WND media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WND one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Far right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Far right. We have seen it on 249 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WND biased?
The rating organisations do not give WND one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Far right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Far right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WND left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WND one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Far right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Far right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is WND reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WND are Ad Fontes Media: Very low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Low factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WND has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WND’s own report linked underneath.
Undercover videos released by the O'Keefe Media Group one day before the midterm elections feature individuals claiming James Talarico's moderate public stance is a campaign strategy. The tapes allege he holds progressive positions privately.
Michigan Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers, citing clashes with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed over anti-Semitic ads. The move drew sharp criticism and vulgar remarks from political strategist James Carville.
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.
WND reported it asTrump rallies voters in Dubuque, Iowa, ahead of midterms * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff (opens WND 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.
Donald Trump stated he would 'love' to run for president again in 2028, but acknowledged the constitutional restriction preventing a third term. He made the remarks to interviewer Miranda Devine for her podcast, also claiming an unspecified poll showed him winning.
WND reported it asPresident Trump answers point-blank question about running for third term * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs (opens WND in a new tab)
Mohamed Soliman pleaded guilty to nine federal hate-crime counts and three federal weapon charges for a June 2025 firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado. He is already serving a life sentence for state convictions related to the same attack, which killed one demonstrator and injured about a dozen others.
Elon Musk has expressed alarm over a potential Democratic victory in the 2028 US elections, warning it could lead to a permanent one-party state and the "end of democracy." He urged voters to support Republican Senate candidates in the upcoming midterms.
WND reported it as‘Basic common sense’: Elon Musk warns voters to prevent Dem triumvirate, or it’s ‘game over for America’ * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh (opens WND in a new tab)
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has indicated that the state might halt or alter the certification of election results. This potential action is tied to an ongoing investigation into allegations of ballot-stacking against Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola.
Republican Rep. Keith Self has indicated he may use a House procedure to challenge the seating of elected members affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America. The move hinges on the constitutional oath and the DSA's platform, which calls for replacing the current U.S. Constitution.
WND reported it as‘It is an oath to our country’: Democratic Socialists, if elected, to be confronted with … the Constitution (opens WND 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.
US District Judge Ada Brown has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and has been temporarily suspended from her cases. The order follows a judicial misconduct investigation initiated by a complaint from civil rights lawyer Ezra Young.
WND reported it as‘You look like a white man’: Black judge berates attorney, boasts of her ‘black excellence’ * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh (opens WND in a new tab)
175 House Democrats have sent a letter to federal officials demanding an end to the investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration history. They argue the probe is a partisan attack and an attempt to influence her re-election bid.
WND reported it asN.Y. Times report: Obama administration investigated Omar, found evidence of fraud * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh (opens WND in a new tab)
Former Minnesota state representative Joe Radinovich stated on X that the marriage fraud allegation against Ilhan Omar is 'almost certainly true.' Omar's campaign responded by calling Radinovich a 'deeply troubled individual.' The federal probe into Omar's immigration status and finances continues.
WND reported it asN.Y. Times report: Obama administration investigated Omar, found evidence of fraud * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh (opens WND in a new tab)
President Trump has called for Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be removed from the ballot, alleging election fraud after reports surfaced of her campaign's alleged involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as her opponent, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
WND reported it as‘That’s perjury’: Trump demands punishment for Democrats in Alaska’s ‘Double Dan Sullivan’ scheme * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh (opens WND 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.
WND reported it asCuban diplomat accused of violent behavior at U.N. finds out in a hurry what happens next * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh (opens WND in a new tab)
California Governor Gavin Newsom told an undercover reporter that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will become a dominant and mainstream movement within the Democratic Party. He also stated that the DSA shares many values with the party.
The US Department of Defense has designated Confucius Institutes as a threat to national security. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that 80 new propaganda cells were identified across 30 universities and have been dismantled.
WND reported it asU.S. War Department moves against Chinese-influence ops in American universities * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh (opens WND in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled that Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her position as an assistant United States attorney. The judge ordered her reinstatement, stating the termination violated civil service rules and constitutional separation of powers.
Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in election fraud. The offer applies to past and upcoming midterm elections and was made via his social network, Truth Social.
WND reported it asTrump offers $1 million reward to anyone reporting voter fraud upon arrest and conviction of cheaters * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs (opens WND 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.
WND reported it asScott Bessent skewers Obama for mocking Cheesecake Factory * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff (opens WND 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.
Low factuality
Who owns it
- WorldNetDaily.com, Inc.Independentdirect 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
- 249
- Reports listed
- 257
- We could read
- 18
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
239 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 18 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 47 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WND ran the story anyway.
Across the 249 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WND’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 3 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 2 November 2026.
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