WFSB media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WFSB in the centre. We have seen it on 12 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WFSB biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WFSB in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WFSB left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WFSB in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WFSB reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WFSB are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WFSB has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WFSB’s own report linked underneath.
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.
WFSB reported it as5 major news networks, including Fox, agree to suspend pooled coverage of Trump after he banned CNN (opens WFSB 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.
WFSB reported it asHoldout juror in Clancy trial didn’t have ‘any doubts’ that she was responsible for killing her kids (opens WFSB in a new tab)
The juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has hired Edward Paltzik, an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. The juror stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt based on the evidence presented.
WFSB reported it asHoldout juror in Clancy trial didn’t have ‘any doubts’ that she was responsible for killing her kids (opens WFSB in a new tab)
Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, a former Connecticut budget official convicted of corruption, has fled the U.S. for Greece before his sentencing. He travelled by boat and plane, and his dual citizenship may prevent extradition.
WFSB reported it asFormer state budget director skips sentencing in bribery case, reportedly flees country (opens WFSB 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Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore.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.
WFSB reported it asMacklemore pledges $1 million to Palestinian aid groups, challenges Patriots owner to match (opens WFSB in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
WFSB reported it asSaudi oil pipeline hit by drones will be out of service for weeks. Here’s what that could mean (opens WFSB in a new tab)
Jurors deliberated for a third day without reaching a verdict in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of strangling her three young children in January 2023. The case hinges on whether she acted due to postpartum psychosis or made a conscious choice.
WFSB reported it asJury deadlocked for a second time in Lindsay Clancy trial as judge reads special instruction (opens WFSB in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the US will respond forcefully to Iranian attacks on American bases in Jordan and the UAE. The exchange of fire follows a US strike on Iran's Larak Island, with both sides issuing threats of further action.
WFSB reported it as2 people killed when a US strike hit a house hosting a wedding, Iranian official says (opens WFSB in a new tab)
Jurors deliberated for a third day without reaching a verdict in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of strangling her three young children in January 2023. The case hinges on whether she acted due to postpartum psychosis or made a conscious choice.
WFSB reported it asJury ends 3rd day of deliberations in Lindsay Clancy trial without verdict (opens WFSB in a new tab)
Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall for the "Defend the Vote" March on Washington, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. The event follows a Supreme Court decision that reinterpreted the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
WFSB reported it asThousands rally on National Mall for voting rights (opens WFSB in a new tab)
Federal immigration authorities have detained dozens of people in Danbury, Connecticut, this week. The operation has drawn criticism from local officials and immigrant advocates, while the Department of Homeland Security stated agents targeted public safety threats.
WFSB reported it asDanbury mayor says nearly 50 detained as ICE activity disrupts start of school (opens WFSB in a new tab)
Iranian state media broadcast a video that allegedly suggests how to kill Barron Trump and offers a $10 million bounty for information. The Secret Service confirmed it is aware of the video and investigating the threats.
WFSB reported it asSecret Service confirms awareness of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump’s life (opens WFSB in a new tab)
Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District primary pits 14-term incumbent John Larson against former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, who argues for generational change. Larson’s office says he is fit to serve after a 2025 seizure, but the race reflects broader Democratic debates over leadership age.
WFSB reported it asFormer Mayor Luke Bronin defeats longtime Rep. John Larson in First District primary (opens WFSB in a new tab)
Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District primary pits 14-term incumbent John Larson against former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, who argues for generational change. Larson’s office says he is fit to serve after a 2025 seizure, but the race reflects broader Democratic debates over leadership age.
WFSB reported it asCT voters to decide between Larson’s experience and Bronin’s call for new leadership (opens WFSB 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Meredith CorporationMedia 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
- 12
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 11 August 2026
14 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. WFSB is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 12 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WFSB: its report arrived a median of 33 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 26 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 26 September 2026. Ratings pulled 11 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WFSB, 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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