WLOS media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WLOS one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 33 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WLOS biased?
The rating organisations do not give WLOS one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WLOS left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WLOS one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is WLOS reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WLOS 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 WLOS has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WLOS’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats plan to introduce a wave of legislation targeting artificial intelligence and data centers when they take control of Congress in January. Proposed bills aim to shield consumers from rising electricity costs, mandate AI system testing, and clarify company liability.
WLOS reported it asDemocrats vow AI guardrails as they prepare to take control of Congress (opens WLOS in a new tab)
Democrat Jamie Ager has won North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, defeating Republican Jennifer Balkcom. The seat became open after Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards withdrew from the race.
WLOS reported it asJamie Ager wins North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, AP projects (opens WLOS in a new tab)
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.
WLOS reported it asNorth Carolina early voting tops 2.8 million ballots cast ahead of Election Day (opens WLOS in a new tab)
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.
WLOS reported it asDem. Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers after clash with Abdul El-Sayed (opens WLOS in a new tab)
The United States warned several Gulf Arab countries to prepare for a short, intense military campaign against Iran following the November midterm elections, according to a Wall Street Journal report. President Trump also made a public statement hinting at action.
WLOS reported it asTrump signals possible end to Iran war as US reportedly prepares for post election strikes (opens WLOS in a new tab)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Barack Obama after Obama compared White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory. Bessent made his remarks while at a Cheesecake Factory, and Trump also responded to Obama's comments.
WLOS reported it asSecretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory comment (opens WLOS in a new tab)
Former President Barack Obama ridiculed President Donald Trump’s White House renovation as resembling a Saddam Hussein‑opened Cheesecake Factory during Ohio and Michigan campaign events nine days before the 2026 U.S. midterms. Digests reported two cost estimates, $900 million and over a billion dollars, and varied in what they highlighted.
WLOS reported it asSecretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory comment (opens WLOS 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.
WLOS reported it asNetanyahu orders West Bank lockdown after army kills 2 Palestinians accused of attack (opens WLOS in a new tab)
Early voting turnout is up significantly in many states that could determine control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis. This surge is particularly notable in battleground states where Democrats are seeking to flip Republican-held seats.
WLOS reported it asMany states deciding control of the Senate are seeing big boost in early voting: analysis (opens WLOS 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.
WLOS reported it asMany states deciding control of the Senate are seeing big boost in early voting: analysis (opens WLOS 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.
WLOS reported it asPutin agrees to new three-way talks with Ukraine & US amid ongoing war, Kremlin says (opens WLOS 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.
WLOS reported it asPutin agrees to new three-way talks with Ukraine & US amid ongoing war, Kremlin says (opens WLOS in a new tab)
Preparations have begun for a trilateral summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and US President Donald Trump. The meeting is planned for the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, in November. Putin's attendance at a December G20 summit in Miami is contingent on APEC outcomes.
WLOS reported it asPutin agrees to new three-way talks with Ukraine & US amid ongoing war, Kremlin says (opens WLOS in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced a $1.5 billion Pentagon investment for semiconductor production in North Carolina. The announcement was made at a political event and coincided with plans for a new industrial mineral plant in the same state.
WLOS reported it asSibelco to invest 'hundreds of millions' in North Carolina semiconductor manufacturing (opens WLOS in a new tab)
President Trump stated that Congressmember Ilhan Omar could face jail time, adding his opinion that she is a dishonest person who "hates our country." The comments follow claims by the Trump administration, made without evidence, that Omar committed immigration fraud.
WLOS reported it as'A disgrace to our country': Trump says Omar could go to jail or be deported (opens WLOS in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance made remarks about Democratic candidate James Talarico's search history, focusing on transgender kids and drag queens. Vance's comments have drawn criticism, with some outlets calling them homophobic and unfounded.
WLOS reported it asVance on midterms: 'We know that we're swimming upstream' (opens WLOS in a new tab)
A naked, gold-plated statue of Donald Trump, titled 'Orange Plague' or 'King of Injustice', is on display in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, the sculpture depicts Trump on the shoulders of a man, holding a golf club. The exhibition was organised by Danish Left MEP Per Clausen and will remain until Thursday.
WLOS reported it asNaked gold Trump statue dubbed 'The Orange Plague' unveiled at European Parliament (opens WLOS in a new tab)
Former Kansas governor Mike Hayden announced on Friday that he endorses Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton, becoming the second ex‑GOP governor to do so after Bill Graves. Reports agree he published an op‑ed, but differ on whether it appeared in the Kansas City Star or the Wichita Eagle.
WLOS reported it as2nd ex-GOP governor endorses Kansas Democrat for Senate (opens WLOS in a new tab)
Bill Gates has stated that the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence is unlike any previous technology. He believes most of society is unaware of its speed and that governments are unprepared for the changes it will bring. Gates also commented on Donald Trump's views on AI, calling them a reflection of societal ignorance or a blind spot.
WLOS reported it asBill Gates warns AI could be used to trigger 'a billion deaths,' urges regulation (opens WLOS in a new tab)
President Donald Trump cut short his weekend at Camp David to return to the White House on Saturday. The move coincided with a US security alert warning of potential rapid escalation in the Middle East due to the Saudi-Houthi conflict.
WLOS reported it asWhite House launching 'Trump TV' amid media ban dispute. What is it? (opens WLOS 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
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia 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
- 33
- Reports listed
- 33
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
33 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 10 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WLOS ran the story anyway.
Across the 33 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WLOS’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WLOS, 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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