WSAU media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WSAU one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. We have seen it on 33 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WSAU biased?
The rating organisations do not give WSAU one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WSAU left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WSAU one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is WSAU reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WSAU are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WSAU has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WSAU’s own report linked underneath.
Russian strikes on energy infrastructure left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power on Sunday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Meanwhile, Russian authorities reported significant damage to an industrial facility in the Nizhny Novgorod region following a Ukrainian drone attack.
WSAU reported it asRussian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine as drones damage Russian facility (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk of orchestrating a "forced takeover" of the country's top court. This follows the suspension of the court's head, an ally of the previous government, by a judge appointed by the current administration.
WSAU reported it asPoland’s president accuses Tusk of forced takeover of country’s top court (opens WSAU in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira spoke briefly at a G20 meeting in Atlanta and agreed to meet again before the G20 leaders summit in Miami in December. A Brazilian official downplayed tensions over Brazil's failure to approve a US ambassador pick.
WSAU reported it asRubio and Brazil’s foreign minister to meet after election tension, source says (opens WSAU 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.
WSAU reported it asFrench protest groups demand more rallies as Macron faces tough choices (opens WSAU in a new tab)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned of daily Russian efforts to destabilise the country, alongside threats from political extremists. Speaking at a party congress, Merz also called for unity within his coalition and advocated for lower electricity taxes for consumers.
WSAU reported it asMerz calls for unity as he warns of threats facing Germany (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Milan police used tear gas and water cannons against protesters throwing stones, looting shops, and setting bins on fire near Piazza Duomo. Over 60 protesters were taken to the police station, and 28 were arrested following similar unrest in other Italian cities.
WSAU reported it asMilan police clash with protesters on second day of unrest (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has requested that Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary permit the transit of Ukrainian grain cargoes. This plea comes as Russian attacks in the Black Sea have significantly disrupted Ukraine's agricultural exports, and the EU faces a near two-decade low in its maize harvest.
WSAU reported it asZelenskiy asked neighbours to let grain cargoes through, Hungary PM Magyar says (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the United States is developing a proposal for a trilateral summit involving Ukraine, the US, and Russia. He stated that potential venues include the G20 summit in the US, locations in the Middle East, or a European country, but confirmed no agreement has been reached.
WSAU reported it asZelenskiy hopes for meeting with US and Russia during G20 summit (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Spain's far-left parties did not form a united electoral coalition for the November 29 snap election. The deadline for registering alliances passed on October 17, with parties presenting separate candidate lists, potentially impacting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's chances of forming a governing majority.
WSAU reported it asSpain’s hard left fails to unite before election, hurting chances of staying in power (opens WSAU in a new tab)
The United Kingdom has introduced 38 new sanctions against Russia, targeting key sectors including oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and suppliers of military equipment. The measures aim to restrict Russia's revenue and disrupt its ability to fund and equip its war in Ukraine.
WSAU reported it asGermany backs Ukraine’s Zelenskiy after Trump’s call for his removal (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has reiterated Berlin's full support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following a call by US President Donald Trump for Zelensky's removal. Wadephul also urged greater pressure on Russia to restart peace negotiations.
WSAU reported it asGermany backs Ukraine’s Zelenskiy after Trump’s call for his removal (opens WSAU in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced a deal to purchase diesel fuel from Russia following a phone call with Vladimir Putin. The US Treasury Secretary has affirmed the agreement's legality and benefit to Americans, while concerns remain regarding sanctions law.
WSAU reported it asProminent Republican senator says Trump’s Russian diesel deal may be illegal (opens WSAU in a new tab)
The World Health Organization confirmed the death of a lab worker at a Siberian plague research facility. Russia's state health regulator informed the WHO that no plague infection was registered, and the cause of death remains unknown.
WSAU reported it asWHO says Russia confirms death at research lab, no plague case registered (opens WSAU in a new tab)
The United Kingdom has introduced 38 new sanctions against Russia, targeting key sectors including oil companies, shadow fleet tankers, cryptocurrency exchanges, and suppliers of military equipment. The measures aim to restrict Russia's revenue and disrupt its ability to fund and equip its war in Ukraine.
WSAU reported it asGermany sticks to Russia sanctions after Trump announcement on diesel (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated on 4 October 2026 that he believes Russia may have shared advanced jet-drone technology with North Korea. All eight outlets reported this statement, with one noting a diplomatic dispute between Ukraine and South Korea.
WSAU reported it asUkraine believes Russia shared jet-drone technology with North Korea, says Zelenskiy (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Russia's Defence Ministry stated it used drones to strike the Northern bridge over the Dnipro River in Kyiv and two cargo vessels in the Black Sea near Odessa. The ministry said the vessels were carrying military equipment.
WSAU reported it asRussia says it hit Kyiv bridge, two vessels in Black Sea (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced on social media that he has selected lawyer John Coale for the role of special presidential envoy for hostage issues. Coale will replace Adam Boehler, and Trump cited Coale's history of securing prisoner releases.
WSAU reported it asTrump picks John Coale as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs (opens WSAU in a new tab)
A key member of the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee, has been detained in Jordan. Sources indicate the individual is cooperating with the FBI to identify other hackers.
WSAU reported it asExclusive-ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft detained in Jordan, cooperating with bureau, sources say (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Exiled Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev's new film, 'Minotaur,' addresses the war in Ukraine. The film, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes, centers on a logistics company owner pressured to identify employees for military service. Zvyagintsev, designated a 'foreign agent' by Russia, left the country in 2021.
WSAU reported it asExiled Russian filmmaker Zvyagintsev takes aim at Putin’s war in Oscar bid (opens WSAU in a new tab)
Russians living outside their country voted on the final day of a parliamentary election. Many described the act as a moral duty and a futile protest against President Putin and the war in Ukraine, with some expressing deep pessimism about Russia's future.
WSAU reported it asRussian exiles cast votes to voice dissent to Putin and Ukraine war (opens WSAU 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
- Midwest CommunicationsMedia 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
- 33
- Reports listed
- 34
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 8 August 2026
33 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 1 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WSAU ran the story anyway.
Across the 33 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WSAU’s on 8 of them. Overall it filed a median of 5 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 9 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
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