WNDU media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WNDU in the centre. We have seen it on 20 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WNDU biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WNDU in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WNDU left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WNDU in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WNDU reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WNDU 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 WNDU has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WNDU’s own report linked underneath.
Vice President JD Vance's antifraud task force is removing hundreds of thousands of enrollments from the Affordable Care Act's public exchanges. The action targets 760,000 individual accounts for allegedly unauthorized and fraudulent applications, with an estimated $2.2 billion in taxpayer funds expected to be saved.
WNDU reported it asVance announces White House is stopping Obamacare enrollment for 750,000 people (opens WNDU in a new tab)
Jason Eaton has been convicted of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian students in Vermont in November 2023. A jury rejected his insanity defense, which cited claims of acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad. Eaton faces up to life in prison.
WNDU reported it asJury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students (opens WNDU in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
WNDU reported it asLindsay Clancy juror says no evidence showed anything other than a ‘loving, wonderful person’ (opens WNDU in a new tab)
The juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has hired Edward Paltzik, an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. The juror stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt based on the evidence presented.
WNDU reported it asLindsay Clancy juror says no evidence showed anything other than a ‘loving, wonderful person’ (opens WNDU in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
WNDU reported it asAll scheduled opening acts quit Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore dropped over pro-Palestinian comments (opens WNDU in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
WNDU reported it asSaudi oil pipeline hit by drones will be out of service for weeks. Here’s what that could mean (opens WNDU in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
WNDU reported it asTrump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a ‘SICK conspiracy’ against AI and data centers (opens WNDU in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
WNDU reported it asTrump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a ‘SICK conspiracy’ against AI and data centers (opens WNDU in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
WNDU reported it asICE officer charged with lying to investigators in the shooting of Venezuelan man, AP source says (opens WNDU in a new tab)
Pennsylvania officer charged with manslaughter after shooting college student at wrong house
Trust 42A Pennsylvania police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after fatally shooting a 22-year-old college student who knocked on the wrong door. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced the charge on 1 September 2026, stating the officer’s actions were not justified.
WNDU reported it asOfficer charged with voluntary manslaughter in killing of college student at wrong house (opens WNDU in a new tab)
Melissa Farris has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of destroying the World War II Memorial and government property. She is accused of spray painting the monument and filling a fountain with bubbles on August 13.
WNDU reported it asWoman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in Washington (opens WNDU in a new tab)
A U.S. federal judge has postponed the trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, who is charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. The delay is due to newly discovered evidence that defense attorneys need to examine.
WNDU reported it asNew evidence delays trial for suspect in 1988 Pan Am flight bombing (opens WNDU in a new tab)
The US Navy is reviewing plans to rename a Ford-class aircraft carrier currently designated USS Doris Miller, a Black sailor recognised for heroism at Pearl Harbor. Sources say internal discussions include honouring Donald Trump, which would be unprecedented for a sitting president.
WNDU reported it asNavy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero after Trump, sources say (opens WNDU in a new tab)
Elon Musk posted on X that Derek Chauvin was 'unjustly convicted of murder' and should be freed, aligning with Chauvin's third legal attempt to overturn his 2021 conviction. Chauvin's attorneys allege procedural errors, including Governor Tim Walz's transfer of prosecutorial oversight to state officials.
WNDU reported it asElon Musk calls for Derek Chauvin’s release; former officer files petition to overturn murder conviction (opens WNDU in a new tab)
A report from the House Judiciary Committee states that President Donald Trump's pardons have cost crime victims $1.7 billion in compensation. The report examines the sale of access to the pardon power through intermediaries.
WNDU reported it asNearly 90,000 NIPSCO customers still without power more than a week after storms (opens WNDU in a new tab)
A Missouri judge issued an arrest warrant for Jill Stein after she and her attorney failed to appear at a court hearing on 20 August 2026. The warrant was later dropped when her attorney appeared in court. Stein faces misdemeanour charges of trespassing and assault from an April 2024 protest at Washington University in St. Louis.
WNDU reported it asArrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein (opens WNDU in a new tab)
Actress Hayden Panettiere, 36, was found dead in her Greenville, South Carolina apartment on 16 August 2026. Police and the coroner’s office reported no signs of foul play. Her father confirmed her death in a statement to ABC News, and tributes followed from co-stars and fans.
WNDU reported it asAutopsy completed for actress Hayden Panettiere, coroner says (opens WNDU in a new tab)
USS Abraham Lincoln crew endure record deployment amid food shortages and mental health crisis
Trust 96The USS Abraham Lincoln has spent over 250 days at sea without docking, the longest continuous deployment on record. Reports describe food shortages, malfunctioning toilets and sailors attempting to jump overboard. Congressional Democrats have demanded an explanation from the defence secretary.
WNDU reported it asConcern grows over conditions aboard USS Lincoln, with reports of crew members trying to jump overboard (opens WNDU in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft last month after an Iranian assassination threat was detected, according to reports. The White House had stated he was aboard Air Force One, but the press was left on a decoy flight as part of an elaborate ruse to conceal his departure.
WNDU reported it asTrump used catering truck ruse to sneak off Air Force One after Iran threat, report says (opens WNDU in a new tab)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it will equip every field officer with body cameras by 31 August 2026, following scrutiny over fatal shootings. The agency will control public access to footage, citing privacy and investigative concerns, a policy critics say lacks transparency.
WNDU reported it asICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August (opens WNDU 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.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Gray TelevisionMedia 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
- 20
- Reports listed
- 20
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 8 August 2026
19 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. WNDU is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 20 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WNDU: its report arrived a median of 18 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 25 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 25 September 2026. Ratings pulled 10 September 2026.
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