WHAM media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WHAM 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 24 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WHAM biased?
The rating organisations do not give WHAM 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 WHAM left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WHAM 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 WHAM reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WHAM 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 WHAM has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WHAM’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats won majorities in both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterms. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the Republican defeat an extinction‑level event. Vice President JD Vance blamed the Iran war, and Mississippi’s Senate race remained too close to call.
WHAM reported it as'Extinction-level event': DeSantis warns Republican Party faces political catastrophe (opens WHAM in a new tab)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has threatened to arrest and prosecute federal agents and others who interfere with the state's elections. The move comes after ICE warned it would pursue individuals who vote illegally.
WHAM reported it asCalifornia Gov. Newsom threatens to arrest ICE agents at polling stations (opens WHAM in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated he believes a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is nearing completion. He suggested a deal could be finalized at the G20 summit in December, which is scheduled to take place at his resort in Doral, Florida.
WHAM reported it asRenewed Ukraine peace talks face test as Russia presses on with attacks (opens WHAM 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.
WHAM reported it asSecretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory comment (opens WHAM 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.
WHAM reported it asSecretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory comment (opens WHAM in a new tab)
President Trump stated that Congressmember Ilhan Omar could face jail time, adding his opinion that she is a dishonest person who "hates our country." The comments follow claims by the Trump administration, made without evidence, that Omar committed immigration fraud.
WHAM reported it asRep. Ilhan Omar reappears to ask supporters for donations amid immigration probe (opens WHAM 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.
WHAM reported it asDemocrats face pushback over plan to target those who work for the Trump administration (opens WHAM in a new tab)
Operation Show Me Justice, a multi-agency initiative in St. Louis, resulted in 435 arrests, the seizure of 80 kilograms of drugs, 166 illegal firearms, and over $1 million in cash. The operation involved federal agencies and local police.
WHAM reported it asOperation Show Me Justice | DOJ announces 435 arrests in St. Louis crime crackdown (opens WHAM in a new tab)
Hassan Kariem, a teacher at Wesley International Academy, died after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Police stated he was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling. Six Flags temporarily closed nine similar roller coasters.
WHAM reported it asMan ejected from Six Flags coaster struck other riders before fatal fall, police say (opens WHAM in a new tab)
Donald Trump brought boxing legend Mike Tyson on stage at a rally in Syracuse, New York. Tyson was also photographed in the White House press briefing room.
WHAM reported it asTrump rallies supporters in Syracuse for GOP candidate Bruce Blakeman (opens WHAM in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans for South Korea to invest $200 billion in U.S. projects. The investments would include the Alaska LNG pipeline, eight nuclear power plants, and a Texas power generation facility, according to White House officials.
WHAM reported it asTrump, Lutnick to make announcement amid report on South Korea investments (opens WHAM in a new tab)
Following his removal from Ed Sheeran's tour for pro-Palestinian statements, Macklemore has announced a new 'Free Palestine Tour'. The shows will take place in Dublin, Paris, and London, with all proceeds donated to charities supporting Palestinians.
WHAM reported it asMacklemore announces Free Palestine Tour after dropped from Ed Sheeran tour (opens WHAM in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
WHAM reported it asAs diesel prices soar, trucking companies fight to keep costs at bay (opens WHAM 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.
WHAM reported it asTV networks refuse White House pool coverage after CNN barred from assignment (opens WHAM 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.
WHAM reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WHAM 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.
WHAM reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WHAM 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.
WHAM reported it asUS envoys meet with Putin in new push to end Ukraine war (opens WHAM in a new tab)
Alex Justin Miller, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, has been arrested and charged with interstate transmission of a threat to injure. He is accused of sending emails containing threats to kill President Donald Trump and behead Florida Congressman Randy Fine.
WHAM reported it as'DEATH TO DONALD TRUMP!' Man accused of threatening to kill Trump, behead lawmaker: DOJ (opens WHAM 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.
WHAM reported it asEx-deputy convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey dies in prison (opens WHAM in a new tab)
The United States announced it would impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian products, effective early Saturday. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated Canada declined to finalize a trade deal on previously agreed terms, leading to the tariffs.
WHAM reported it asCanada to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods as trade negotiations collapse (opens WHAM 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
- Deerfield MediaIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States
- Official site
- 13wham.com
- Seen publishing on
- 13wham.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
- 24
- Reports listed
- 24
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 10 August 2026
24 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 WHAM ran the story anyway.
Across the 24 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WHAM’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 9 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 8 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WHAM, 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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