WSBT media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WSBT 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 28 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WSBT biased?
The rating organisations do not give WSBT 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 WSBT left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WSBT 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 WSBT reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WSBT 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 WSBT has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WSBT’s own report linked underneath.
President Trump stated that Congressmember Ilhan Omar could face jail time, adding his opinion that she is a dishonest person who "hates our country." The comments follow claims by the Trump administration, made without evidence, that Omar committed immigration fraud.
WSBT reported it asNew Court Filings Identify Ilhan Omar by Another Name as Trump Calls for Her Resignation (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Federal investigators questioned Sahra Noor, sister of US Rep. Ilhan Omar, as part of an immigration fraud probe. The questioning followed a search of Omar's Washington home on October 12. Omar has denied any wrongdoing.
WSBT reported it asNew Court Filings Identify Ilhan Omar by Another Name as Trump Calls for Her Resignation (opens WSBT in a new tab)
The 'No Kings' coalition, previously known for anti-Trump demonstrations, organized nationwide events focused on voter turnout and early voting for the midterm elections. Organizers described the effort as nonpartisan, aiming to increase early voting numbers and train poll watchers.
WSBT reported it asOrganizers say No Kings events focus on early voting, registration and marches to polls (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has transferred $1 million to a joint fundraising account for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign. El-Sayed is the progressive Democratic nominee for the open seat in the 2026 election, with Senator Gary Peters not seeking re-election.
WSBT reported it asAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez donates $1 million to Michigan candidate El-Sayed (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Federal agents have issued subpoenas to relatives of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation into her family's immigration history. The probe follows a search of Omar's Washington, DC home.
WSBT reported it asRep. Ilhan Omar's relatives get subpoenaed in federal investigation (opens WSBT in a new tab)
The Democratic National Committee has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that taxpayer-funded television advertisements promoting the president are illegal government propaganda. The ads have cost more than $12 million.
WSBT reported it asDNC sues Trump administration over taxpayer-funded TV ads ahead of midterms (opens WSBT in a new tab)
The Supreme Court will hear a case challenging the Trump administration's policy of mandatory immigration detention without bond hearings. The policy affects immigrants in the U.S. illegally, including those who have lived there for years. Federal appeals courts are divided on the issue.
WSBT reported it asSupreme Court to review Trump immigrant detention policy (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Flydubai has suspended all flights to and from Israel for six days following an incident aboard flight FZ1073. An Omani co-pilot is suspected of attempting a terror attack, prompting emergency consultations among Israeli leadership. The airline is cooperating with authorities during the investigation.
WSBT reported it asFormer Ambassador says FlyDubai alleged crash attempt is 'absolutely a threat' (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Iran's embassy in London has denied any involvement in a suspected plot targeting a U.S.-operated air base in England. Five British citizens were arrested near the base on suspicion of preparing a terror attack, and UK authorities are investigating potential links.
WSBT reported it asWhat we know about 5 British nationals suspected in terrorist plot near US airbase (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Kamala Harris stated that criticism of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives is an attack on maternal care. She made these remarks while campaigning with Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit, also criticizing Donald Trump's healthcare policies.
WSBT reported it asFormer Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns with Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
WSBT reported it asSurging diesel prices add to affordability pressures weeks before midterms (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Russia's Defence Ministry claims its forces have taken control of over 5,300 square kilometres and 220 settlements in Ukraine since the beginning of 2026. September saw advances of 670 square kilometres and 27 settlements, according to the ministry.
WSBT reported it asTrump says Russia has 'lost control' of its oil diesel industry (opens WSBT 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.
WSBT reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WSBT 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.
WSBT reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WSBT in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is hosting over 100 hunters and outdoor industry leaders for a White House dinner where he is expected to sign executive orders aimed at expanding access to public lands and waterways. The orders will also reverse certain Biden-era restrictions, including those on lead ammunition.
WSBT reported it asTrump to host hunters, anglers and outdoor leaders at White House Rose Garden dinner (opens WSBT 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.
WSBT reported it as9/11 victim families; 100,000 other petitioners don't want Mamdani at memorial ceremonies (opens WSBT in a new tab)
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The talks occurred as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a potential ceasefire, while Russian missiles struck airports near Kyiv.
WSBT reported it asUS envoys meet with Putin in new push to end Ukraine war (opens WSBT 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.
WSBT reported it asTrump administration says work to begin soon on 250-foot D.C. arch memorial project (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Operation Rotten Apple, a federal immigration enforcement initiative, resulted in the detention of over 2,100 migrants in New York. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the operation's findings, criticizing state and city politicians for sanctuary policies.
WSBT reported it asDHS crackdown on undocumented migrants breaks records for arrests and deportations (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Pete Buttigieg returned to South Carolina to engage with Black voters, a demographic he struggled to connect with during his 2020 presidential campaign. His visit included stops at a Black church and a historically Black university, sparking discussion about a potential 2028 presidential bid.
WSBT reported it asPete Buttigieg returns to South Carolina as he weighs another White House run (opens WSBT 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
- 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
- 28
- Reports listed
- 28
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
27 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 9 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WSBT ran the story anyway.
Across the 28 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WSBT: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 26 October 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WSBT, 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.
Think this page is wrong?
The leanings above are published by AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check, and we republish them rather than make them. If you think one is misapplied, the strongest place to say so is with the organisation that made it, and every verdict here links to their page.
What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where WSBT 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.
Report something wrong on this page
Anything we correct is written up in the public corrections log. We do not publish reader votes as a rating, because an unattributed rating is the thing this site exists to argue against.
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.