WPBF media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WPBF in the centre. We have seen it on 395 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WPBF biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WPBF in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WPBF left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WPBF in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WPBF reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WPBF 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 WPBF has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WPBF’s own report linked underneath.
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.
WPBF reported it asVance blames war in Iran for Republican midterm losses (opens WPBF in a new tab)
Voters in Washington, D.C. are choosing a new mayor for the first time since 2014. Council member Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, captured 54% of the Democratic primary and has pledged to resist further federal intervention, while facing Green Party, independent and write‑in challengers.
WPBF reported it asJaneese Lewis George is Washington's next mayor. Now come the challenges, starting with Trump (opens WPBF 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.
WPBF reported it asDemocrats just took back control of Congress. What’s next? (opens WPBF in a new tab)
Democrat Gina Hinojosa has defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the 2026 Texas governor's race. Her victory makes her the first Democrat elected governor in more than 30 years and the third woman to hold the office.
WPBF reported it asDemocrat Gina Hinojosa defeats incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas race (opens WPBF in a new tab)
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Thursday. Japan's Coast Guard suggested it could be a ballistic missile, a detail not widely reported.
WPBF reported it asNorth Korea launches unidentified projectile toward the sea (opens WPBF 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.
WPBF reported it asElection Day in Florida: Which party will gain control of Congress? (opens WPBF 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.
WPBF reported it asElection Day in Florida: Which party will gain control of Congress? (opens WPBF in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will cease financial aid to Israel by the end of the year. The decision has drawn criticism from Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan and revealed surprise among Israeli defense and finance officials.
WPBF reported it asTrump says US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as country shifts to buying military hardware instead (opens WPBF in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
WPBF reported it asFlorida 2026 midterm election results (opens WPBF in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
WPBF reported it asFlorida 2026 midterm election results (opens WPBF in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
WPBF reported it asFlorida 2026 midterm election results (opens WPBF 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.
WPBF reported it asFlorida 2026 midterm election results (opens WPBF 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.
WPBF reported it asUS conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, official says (opens WPBF in a new tab)
The United States will exclude South Africa and Rwanda from the Africa-US duty-free trade deal, known as AGOA, from January 1, 2027. The decision follows concerns over trade barriers and governance practices inconsistent with the agreement's criteria.
WPBF reported it asTrump administration will cut South Africa and Rwanda from the AGOA trade program (opens WPBF in a new tab)
The Kennedy Center has announced its 2026 honorees: Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet, and Barbara Mandrell. The ceremony will be moved from the venue for the first time due to a legal dispute involving President Donald Trump's renovation plans.
WPBF reported it asKennedy Center names the 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves the show offsite (opens WPBF in a new tab)
Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding across the Southwest, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of Arizona and Colorado. The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is forecast to reach historic levels, while Sedona, Arizona, residents are being urged to leave their homes.
WPBF reported it asFlash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest, warning for Colorado spa town (opens WPBF in a new tab)
President Donald Trump indicated he would deliver his final campaign pitch for the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The renovation of the pool has been marked by significant cost increases and schedule delays.
WPBF reported it asTrump signals he'll give closing election pitch at the Reflecting Pool, a revamp plagued by problems (opens WPBF 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.
WPBF reported it asJudge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses (opens WPBF in a new tab)
Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared at a Detroit church with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. This occurred after internal party tensions escalated over an advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices.
WPBF reported it asTurmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens WPBF in a new tab)
China's Coast Guard is harassing shipping with patrols off Taiwan's east coast, according to Taiwan's Coast Guard. Taipei says the patrols aim to exert a fictional jurisdiction and has sent its own ships to monitor the situation.
WPBF reported it asTaiwan accuses China of harassment after standoff between coast guard ships (opens WPBF 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
- Hearst TelevisionCorporationdirect owner
- Hearst CommunicationsMedia Conglomerateparent group
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
- 395
- Reports listed
- 405
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
405 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. WPBF is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 397 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WPBF: its report arrived a median of 29 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 5 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 5 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 November 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WPBF, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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