WSET media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WSET 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 25 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WSET biased?
The rating organisations do not give WSET 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 WSET left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WSET 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 WSET reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WSET 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 WSET has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WSET’s own report linked underneath.
Fox News host Jesse Watters voiced concerns about the midterm election outcomes on air, stating he did not feel optimistic and that the Senate was "very much in play." He also mentioned not expecting to receive $5,000 checks.
WSET reported it asFox Host Jesse Watters says he doubts Americans will get $5,000 checks (opens WSET in a new tab)
Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old Tenerife attacker, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. He had suffered a cardiac arrest following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a second-division match on Monday. The player was taken to hospital after the incident.
WSET reported it asSpanish police investigate soccer player's death after on-field collision (opens WSET in a new tab)
Iran's army has warned that any new US attack would spread the conflict to a wider geographical area. The warning comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert further hostilities and as both the US and Israel hold crucial elections.
WSET reported it asIran’s leader threatens retaliation without limits as Trump weighs new strikes (opens WSET in a new tab)
A woman was shot outside the Republican Party of Virginia's headquarters in Richmond on Thursday. Officials from the party and the police department have indicated the shooting is not related to their operations or the upcoming midterm elections.
WSET reported it asWoman shot in front of Republican Party of Virginia's offices in Richmond (opens WSET in a new tab)
Two former FBI officials, Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, face new charges including obstruction of justice. The Department of Justice filed the charges shortly before a court hearing, drawing criticism from the defense.
WSET reported it asEx-FBI officials charged with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden laptop due in court (opens WSET 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.
WSET reported it asSecretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory comment (opens WSET 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.
WSET reported it asSecretary Bessent mocks Obama following the former president's Cheesecake Factory comment (opens WSET in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting field operations to identify noncitizen voters in nine states. The order cites concerns that the department's efforts rely on flawed data that may include U.S. citizens.
WSET reported it asJudge curbs DHS hunt for noncitizen voters in 9 states, citing flawed data (opens WSET in a new tab)
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released by Russia after nearly five years of detention. He was convicted of serving as a mercenary. The release was announced by former President Donald Trump, who stated Russia demanded nothing in return.
WSET reported it asTrump says 'no swap' needed to free American prisoner Stephen Hubbard from Russia (opens WSET in a new tab)
President Trump has publicly questioned Representative Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures after she revised her reported net worth from up to $30 million to approximately $100,000. The discrepancy has drawn attention from various media outlets, with some suggesting potential investigations into her finances.
WSET reported it asTrump calls Ilhan Omar 'totally crooked,' says he had 'nothing to do' with raid on home (opens WSET in a new tab)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she will move out of her D.C. residence after federal agents conducted a four‑to‑five‑hour search, seized 17 items and sparked safety concerns. The raid is linked to a fraud probe into her family’s immigration records.
WSET reported it asTrump calls Ilhan Omar 'totally crooked,' says he had 'nothing to do' with raid on home (opens WSET in a new tab)
Internal emails from October 2021 reveal that senior Justice Department officials expressed discomfort with Attorney General Merrick Garland's memo concerning threats against school board members. Some officials suggested renaming the initiative the 'Anti-MAGA Task Force'. The National School Boards Association later apologised for its initial letter.
WSET reported it asNew DOJ report reveals internal objections to Biden-era school board directive (opens WSET in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans for South Korea to invest $200 billion in U.S. projects. The investments would include the Alaska LNG pipeline, eight nuclear power plants, and a Texas power generation facility, according to White House officials.
WSET reported it asTrump, Lutnick to make announcement amid report on South Korea investments (opens WSET in a new tab)
Senator John Kennedy has called for a rule to prevent buildings from being named after living politicians. This initiative arises as President Donald Trump seeks to rename the Kennedy Center in his own name.
WSET reported it asSen. John Kennedy proposes rule for 'no politician' to name buildings after themselves (opens WSET in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit at the White House on September 24. The leaders are expected to discuss trade, rare earth supplies, and artificial intelligence. Xi's visit marks the first by a Chinese leader to the US presidential residence in over a decade.
WSET reported it asTrump takes inaugural flight from White House helipad as networks boycott event coverage (opens WSET in a new tab)
Donald Trump's remarks at a White House event were broadcast without sound by US television channels. This followed a boycott by major broadcasters in protest against the White House barring several news outlets from access.
WSET reported it asTrump takes inaugural flight from White House helipad as networks boycott event coverage (opens WSET in a new tab)
President Donald Trump vetoed CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, impacting audiovisual coverage of his UN trip. In response, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox halted their joint television coverage of Trump, citing solidarity with the banned outlets.
WSET reported it asTV networks refuse White House pool coverage after CNN barred from assignment (opens WSET in a new tab)
A newly unveiled statue of Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters was defaced with red paint. The vandalism occurred days after the statue's unveiling and coincided with the one-year anniversary of Kirk's assassination.
WSET reported it asTurning Point USA vows to restore vandalized Charlie Kirk statue, reviews police footage (opens WSET in a new tab)
Judicial Watch founder Larry Klayman has filed a lawsuit against streamer Hasan Piker, alleging antisemitism and incitement of violence. Klayman seeks over $150 million in damages and an injunction, citing Piker's alleged statements about Hamas and Jews.
WSET reported it asJudicial Watch founder sues Hasan Piker over alleged antisemitism, 'violence against Jews' (opens WSET 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.
WSET reported it as9/11 victim families; 100,000 other petitioners don't want Mamdani at memorial ceremonies (opens WSET 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
- 25
- Reports listed
- 25
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
25 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.
On 6 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WSET ran the story anyway.
Across the 25 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WSET’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 21 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WSET, also publishing from Cyprus, 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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