WNYW media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WNYW in the centre. We have seen it on 127 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WNYW biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WNYW in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WNYW left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WNYW in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WNYW reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WNYW 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 WNYW has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WNYW’s own report linked underneath.
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.
WNYW reported it asJudge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over controversial Alaska Senate race (opens WNYW 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.
WNYW reported it asJudge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal, Murdoch over Epstein letter (opens WNYW in a new tab)
The US Embassy in Moscow issued a warning about a credible threat of a mass casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve. Russia's FSB confirmed receiving the information and stated that appropriate measures are being taken.
WNYW reported it asUS Embassy warns of credible 'mass casualty' threat at popular Moscow tourist attraction (opens WNYW 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.
WNYW reported it asMan pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in Boulder Molotov cocktail attack (opens WNYW 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.
WNYW reported it asTrial date set for White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect (opens WNYW in a new tab)
Utah has filed 13 felony charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and its co-founders. The state attorney general alleges the company continues to operate in Utah despite a federal court ruling, escalating a dispute over regulatory authority.
WNYW reported it asUtah files criminal charges against Kalshi over illegal gambling (opens WNYW in a new tab)
Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee have filed a motion to block a Trump administration lawsuit. The federal action seeks to prevent Alaska from certifying its U.S. Senate election results if incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, citing voter confusion.
WNYW reported it asAlaska Senate candidate moves to dismiss Trump election lawsuit (opens WNYW in a new tab)
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.
WNYW reported it asTrump offers $1 million reward for voter fraud tips that lead to convictions (opens WNYW in a new tab)
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new voluntary "U.S. Caught Seafood" label intended to help consumers identify seafood caught on U.S.-flagged vessels. The announcement was made at a rally in Fort Myers, Florida, alongside President Donald Trump.
WNYW reported it asTrump administration launches new seafood labels, website in 'America First' strategy (opens WNYW in a new tab)
Anna Mochalova, 32, has been arrested and charged with hate crimes after allegedly stabbing two Jewish men in separate incidents in Midtown Manhattan. The attacks occurred within minutes of each other on West 47th Street and Sixth Avenue.
WNYW reported it asBrooklyn woman arrested on hate crime charges after Jewish man stabbed in Midtown (opens WNYW in a new tab)
The Trump administration is on track to deport approximately 660,000 people in its past year, a 26% increase compared to the Biden administration's yearly average. Voluntary departures are at an all-time high, but most deported individuals have no criminal convictions.
WNYW reported it asDeportations not meeting Trump's aggressive targets, report finds (opens WNYW in a new tab)
Erika Kirk is pushing back against a defense proposal to delay the murder trial of Tyler Robinson until 2029. She is asking a judge to set a trial date in 2027, arguing that further delays will prolong the family's suffering and noting the significant cost of the defense.
WNYW reported it asCharlie Kirk murder: Judge delays setting trial date for suspect Tyler Robinson (opens WNYW in a new tab)
A 26-year-old Jewish man was stabbed from behind in Manhattan's Diamond District on Wednesday evening. Police are investigating the incident, which occurred near Fifth Avenue and West 47th Street, as a possible antisemitic hate crime.
WNYW reported it asNYPD investigates possible hate crime after Jewish man stabbed in Midtown Manhattan (opens WNYW in a new tab)
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released by Russia after nearly five years of detention. He was convicted of serving as a mercenary. The release was announced by former President Donald Trump, who stated Russia demanded nothing in return.
WNYW reported it asAmerican prisoner released from Russia after Trump-Putin negotiation (opens WNYW in a new tab)
On 20 Oct 2026 federal, state and local agents raided adult day‑care centres across New York City, citing a joint Medicaid‑fraud investigation. Governor Kathy Hochul and CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz linked the operation to alleged illegal billing, while reports differ on whether two or more than a hundred sites were searched.
WNYW reported it asHochul speaks about suspected Medicaid fraud: Oct. 20 election update (opens WNYW in a new tab)
Mississippi's attorney general has determined that a police officer was justified in using deadly force in the June shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. The shooting occurred during a response to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart.
WNYW reported it asOfficer's use of force ruled justified in fatal shooting of 1-year-old (opens WNYW in a new tab)
Jaden John Read, 24, was arrested in Kansas on charges of threatening President Donald Trump. The alleged threats were posted on Facebook ahead of a planned rally in Wichita, leading to a Secret Service investigation.
WNYW reported it asTrump rally threats: Kansas man charged after assassination threat claims "already mapped roofs" (opens WNYW in a new tab)
European leaders plan to ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reduce his public criticism of US President Donald Trump. They fear his sharp remarks could further damage Washington-Kyiv relations, potentially impacting aid and support.
WNYW reported it asRepublicans break ranks with Trump over Russia sanctions waiver: 'Terrible misjudgment' (opens WNYW in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a record low of 33%, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll. The survey also indicates Democrats hold an 8-percentage point lead over Republicans in likely voter support for congressional elections.
WNYW reported it asTrump approval hits record low as midterms near: poll (opens WNYW 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.
WNYW reported it asNo Kings rallies draw crowds in major US cities ahead of midterms (opens WNYW 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
- Fox Television StationsCorporationdirect owner
- Fox CorporationMedia Conglomerateparent group
- Murdoch familyMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
- Official site
- fox5ny.com
- Seen publishing on
- fox5ny.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 127
- Reports listed
- 132
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
132 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. WNYW is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 127 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WNYW’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 23 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
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