WHBQ media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WHBQ in the centre. We have seen it on 12 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WHBQ biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WHBQ in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WHBQ left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WHBQ in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WHBQ reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WHBQ 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 WHBQ has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WHBQ’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats achieved significant victories in states previously considered reliably Republican, including winning their first Texas Senate race in 38 years and unseating Governor Greg Abbott. These results are seen by some as a potential political shift, driven by factors like Donald Trump's unpopularity and voter concerns about the cost of living.
WHBQ reported it asState Rep. Justin Pearson releases statement following Tennessee's 9th Congressional District race results (opens WHBQ in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
WHBQ reported it asMidterm Election Day is here. What you need to know heading to the polls (opens WHBQ in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
WHBQ reported it asMidterm Election Day is here. What you need to know heading to the polls (opens WHBQ in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
WHBQ reported it asMidterm Election Day is here. What you need to know heading to the polls (opens WHBQ in a new tab)
A fire damaged the Senatobia Police Department building on Saturday morning. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local agencies are investigating the incident. The department has been at the centre of controversy following an officer-involved shooting in June.
WHBQ reported it asSenatobia police confirm arson investigation after fire damages department building; ATF leading investigation (opens WHBQ 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.
WHBQ reported it asPatrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86 (opens WHBQ in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
WHBQ reported it asAnthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO ever even as CEO warns of risk to humanity from AI (opens WHBQ in a new tab)
Mississippi's attorney general has determined that a police officer was justified in using deadly force in the June shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. The shooting occurred during a response to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart.
WHBQ reported it asBen Crump challenges Mississippi AG's ruling in shooting of Kohen Wiley (opens WHBQ in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a federal ban on distilling spirits in private homes, a law dating back to 1868. Conflicting lower court rulings have led to the case reaching the high court.
WHBQ reported it asSupreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes (opens WHBQ in a new tab)
A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The shooter, identified as John Griffin Jr. III, used a shotgun purchased by his mother and was killed by a bystander. Two others were critically injured.
WHBQ reported it as3 children, 1 teacher killed in Oregon elementary school shooting, police say (opens WHBQ in a new tab)
Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion between first responders and Tennessee prison officials after her execution failed last month. 911 dispatch recordings reveal the delay, with one report suggesting it lasted over 30 minutes.
WHBQ reported it asEmergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal (opens WHBQ in a new tab)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it will equip every field officer with body cameras by 31 August 2026, following scrutiny over fatal shootings. The agency will control public access to footage, citing privacy and investigative concerns, a policy critics say lacks transparency.
WHBQ reported it asICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August (opens WHBQ 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
- Cox Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Apollo Global ManagementPrivate Equityparent group
- Cox EnterprisesMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- fox13memphis.com
- Seen publishing on
- fox13memphis.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
- 12
- Reports listed
- 12
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 10 August 2026
12 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. WHBQ 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 WHBQ: its report arrived a median of 33 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 8 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 WHBQ, 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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