murdoch familyMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Official site
- fox32chicago.com
- Seen publishing on
- fox32chicago.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
- 50
- Reports listed
- 51
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
51 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. WFLD is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 50 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WFLD’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 19 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WFLD, 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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