WPEC media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WPEC one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 12 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WPEC biased?
The rating organisations do not give WPEC one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WPEC left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WPEC one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is WPEC reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WPEC are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WPEC has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WPEC’s own report linked underneath.
Bill Maher criticized rapper Macklemore on his show 'Real Time', bringing up a 2014 costume controversy and Macklemore's recent remarks about Gaza. Macklemore had previously donated to Palestinian aid and Robert Kraft pledged funds for Gaza.
WPEC reported it asBill Maher takes aim at Macklemore amid Gaza remarks, old 'Jew' costume controversy (opens WPEC in a new tab)
Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican congresswoman from Florida, released a campaign advertisement accusing President Trump of over‑reaching on immigration. The ad cites that half of ICE detainees in July lacked criminal records and appears amid polls showing Trump’s support among Hispanic voters at roughly 30 percent.
WPEC reported it as'Gone too far’: South Florida Republican breaks with Trump on immigration in new ad (opens WPEC in a new tab)
Judicial Watch founder Larry Klayman has filed a lawsuit against streamer Hasan Piker, alleging antisemitism and incitement of violence. Klayman seeks over $150 million in damages and an injunction, citing Piker's alleged statements about Hamas and Jews.
WPEC reported it asJudicial Watch founder sues Hasan Piker over alleged antisemitism, 'violence against Jews' (opens WPEC in a new tab)
Excavation for a planned 250-foot-tall arch in Washington, D.C. is set to begin within two weeks, the Trump administration announced. The project faces a lawsuit and criticism over its potential impact on historic sightlines.
WPEC reported it asTrump administration says work to begin soon on 250-foot D.C. arch memorial project (opens WPEC in a new tab)
A state grand jury found that $10 million in taxpayer money, meant for children's health insurance, was diverted to political action committees and the Republican Party of Florida. The funds were used to defeat a 2024 marijuana legalization initiative. No criminal charges were filed.
WPEC reported it asReport finds $10M Medicaid settlement funds misused through Hope Florida (opens WPEC in a new tab)
Representative Al Green has filed new articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of abusing presidential powers. The resolution specifically targets the operation of ICE and CBP, calling them "vicious, quota-driven, unaccountable paramilitary police forces."
WPEC reported it asTexas Democratic representative files impeachment articles against President Trump (opens WPEC in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
WPEC reported it asScott Jennings pushing for White House press secretary job: Report (opens WPEC in a new tab)
Interim Sen. Darline Graham, appointed after her brother Lindsey Graham’s death, said during a debate that national security is ‘not my thing’. The comment came in response to a question about Taiwan and the South China Sea, and has drawn criticism from her opponent’s supporters ahead of the 25 August runoff.
WPEC reported it asGraham, Norman to debate ahead of SCGOP Senate runoff (opens WPEC in a new tab)
Oil prices climbed on 17 August 2026 as US-Iran peace talks showed no progress and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed following attacks on vessels operated by ADNOC. Brent crude futures rose to US$89.40 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate reached US$82.83.
WPEC reported it asOil prices climb again as Iran tensions fuel supply fears (opens WPEC in a new tab)
Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former Bush adviser, is the early frontrunner to replace outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, though multiple sources say the selection process remains open. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles met Jennings at a Washington steakhouse, but other names, including Natalie Harp, are also under consideration.
WPEC reported it asTrump administration rallies around Karoline Leavitt as she prepares to depart role (opens WPEC in a new tab)
Hunter Biden has given multiple high-profile interviews, including a two-hour conversation with Tucker Carlson, discussing his past struggles, addiction recovery, and criticism of Donald Trump. Right-rated outlets emphasise the interviews’ potential political impact, while no left- or centre-rated outlets covered the story.
WPEC reported it asHunter Biden’s viral interviews fuel speculation about possible political future (opens WPEC in a new tab)
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a hearing on COVID-19 origins. The resolution, opposed by all Democrats, was sent to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for potential prosecution.
WPEC reported it asSenate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt as former prosecutor explains what's next (opens WPEC in a new tab)
A Senate subcommittee chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson has obtained a copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s iPhone, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services. The panel plans to vote on holding Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a hearing.
WPEC reported it asSenate investigators obtain Fauci iPhone from HHS in COVID-19 actions probe (opens WPEC 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia 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
- 12
- Reports listed
- 13
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
13 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.
On 3 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WPEC ran the story anyway.
Across the 12 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WPEC’s on 4 of them. Overall it filed a median of 9 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 21 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WPEC, 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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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where WPEC publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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Every rating on this page is a named third party’s published work, republished with its author and, where one exists, a link to it. Our own coverage record is the section we measure ourselves. Neither is a judgement of any individual report: those are scored story by story, and the reasoning is on our methodology page.