World Socialist Web Site media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give World Socialist Web Site one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Far left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 72 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is World Socialist Web Site biased?
The rating organisations do not give World Socialist Web Site one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Far left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is World Socialist Web Site left or right?
The rating organisations do not give World Socialist Web Site one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Far left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is World Socialist Web Site reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for World Socialist Web Site are Ad Fontes Media: Low factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What World Socialist Web Site has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with World Socialist Web Site’s own report linked underneath.
Hundreds of thousands of people protested across France on Thursday during a nationwide strike called by unions demanding higher wages and better public services. The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors, and transport and other services faced disruption.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asInside French unions’ “general assembly” at the Paris North train station (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asUS midterm election: A massive repudiation of Trump and the Republicans (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asUS midterm election: A massive repudiation of Trump and the Republicans (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Iranian state media reported hearing five explosions on Qeshm Island, near Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province. Some residents reported seeing two aircraft in the sky. No official confirmation of the source has been released.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asUS strikes Iran on eve of midterms (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
The 15 largest contributors to the US mid-term elections have collectively donated more than $1.5 billion. Major donors included Elon Musk, Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein, and George Soros, with funds directed towards both Republican and Democratic parties and related PACs.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asBillionaires pour record sums into US midterm elections (opens World Socialist Web Site 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.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asDemocratic Representative Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Dockworkers in 22 countries launched a coordinated strike on October 30, 2026, protesting arms shipments and the use of ports for military purposes. Organizers estimate significant disruption to Mediterranean cargo and billions of dollars in freight.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asSupport the international dockworkers’ action! Build a European general strike against war and austerity! (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asLula’s reelection in Brazil: A vote against fascism sets stage for an eruption of class struggle (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Luis Sandoval, 48, died at the Folkston D. Ray ICE Processing Center after staff found a ligature mark on his neck early on 23 October. His death adds to a rising tally of ICE detainee fatalities and occurs amid a hunger strike by detainees who describe the facility as worse than prison.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asSalvadoran man dies in Georgia concentration camp amid ongoing hunger strike (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated that the US has "knocked the hell out" of Iran and indicated the possibility of further military action. This comes amid reports of US and Israeli military preparations to disrupt Iran's nuclear rebuild.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asTrump prepares new onslaught on Iran in defiance of mass opposition to war (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Tom Barrack said a US attack on Iran could happen within two days, but President Donald Trump told reporters he did not know of any such plan and recalled his October pledge not to strike before the midterm elections.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asTrump prepares new onslaught on Iran in defiance of mass opposition to war (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
French protest groups and unions have called for more demonstrations and a nationwide strike following Saturday's rallies. The Interior Ministry reported 410,000 participants, with authorities deploying 70,000 police. While arrests and injuries were lower than the previous week, calls for further action persist.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asHundreds of thousands of protesters defy Macron government’s repression in France (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit Party is projected to win seven to ten seats in Israel's upcoming election. This could make his party a key coalition partner for Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, giving Ben-Gvir significant leverage.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asIsrael launches invasion of West Bank amid preparations for renewed onslaught against Iran (opens World Socialist Web Site 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.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asSparsely attended “No Kings” rallies promote Democratic Party amid Trump’s drive toward dictatorship (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
EU leaders have asked the European Commission to propose solutions for Ukraine's additional financing needs in 2027. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky estimated these needs at 70 billion euros, on top of a previously approved 90 billion euro loan.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asEU summit in Brussels: European powers intensify war drive against Russia (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Federal agents have issued subpoenas to relatives of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation into her family's immigration history. The probe follows a search of Omar's Washington, DC home.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asOppose the Trump administration’s drive to strip Ilhan Omar of citizenship! (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Fox News Power Rankings suggest Democrats are positioned to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the upcoming midterms. Projections indicate a shift of at least 20 races towards Democrats, with one scenario showing them winning up to 237 seats.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asIn run-up to midterms, Trump steps up drive to rig the elections (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
Texas prosecutors are considering criminal charges against an ICE officer involved in an incident in Houston. The officer allegedly struck a man with a vehicle, an act prosecutors are reviewing as aggravated assault.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asTexas prosecutor accuses ICE of intentionally running over worker, obstructing investigation (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump stated that the Houthis in Yemen are 'behaving very badly'. He made the comments to reporters before leaving for Alaska, as a conflict escalation continues in Yemen following the breakdown of a 2022 truce.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asTrump threatens direct US strikes on Yemen, as the US-backed Saudi war escalates (opens World Socialist Web Site in a new tab)
James Robertson, 63, is set to be executed by lethal injection in Florida on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to killing his cellmate in 2008, claiming he did so to be moved to death row. Governor Ron DeSantis also withdrew a death warrant for another inmate.
World Socialist Web Site reported it asFlorida executes James Robertson as executions press ahead after Christa Pike horror (opens World Socialist Web Site 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
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Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- International Committee of the Fourth InternationalIndependentdirect owner
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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
- 72
- Reports listed
- 73
- We could read
- 3
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
70 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 3 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 31 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and World Socialist Web Site ran the story anyway.
Across the 72 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of World Socialist Web Site: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 6 November 2026.
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