WHNT 19 News media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WHNT 19 News in the centre. We have seen it on 61 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WHNT 19 News biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WHNT 19 News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WHNT 19 News left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WHNT 19 News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WHNT 19 News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WHNT 19 News 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 WHNT 19 News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WHNT 19 News’s own report linked underneath.
Republican Barry Moore has won the U.S. Senate election for Alabama, defeating Democrat Everett Wess. Moore, a south Alabama congressman, secured the victory with an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.
WHNT 19 News reported it asTommy Tuberville declares victory in Alabama governor's race (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
Democrat Gina Hinojosa has defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the 2026 Texas governor's race. Her victory makes her the first Democrat elected governor in more than 30 years and the third woman to hold the office.
WHNT 19 News reported it asGreg Abbott concedes to Hinojosa in Texas (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
WHNT 19 News reported it asDemocrats win Senate majority (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
WHNT 19 News reported it asDemocrats win Senate majority (opens WHNT 19 News 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.
WHNT 19 News reported it asWhat you need to know before heading to the polls for the 2026 General Election (opens WHNT 19 News 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.
WHNT 19 News reported it asWhat you need to know before heading to the polls for the 2026 General Election (opens WHNT 19 News 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.
WHNT 19 News reported it asWhat you need to know before heading to the polls for the 2026 General Election (opens WHNT 19 News 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.
WHNT 19 News reported it asPatrick Stewart, of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
Matthew Unglesbee has been charged with mailing threatening communications and false information after allegedly sending four letters containing a white powdery substance to congressional offices in northern Illinois. The letters included notes such as "HA HA" and "enjoy your gift."
WHNT 19 News reported it asMan charged with sending white substance to 4 lawmakers (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
A government contractor, Ian Brinksman, has been arrested and charged with leaking classified national defense information. Prosecutors allege he exploited his access to sensitive government systems to examine and share classified reports with a romantic partner who published the material.
WHNT 19 News reported it asGovernment contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense information (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump confirmed he may move the White House press corps to a different location. He dismissed reports that he planned to remove the press room and restore a historic swimming pool, calling such an idea 'stupid'.
WHNT 19 News reported it asTrump hints that White House press area may be moved to another location (opens WHNT 19 News 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.
WHNT 19 News reported it asDefense attorneys in Charlie Kirk's killing say they need years to prepare for trial (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced plans to close the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, D.C. for 15 months of renovations, beginning November 15. The announcement comes despite a federal judge's order to halt redevelopment plans.
WHNT 19 News reported it asTrump says he will close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations (opens WHNT 19 News 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.
WHNT 19 News reported it as911 calls from night of botched Christa Pike execution released (opens WHNT 19 News 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.
WHNT 19 News reported it asOne person is dead, several injured in incident involving Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
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.
WHNT 19 News reported it asPope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has welcomed an announced energy truce between Russia and Ukraine but expressed doubt that Russia will abide by it. She stated that the truce would benefit Russia more than Ukraine and called for continued pressure on Moscow.
WHNT 19 News reported it asTrump claims energy ceasefire reached between Russia and Ukraine (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for Florida after Hurricane Isaias made landfall. The declaration makes federal disaster assistance available to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts. FEMA has named a federal coordinating officer for the response.
WHNT 19 News reported it asPresident Trump approves federal disaster assistance for Alabama Gulf Coast amid Hurricane Isaias (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague outbreak and related quarantine measures in Russia. A 27-year-old researcher died, with some reports suggesting a lab accident, though Russian authorities have not officially confirmed plague as the cause of death.
WHNT 19 News reported it asState Department monitoring reports of suspected plague death in Russia (opens WHNT 19 News in a new tab)
Senator Marsha Blackburn has filed a lawsuit against former special counsel Jack Smith and the Justice Department. She claims Smith unlawfully obtained her phone records and challenges the legality of his appointment.
WHNT 19 News reported it asSenator Blackburn sues Justice Department over phone records (opens WHNT 19 News 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Nexstar Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Tribune Broadcastingunknowndirect owner
- Tribune MediaMedia Conglomerateparent group
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
- 61
- Reports listed
- 61
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
61 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. WHNT 19 News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 61 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WHNT 19 News: its report arrived a median of 30 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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