Wisconsin Examiner media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Wisconsin Examiner one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 49 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Wisconsin Examiner biased?
The rating organisations do not give Wisconsin Examiner one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Wisconsin Examiner left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Wisconsin Examiner one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Wisconsin Examiner reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Wisconsin Examiner 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 Wisconsin Examiner has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Wisconsin Examiner’s own report linked underneath.
A federal judge has blocked the creation of a $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate political allies of former President Donald Trump. The judge stated the issues underlying the case remain relevant, despite the administration's claims the fund is defunct.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asJudge says case challenging Trump’s anti-weaponization fund ‘still alive and kicking’ (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Donald Trump's plan to significantly alter national mail-voting rules. Following the decision, voting rights groups announced a voter protection campaign, while the Department of Justice and Homeland Security pursue separate election-related investigations.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asWith vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
FBI Director Kash Patel declined to rule out sending agents to polling places on Election Day, telling senators he wasn’t certain the bureau is legally barred from doing so. Patel stated the FBI has agents in each field office devoted to addressing election crimes.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asFBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asIran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asTrump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
Both chambers of Congress are returning to Capitol Hill for a brief session before the midterm elections. The House will meet for one week, while the Senate will be in session for three weeks, leaving limited time for legislative action.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asCongress returns to session before midterms sprint, but no action expected on AI fears (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has alleged that the "Unlawful Voter Initiative" uses legally questionable tactics and unreliable data to investigate non-citizen voting. The initiative reportedly targets hundreds of thousands of individuals across the US, with agents allegedly instructed to pose as voters.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asU.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asBREAKING: US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asMixed-status immigrant households expected to lose benefits under new public charge rule (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
An analysis from a Democratic-aligned voting rights group indicates that efforts to limit mail-in voting could disproportionately affect Democratic voters. This finding aligns with previous statements by Donald Trump regarding the partisan implications of mail-in voting.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asTrump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
Trump pressured officials to 'find' votes, loyalist Republicans sought to deny Biden presidency
Trust 33President Donald Trump pressured state election officials to "find" votes after his 2020 loss, while loyalist Republicans in Congress attempted to deny Joe Biden the presidency during the Electoral College certification. Concerns exist about future attempts to overturn election results.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asHow the US House could overturn the midterm election results (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asFrustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has invalidated a Trump administration order that compelled the JH Campbell coal plant in Michigan to remain operational beyond its planned retirement. The court found the Energy Department lacked the legal authority to issue such emergency orders.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asFederal appeals court vacates Trump order extending operations for a west Michigan coal plant (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
Michigan environmental regulators are reviewing permits for the Line 5 tunnel project following a state Supreme Court decision. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has also urged Enbridge CEO Gregory Ebel to shut down the pipeline within months.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asWisconsin DNR tells Enbridge to stop work on pipeline after natural gas leak (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
A coalition of civil rights groups and voting rights advocates, along with the city of Denver, have filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from deploying immigration enforcement agents to polling places on Election Day. The suit argues federal law restricts such presence to repelling armed enemies.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asSuit challenges Trump administration move to allow some ICE presence at polling places (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
The Trump administration proposed changes to the U.S. census that would count only citizens and permanent residents, potentially excluding millions and reshaping political representation and federal funding. The changes could also eliminate demographic questions.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asTrump administration aims to exclude many noncitizens from the census (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
On 9 September 2026, a coalition of twenty U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed two lawsuits accusing the Trump administration of illegally weakening the Endangered Species Act. The suits target rules that narrow habitat protections and reduce safeguards for newly threatened species.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asStates sue feds over endangered species rollbacks (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
Over 250 current and former members of Congress have urged the US Supreme Court to deny a request to pause a ruling blocking parts of a USPS mail-in voting rule. They argue the rule and a related executive order unconstitutionally infringe on Congress's authority over federal elections.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asTrump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
A judge is set to rule on dismissing charges against former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn. Prosecutors want the indictment dismissed without prejudice, while Hearn's lawyer seeks dismissal with prejudice to prevent refiling.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asJudge criticizes Trump pressure on prosecutors on reflecting pool vandalism charges (opens Wisconsin Examiner in a new tab)
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject a federal judge's order that halts new rules for mail-in voting. The appeal comes as North Carolina prepares to send out mail ballots, with a whistleblower report warning the new rules could prevent millions of ballots from being sent.
Wisconsin Examiner reported it asUS Supreme Court again urged to permit Trump vote-by-mail restrictions (opens Wisconsin Examiner 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
We hold no ownership record for Wisconsin Examiner.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
- Official site
- wisconsinexaminer.com
- Seen publishing on
- wisconsinexaminer.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 49
- Reports listed
- 50
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
50 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 7 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Wisconsin Examiner ran the story anyway.
Across the 49 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Wisconsin Examiner’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 24 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
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