WOFL media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WOFL in the centre. We have seen it on 90 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WOFL biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WOFL in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WOFL left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WOFL in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WOFL reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WOFL 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 WOFL has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WOFL’s own report linked underneath.
Florida carried out its 19th execution of the year, matching a state record. Jesse Guardado was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. on the same day that Indiana and Alabama also administered the death penalty.
WOFL reported it asFlorida set to carry out 19th execution of year for man convicted in 2004 murder (opens WOFL in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
WOFL reported it asVice President Vance names Iran war as the ‘real reason’ GOP lost midterms (opens WOFL in a new tab)
Democrats won majorities in both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterms. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the Republican defeat an extinction‑level event. Vice President JD Vance blamed the Iran war, and Mississippi’s Senate race remained too close to call.
WOFL reported it as2026 Election: DeSantis warns of ‘deep hole’ for Republicans nationally, says Florida held the line (opens WOFL in a new tab)
Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar has been elected governor of Minnesota, becoming the state's first female governor. She defeated Republican Lisa Demuth in a race significantly influenced by a large-scale fraud scandal in state-run social services programs.
WOFL reported it asWhat happens to Amy Klobuchar's US Senate seat once she is elected governor? (opens WOFL in a new tab)
Democrat David Crowley has won the Wisconsin governor's race, defeating Republican Tom Tiffany. Crowley will be the first Black governor in the state's history. The election took place in a state described as a battleground.
WOFL reported it asWisconsin election: Crowley, Tiffany for governor being counted (opens WOFL in a new tab)
Ryan O’Shea, a 21-year-old University of New Haven senior and hockey captain, was killed in a wrong-way crash on October 16. The driver of the other vehicle, Guillermo Carmona-Lopez, is a Mexican national who had been removed from the U.S. multiple times.
WOFL reported it asCollege hockey captain killed in wrong-way crash; DHS says driver was deported twice (opens WOFL in a new tab)
The first polling stations in the US closed in parts of Indiana and Kentucky at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Millions of Americans voted in advance of the midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress.
WOFL reported it asFlorida Election Guide: Where to vote, what to bring, poll hours (opens WOFL in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats gain a majority in Congress, indicating he would reject legislation before eventually making deals. The comments were made in an interview with the New York Post.
WOFL reported it asFlorida Election Guide: Where to vote, what to bring, poll hours (opens WOFL in a new tab)
A fire damaged the Senatobia Police Department building on Saturday morning. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local agencies are investigating the incident. The department has been at the centre of controversy following an officer-involved shooting in June.
WOFL reported it asFederal agents investigate fire at police headquarters where officer fatally shot toddler (opens WOFL 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.
WOFL reported it asHaley Stevens: 'My vote for Senate is going to be with Mike Rogers' (opens WOFL 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.
WOFL reported it asMan pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in Boulder Molotov cocktail attack (opens WOFL 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.
WOFL reported it asTrial date set for White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect (opens WOFL in a new tab)
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.
WOFL reported it asPresident Trump midterm election rally in Daytona Beach: Schedule, road closures, what to know (opens WOFL 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.
WOFL reported it asPatrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek' and ‘X-Men’ actor, dies at 86 (opens WOFL in a new tab)
Police responded to a youth soccer game in Florida after a league director called 911. The director stated the call was due to disruptive parents, while the child's mother claims the police were called because her son was too talented.
WOFL reported it asWinter Park police respond to dispute involving parents of 3-year-old soccer player, league official (opens WOFL 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.
WOFL reported it asCharlie Kirk murder: Judge delays setting trial date for suspect Tyler Robinson (opens WOFL in a new tab)
Donald Trump held a rally at Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia on October 24, 2026. The event, part of his midterm campaign push, was moved from Macon to Perry. Supporters began arriving early for the scheduled 7 p.m. remarks.
WOFL reported it asPresident Trump holds midterm rally in Florida: Here’s what to know (opens WOFL in a new tab)
Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa was arrested on October 21, 2026, facing charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud. The accusations involve $50,000 in city COVID-19 relief funds awarded to businesses linked to her or her family.
WOFL reported it asKissimmee mayor Jackie Espinosa arrested on grand theft, fraud charges, AG says (opens WOFL 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.
WOFL reported it asAmerican prisoner released from Russia after Trump-Putin negotiation (opens WOFL in a new tab)
A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The shooter, identified as John Griffin Jr. III, used a shotgun purchased by his mother and was killed by a bystander. Two others were critically injured.
WOFL reported it asOregon school shooting: Gunman and some victims identified amid ongoing investigation (opens WOFL 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
- Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States
- Official site
- fox35orlando.com
- Seen publishing on
- fox35orlando.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
- 90
- Reports listed
- 92
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
92 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. WOFL is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 90 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WOFL’s on 4 of them. Overall it filed a median of 19 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
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