WMBD media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WMBD in the centre. We have seen it on 14 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WMBD biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WMBD in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WMBD left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WMBD in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WMBD reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WMBD 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 WMBD has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WMBD’s own report linked underneath.
Democratic Governor JB Pritzker has secured a third term in Illinois, defeating Republican challenger Darren Bailey. The Associated Press called the race shortly after polls closed on election day.
WMBD reported it asJB Pritzker projected winner in race for Illinois Governor (opens WMBD 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.
WMBD reported it asPatrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens WMBD in a new tab)
Average gasoline prices during Donald Trump's second term have surpassed those during Joe Biden's term. This development comes as voters express dissatisfaction with fuel costs, with a significant majority disapproving of Trump's handling of the issue.
WMBD reported it asIn his own words: Trump on gas prices and energy costs since launching the war with Iran (opens WMBD in a new tab)
Meta temporarily suspended the Instagram account of the No Kings Coalition during nationwide protests. The company apologized, stating an automated security system mistakenly identified bot-like activity. The coalition criticized the timing and demanded an explanation.
WMBD reported it asMeta apologizes for suspending 'No Kings' Instagram account, blaming bot traffic increase (opens WMBD in a new tab)
The 'No Kings' coalition, previously known for anti-Trump demonstrations, organized nationwide events focused on voter turnout and early voting for the midterm elections. Organizers described the effort as nonpartisan, aiming to increase early voting numbers and train poll watchers.
WMBD reported it asNo Kings rallies across US urge voters to cast ballots early ahead of midterms (opens WMBD in a new tab)
A missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and injured over 300, Saudi authorities reported. The Saudi-led coalition blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels, while US President Donald Trump stated the US was evaluating joining strikes against the group.
WMBD reported it asSaudi Arabia extends airport closure and moves Riyadh schools online as attack threats continue (opens WMBD in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
WMBD reported it asDiesel hits record $6.83 per gallon in Peoria-Pekin area (opens WMBD 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.
WMBD reported it asSept. 11 anniversary: Nation remembers 25 years later (opens WMBD in a new tab)
A 27-year-old British researcher, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from Anthropic and the AI industry, citing concerns over the rapid, irresponsible development of self-improving superintelligence. He fears this race poses a significant risk to humanity, with some reports suggesting an existential threat by the end of the decade.
WMBD reported it as10 percent chance AI could kill all humans within 'next decade,' Anthropic worker claims (opens WMBD in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon has resigned from AI company Anthropic, warning that the rapid development of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. His departure and warnings have been reported across several outlets, highlighting concerns about AI safety and the race for superintelligence.
WMBD reported it as10 percent chance AI could kill all humans within 'next decade,' Anthropic worker claims (opens WMBD in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon, a researcher formerly with OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned, stating that leading AI developers are acting irresponsibly and "gambling with our lives." His departure has drawn comparisons to the Skynet scenario from the Terminator film.
WMBD reported it as10 percent chance AI could kill all humans within 'next decade,' Anthropic worker claims (opens WMBD in a new tab)
An Anthropic researcher has warned of a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction in the next ten years. The warning follows a colleague's resignation over concerns about reckless AI development.
WMBD reported it as10 percent chance AI could kill all humans within 'next decade,' Anthropic worker claims (opens WMBD in a new tab)
Former Illinois Deputy Sean Grayson, convicted of the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey, has died in prison. Grayson was serving a 20-year sentence and had been seeking medical release due to stage 4 cancer.
WMBD reported it asLawyers: convicted murderer Sean Grayson dies in prison (opens WMBD in a new tab)
President Donald Trump’s $16 million repair of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has unravelled within weeks, with peeling sealant and returning algae. The National Park Service, facing workforce cuts and political pressure, has blamed vandalism while prosecutors dismissed charges against a man accused of damaging the pool.
WMBD reported it asIn the Reflecting Pool saga, the National Park Service's mission is tested by Trump's demands (opens WMBD 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Nexstar Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States
- Official site
- centralillinoisproud.com
- Seen publishing on
- centralillinoisproud.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
- 14
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 11 August 2026
14 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. WMBD is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 14 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WMBD: its report arrived a median of 16 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 9 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 9 November 2026. Ratings pulled 12 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WMBD, 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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