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 14 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 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)
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.
WSBT reported it as'I'm going to miss her,' Trump says of Leavitt, who announces upcoming return to MAGA Inc. (opens WSBT in a new tab)
The United States announced it would impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian products, effective early Saturday. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated Canada declined to finalize a trade deal on previously agreed terms, leading to the tariffs.
WSBT reported it asCanada to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods as trade negotiations collapse (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance announced that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a "very discreet plan" to reduce the U.S. national debt, which recently surpassed $40 trillion. Vance stated the plan aims to make the economy grow faster than the debt.
WSBT reported it asVance says Bessent has 'very discreet plan' to reduce $40 trillion national debt (opens WSBT in a new tab)
A report from the House Judiciary Committee states that President Donald Trump's pardons have cost crime victims $1.7 billion in compensation. The report examines the sale of access to the pardon power through intermediaries.
WSBT reported it asNIPSCO continues power restoration; full restoration likely next week (opens WSBT 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.
WSBT reported it asOil prices climb again as Iran tensions fuel supply fears (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened in a Dallas County court case to ensure life-saving medical treatment for baby Gabriel, diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The surrogate mother, McKenna West, traveled from Alaska to Texas after the intended parents sought to abort the pregnancy due to the defect.
WSBT reported it asTexas AG seeks court's protection for surrogate, unborn baby with heart defect (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Mike Haridopolos endorsed Ryan Elijah in Florida’s 7th District GOP primary, breaking with incumbent Cory Mills. Mills is under a House ethics investigation, a restraining order, and a Department of Justice criminal probe for alleged campaign finance violations and misconduct.
WSBT reported it asTwo Florida Republicans back Rep. Cory Mills' primary opponent as election approaches (opens WSBT in a new tab)
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley has invited former special counsel Jack Smith to testify on 22 September 2026 about his investigation into President Donald Trump. Smith’s lawyers confirmed his appearance pending Justice Department approval, while outlets diverged on whether the hearing relates to his prosecutions or broader oversight.
WSBT reported it asJack Smith gets invite to testify before Senate next month. Here's why. (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
- 14
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
13 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 5 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WSBT ran the story anyway.
Across the 14 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 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 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?
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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.
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