WHDH media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WHDH one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 182 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WHDH biased?
The rating organisations do not give WHDH one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WHDH left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WHDH one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WHDH reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WHDH are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WHDH has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WHDH’s own report linked underneath.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
WHDH reported it asEl-Sayed’s primary opponent stuns Democrats by endorsing Republican opponent in Michigan Senate race - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
WHDH reported it asEarly voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
Relatives of Sandy Hook victims have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles. They cited the high death toll and severe injuries these weapons can cause, referencing the 2012 school shooting. Gun rights advocates argue such bans violate the Second Amendment.
WHDH reported it asSandy Hook families urge Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH 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.
WHDH reported it asStage giant Patrick Stewart, of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
Mohamed Soliman pleaded guilty to nine federal hate-crime counts and three federal weapon charges for a June 2025 firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado. He is already serving a life sentence for state convictions related to the same attack, which killed one demonstrator and injured about a dozen others.
Pope Leo has undergone surgery to remove part of his right lung due to lung cancer. The Vatican reports he is recovering well, walking and eating normally, though questions remain about the extent of the cancer and its impact on his upcoming tour.
WHDH reported it asTop Vatican official says pope’s cancer diagnosis a ‘game-changer’ for the papacy - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH 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.
WHDH reported it asArtificial intelligence giant Anthropic files papers to sell shares to the public for the first time - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
WHDH reported it asLula is declared winner of Brazil’s election as Bolsonaro rejects results - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
Erika Kirk is pushing back against a defense proposal to delay the murder trial of Tyler Robinson until 2029. She is asking a judge to set a trial date in 2027, arguing that further delays will prolong the family's suffering and noting the significant cost of the defense.
WHDH reported it asDefense attorneys in Charlie Kirk’s killing want to have a trial in 2029 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
At a Fort Myers rally, President Donald Trump unveiled a programme to recruit nurses for nursing homes. Reports differ on the funding level, $250 million or $275 million, and on the number of nurses to be hired, ranging from more than 4,000 to at least 5,000.
WHDH reported it asTrump at South Florida rally revives the idea of military intervention in Cuba after Iran - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
WHDH reported it asIsrael orders West Bank closure after soldiers kill 2 Palestinians accused of carrying out attack - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
WHDH reported it asParis’ Louvre and other top museums will shut down on Saturday over concern about protest violence - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
Weekend unrest in France left roughly 3,000 shops damaged and could generate claims exceeding €13 billion. Authorities launched a digital tool to identify looters, and insurers prepared to assist, though coverage may be limited.
WHDH reported it asParis’ Louvre and other top museums will shut down on Saturday over concern about protest violence - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
WHDH reported it asRush is on to patch a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
The BBC is seeking to depose special counsel Jack Smith as part of its defense against Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit. Trump sued the BBC over a documentary he claims falsely portrayed his January 6, 2021 speech. A federal judge will hold a hearing on the dispute.
WHDH reported it asLawyers for Trump, BBC battle over depositions in president’s $10 billion defamation case - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
The Trump administration is on track to deport approximately 660,000 people in its past year, a 26% increase compared to the Biden administration's yearly average. Voluntary departures are at an all-time high, but most deported individuals have no criminal convictions.
WHDH reported it asDeportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
Voter identification measures are appearing on midterm election ballots in California, Colorado, and Nevada. These proposals aim to introduce requirements for driver's licenses or partial Social Security numbers on mail-in ballots, alongside existing in-person ID rules.
WHDH reported it asVoting-related measures on November ballots include a voter ID push targeting mail-in ballots - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, who challenged her dismissal by President Donald Trump. The court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that validated Trump's executive authority in the firing.
WHDH reported it asSupreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
Russia has indicated readiness to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States after November 4. Presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov described the potential next round as exploratory, suggesting initial meetings might not yield significant outcomes.
WHDH reported it asPutin agrees to resume trilateral talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington, Kremlin says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH in a new tab)
Russia's position on an energy truce with Ukraine remains unchanged, with Moscow seeking lasting peace rather than a temporary ceasefire, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. His remarks precede a meeting between President Putin and US special representative Steve Witkoff.
WHDH reported it asPutin agrees to resume trilateral talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington, Kremlin says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH 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
Who owns it
- Sunbeam TelevisionMedia 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
- 182
- Reports listed
- 189
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
186 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. WHDH is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 182 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WHDH: its report arrived a median of 26 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WHDH, 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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