WPTV media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WPTV in the centre. We have seen it on 36 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WPTV biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WPTV in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WPTV left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WPTV in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WPTV reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WPTV are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WPTV has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WPTV’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump blamed Democrats and voters for a significant stock market drop on Thursday, stating the market suffered one of its worst days in history due to election results. The Nasdaq fell more than 5 percent, with AI-related companies heavily impacted.
WPTV reported it asA wipeout for AI stocks sends Wall Street reeling (opens WPTV 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.
WPTV reported it asDeSantis credits Amendment 3 with helping Florida Republicans withstand national Democratic wave (opens WPTV in a new tab)
European stock markets saw significant gains following the US midterm elections, with banking and clean energy sectors leading the advance. The dollar weakened against major currencies as Democrats secured control of both chambers of Congress.
WPTV reported it asUS stocks rally toward their best day in 3 months, and the Dow soars more than 1,000 points (opens WPTV in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
WPTV reported it asDemocrats will win control of US House, retaking control from Republicans (opens WPTV 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.
WPTV reported it asDemocrats win control of U.S. Senate, reclaiming majority from Republicans (opens WPTV 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.
WPTV reported it asDemocrats win control of U.S. Senate, reclaiming majority from Republicans (opens WPTV in a new tab)
Democrat Kathy Castor has won reelection to Florida's 14th Congressional District, defeating Republican challenger Mike Beltran. The district had been redrawn to be more favorable to Republicans.
WPTV reported it asDemocrat Pia Dandiya wins Florida's 22nd Congressional District (opens WPTV in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
WPTV reported it asIn-person early voting hits record pace for midterms (opens WPTV 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.
WPTV reported it asIn-person early voting hits record pace for midterms (opens WPTV in a new tab)
Imperial Oil announced a third-quarter profit of $2.45 billion, a significant increase from $539 million in the same period last year. The company's results were bolstered by rising oil prices and improved refining margins, while upstream production saw a slight decrease.
WPTV reported it asBig oil's profits soar as Iran War keeps drivers paying more at the pump (opens WPTV 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.
WPTV reported it asPatrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86 (opens WPTV in a new tab)
Former President Barack Obama ridiculed President Donald Trump’s White House renovation as resembling a Saddam Hussein‑opened Cheesecake Factory during Ohio and Michigan campaign events nine days before the 2026 U.S. midterms. Digests reported two cost estimates, $900 million and over a billion dollars, and varied in what they highlighted.
WPTV reported it asTrump fires back after Obama compares White House to Cheesecake Factory (opens WPTV in a new tab)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Barack Obama after Obama compared White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory. Bessent made his remarks while at a Cheesecake Factory, and Trump also responded to Obama's comments.
WPTV reported it asTrump fires back after Obama compares White House to Cheesecake Factory (opens WPTV in a new tab)
At a Fort Myers rally, President Donald Trump unveiled a programme to recruit nurses for nursing homes. Reports differ on the funding level, $250 million or $275 million, and on the number of nurses to be hired, ranging from more than 4,000 to at least 5,000.
WPTV reported it asTrump at South Florida rally revives the idea of military intervention in Cuba after Iran (opens WPTV 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.
WPTV reported it asFlorida attorney general announces arrest of Kissimmee mayor on fraud, grand theft charges (opens WPTV in a new tab)
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle has been asked to resign from her post as US ambassador to Greece. White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia confirmed the request during her inaugural press briefing. The State Department had been investigating complaints about Guilfoyle's management style and use of benefits.
WPTV reported it asTrump administration asks US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign (opens WPTV in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated Kimberly Guilfoyle was not a member of his family and that he did not like the allegations against her. The White House had requested her resignation as US ambassador to Greece.
WPTV reported it asTrump administration asks US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign (opens WPTV 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.
WPTV reported it asFlorida to execute a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence (opens WPTV in a new tab)
Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion between first responders and Tennessee prison officials after her execution failed last month. 911 dispatch recordings reveal the delay, with one report suggesting it lasted over 30 minutes.
WPTV reported it asChrista Pike execution: 911 call reveals major delays, confusion in getting an ambulance to prison (opens WPTV in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has proposed converting a section of his West Palm Beach golf club into a presidential retreat, similar to Camp David. The plan involves funding a lodging facility and would be reviewed by county officials.
WPTV reported it asTrump seeks to turn his Palm Beach Co. golf club into permanent presidential golf club (opens WPTV 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.
High factuality
Who owns it
- E. W. Scripps CompanyCorporationdirect 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
- 36
- Reports listed
- 36
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 12 August 2026
36 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. WPTV is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 36 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WPTV: its report arrived a median of 16 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 11 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 11 November 2026. Ratings pulled 12 October 2026.
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