WRGB media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WRGB 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 23 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WRGB biased?
The rating organisations do not give WRGB 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 WRGB left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WRGB 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 WRGB reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WRGB are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WRGB has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WRGB’s own report linked underneath.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that the government will introduce a maximum number of foreign students per class. She also stated that parents of foreign students with integration issues will be required to learn Italian and that burqa and niqab will be banned in schools.
WRGB reported it asMeloni says Italy to ban face coverings, limit foreign students per class in schools (opens WRGB in a new tab)
Converse has removed a social media advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after critics said the imagery evoked racist symbols, including those associated with the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, stating they understood why the image was upsetting and had made a mistake.
WRGB reported it asConverse apologizes, pulls ad criticized for KKK, lynching imagery (opens WRGB in a new tab)
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow, targeting oil refineries and logistics facilities. The assault occurred on the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections, with reports differing on the number of drones used and casualties.
WRGB reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WRGB in a new tab)
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Russia launched over 2,000 attack drones, 1,700 guided aerial bombs, and 19 missiles against Ukraine in the past week. The attacks targeted civilian and critical infrastructure across multiple regions, including a drone strike on a monastery that killed a priest.
WRGB reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WRGB in a new tab)
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
WRGB reported it asUS, Denmark, and Greenland reach security deal giving U.S. permanent control, Trump says (opens WRGB in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
WRGB reported it asEd Sheeran urges Kraft to give $2M in aid amid Macklemore tour fallout (opens WRGB in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
WRGB reported it asJudge seals Clancy jurors’ identities after holdout named online (opens WRGB in a new tab)
The juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has hired Edward Paltzik, an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. The juror stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt based on the evidence presented.
WRGB reported it asJudge seals Clancy jurors’ identities after holdout named online (opens WRGB in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
WRGB reported it asAfter June fall and hospitalization, Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate (opens WRGB in a new tab)
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region following a Ukrainian drone attack. The fire was extinguished, and regional officials reported that 65 drones were shot down over the area.
WRGB reported it asTrump urges Zelensky to halt strikes on Russia diesel sites amid global fuel crunch (opens WRGB in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
WRGB reported it as9/11: 25 Years Later (opens WRGB in a new tab)
An American flag was unfurled at sunrise at the Pentagon to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The ceremony honored the 184 military personnel and civilians who died at the Pentagon.
WRGB reported it asMassive American flag unfurls over Pentagon for 9/11 anniversary (opens WRGB in a new tab)
Families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are calling for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to not attend the 25th anniversary memorial ceremony at Ground Zero. A petition to ban him has gathered over 98,000 signatures, and families plan to ignore him if he attends.
WRGB reported it as9/11 victim families; 100,000 other petitioners don't want Mamdani at memorial ceremonies (opens WRGB in a new tab)
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy teased an upcoming "unprecedented fraud crackdown" on X, indicating a coordinated effort with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice. The announcement is expected Monday.
WRGB reported it as"Long overdue" Trucking Association of New York weighs in on federal CDL crackdown (opens WRGB in a new tab)
A multi-agency operation in Arizona arrested 95 undocumented truck drivers holding state-issued commercial licences, most from California. The broader operation detained 143 people from 18 countries and seized methamphetamine and marijuana. The US Department of Transportation finalised a rule to block unqualified foreign drivers from obtaining licences.
WRGB reported it as95 illegal immigrant truck drivers arrested in August, most with California licenses: CBP (opens WRGB in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the United States Space Academy. He also presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II astronauts during a visit to NASA's Mission Control in Houston.
WRGB reported it asTrump honors Artemis II astronauts, unveils plans for US Space Academy (opens WRGB in a new tab)
New York's new law prohibits local police from cooperating with ICE on civil immigration enforcement, with exceptions for proven crimes. However, some counties are challenging the law with a lawsuit, and a federal grant program is reportedly funding border security assistance.
WRGB reported it asGovernor Hochul announces law to ban 287(g) agreements, ICE overreach (opens WRGB in a new tab)
Comedian Bill Maher stated that the Democratic Party is unwelcoming to Jewish faith, suggesting a double standard. This comes as a poll indicates a majority of Democrats hold unfavorable views of Israel.
WRGB reported it asBill Maher mocks Democrats’ ‘double standard’ on faith, saying Jewish belief isn’t welcome (opens WRGB in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced his political operation has approximately $850 million available. He stated plans to spend a significant portion of these funds to support Republican candidates in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. This amount is separate from other funds raised by his network.
WRGB reported it asTrump says he'll spend 'a lot' of $850M MAGA Inc. war chest on midterm elections (opens WRGB in a new tab)
Actress Hayden Panettiere, 36, was found dead in her Greenville, South Carolina apartment on 16 August 2026. Police and the coroner’s office reported no signs of foul play. Her father confirmed her death in a statement to ABC News, and tributes followed from co-stars and fans.
WRGB reported it asHayden Panettiere, star of 'Heroes' and 'Nashville' dead at 36 (opens WRGB 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.
- Ad Fontes MediacenterCheck it
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanRight
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 Checkhigh
Who owns it
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States
- Official site
- cbs6albany.com
- Seen publishing on
- cbs6albany.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
- 23
- Reports listed
- 23
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
22 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 4 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WRGB ran the story anyway.
Across the 23 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WRGB: its report arrived a median of 23 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WRGB, 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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