WISN media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WISN in the centre. We have seen it on 362 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WISN biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WISN in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WISN left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WISN in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WISN reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WISN 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 WISN has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WISN’s own report linked underneath.
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
WISN reported it asWisconsin State Senate: Live 2026 midterm election results (opens WISN 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.
WISN reported it asWisconsin State Senate: Live 2026 midterm election results (opens WISN in a new tab)
The United States will exclude South Africa and Rwanda from the Africa-US duty-free trade deal, known as AGOA, from January 1, 2027. The decision follows concerns over trade barriers and governance practices inconsistent with the agreement's criteria.
WISN reported it asTrump administration will cut South Africa and Rwanda from the AGOA trade program (opens WISN in a new tab)
The Kennedy Center has announced its 2026 honorees: Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet, and Barbara Mandrell. The ceremony will be moved from the venue for the first time due to a legal dispute involving President Donald Trump's renovation plans.
WISN reported it asKennedy Center names the 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves the show offsite (opens WISN in a new tab)
The Justice Department has sent letters to election officials in all 50 states warning them of potential criminal prosecution for failing to preserve election records for 22 months. The letters, dated October 29, were signed by Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter.
WISN reported it asTrump administration warns Wisconsin election officials about record-keeping penalties (opens WISN in a new tab)
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
WISN reported it asFreezers at supermarkets in several European countries hit by apparent cyberattacks (opens WISN in a new tab)
Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding across the Southwest, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Arizona and Colorado. The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is forecast to reach historic levels, while Sedona, Arizona, residents are being urged to leave their homes.
WISN reported it asFlash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest, warning for Colorado spa town (opens WISN in a new tab)
President Donald Trump indicated he would deliver his final campaign pitch for the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The renovation of the pool has been marked by significant cost increases and schedule delays.
WISN reported it asTrump signals he'll give closing election pitch at the Reflecting Pool, a revamp plagued by problems (opens WISN in a new tab)
A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. The case concerned a story about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and a sexually suggestive birthday letter. The judge found Trump did not prove actual malice.
WISN reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens WISN in a new tab)
Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared at a Detroit church with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. This occurred after internal party tensions escalated over an advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices.
WISN reported it asTurmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens WISN in a new tab)
China's Coast Guard is harassing shipping with patrols off Taiwan's east coast, according to Taiwan's Coast Guard. Taipei says the patrols aim to exert a fictional jurisdiction and has sent its own ships to monitor the situation.
WISN reported it asTaiwan accuses China of harassment after standoff between coast guard ships (opens WISN in a new tab)
A 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana was shot and killed in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the victim's mother.
WISN reported it asMamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shooting (opens WISN in a new tab)
Maya Gebala, who was shot three times in an attack in Tumbler Ridge, is being released from BC Children's Hospital after 262 days. Her father posted a video of the moment she learned she was going home.
WISN reported it as‘Bravest person I know’: School shooting victim leaves hospital after 262 days (opens WISN in a new tab)
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal judge to halt a third criminal case against him. The Justice Department filed the charges using a 'criminal information' instead of a grand jury, a move Comey's team calls legally invalid.
WISN reported it asJudge puts off decision in Comey case as prosecutors pursue new indictment against ex-FBI head (opens WISN in a new tab)
The United States cancelled a planned group photo at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta due to deep rifts among member nations. Several European diplomats objected to standing alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, leading to the cancellation.
WISN reported it asConsensus looks elusive at G20 talks in Atlanta after objections to Russia cancel group photo (opens WISN in a new tab)
The US has expelled a Cuban diplomat following a heated exchange at the UN General Assembly. Ambassador Mike Waltz stated the diplomat shoved and attempted to assault an American staffer, leading Secretary of State Marco Rubio to sign the expulsion papers.
WISN reported it asCuba welcomes home diplomat expelled from US after unusual altercation at the UN (opens WISN in a new tab)
President Donald Trump attended a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Saturday, arriving dressed as himself. He told reporters that his costume preparation took only ten minutes, while other guests spent significantly longer.
WISN reported it asCould President Trump's approval rating impact who voters send to Congress? (opens WISN in a new tab)
A federal judge has fixed a September 2027 trial date for Cole Tomas Allen, accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ dinner. Jury selection begins 7 September in Washington, D.C., and the case is expected to run three to four weeks.
WISN reported it asTrial date set for man charged with attacking White House correspondents’ dinner (opens WISN in a new tab)
The roof of a water tower housing a rare family of barn owls in Manhattan's Upper West Side has been removed. This action has generated significant outrage among New Yorkers who had become captivated by the birds.
WISN reported it asRoof of a water tower in NYC where a rare family of barn owls nested has been removed (opens WISN 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.
WISN reported it asSandy Hook families urge Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles (opens WISN 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Hearst TelevisionCorporationdirect owner
- Hearst CommunicationsMedia 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
- 362
- Reports listed
- 372
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
372 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. WISN is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 362 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WISN: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WISN, 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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