WSLS media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WSLS in the centre. We have seen it on 53 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WSLS biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WSLS in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WSLS left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WSLS in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WSLS reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WSLS are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WSLS has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WSLS’s own report linked underneath.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he had spoken with Donald Trump and they agreed to meet in New York. Zelensky also thanked Trump for a visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv. The meeting is expected to occur during the UN General Assembly.
WSLS reported it asThe Latest: Trump says US and Iran met shortly after he threatened annihilation in UN speech (opens WSLS in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering significant options regarding Iran, including potential military action and diplomatic engagement. The possibility of a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has also been raised, potentially impacting regional tensions and energy markets.
WSLS reported it asThe Latest: Trump says US and Iran met shortly after he threatened annihilation in UN speech (opens WSLS in a new tab)
U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average seeing a significant gain. This rebound followed the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate increase, which had previously led to market declines. Treasury yields and oil prices also decreased.
WSLS reported it asAsian benchmarks mostly rise after Wall Street's rally (opens WSLS in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he had spoken with Donald Trump and they agreed to meet in New York. Zelensky also thanked Trump for a visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv. The meeting is expected to occur during the UN General Assembly.
WSLS reported it asBritain’s Burnham is set to meet Trump for the first time at the UN in New York (opens WSLS in a new tab)
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump for the first time next week in New York. The meeting, expected to take place at the United Nations General Assembly, will focus on international issues including Ukraine, the Middle East, and energy.
WSLS reported it asBritain’s Burnham is set to meet Trump for the first time at the UN in New York (opens WSLS in a new tab)
Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is attempting to distance himself from former President Donald Trump by voting against his signature legislation and skipping events. Despite these efforts, his re-election campaign faces scrutiny in a district that has shown a Democratic lean in presidential elections.
WSLS reported it asThis swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not save him in the midterms (opens WSLS in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
WSLS reported it asTrump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites (opens WSLS in a new tab)
A report documented 124 killings of land and environmental defenders worldwide in 2025. Latin America was the region with the highest number of deaths, making up 85% of the global total. Colombia and Brazil reported the most killings.
WSLS reported it asLatin America accounted for 85% of environmental defender killings in 2025, report says (opens WSLS in a new tab)
The Congressional Black Caucus Institute has launched a voter outreach campaign called "SO VOTE," led by former HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge. The initiative aims to register and mobilize Black, rural, and young voters, with a budget of at least $4.5 million.
WSLS reported it asBlack Caucus launches effort to boost voting among Black, rural and young voters in midterms (opens WSLS in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
WSLS reported it asUS watchdog tallies Iran war's hit to weapons stockpiles, military bases and more (opens WSLS in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has nominated Kimberly Greenwood, wife of singer Lee Greenwood, to be the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. The nomination requires Senate confirmation. Trump also nominated Wesley Hunt for a role in Riyadh.
WSLS reported it asTrump nominates wife of 'God Bless the USA' singer Lee Greenwood to serve as US ambassador (opens WSLS in a new tab)
The Supreme Court will decide this month whether to hear a case brought by a Maine lobsterman challenging a federal rule requiring GPS trackers on fishing boats. The ruling could impact the broader commercial fishing industry.
WSLS reported it asSupreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman’s challenge to GPS boat tracker requirement (opens WSLS in a new tab)
A sexual assault trial is underway in New Hampshire for former youth counselor Jeffrey Buskey, 60. He faces 21 charges related to alleged abuse of four boys at a Manchester youth detention center in the late 1990s. The case is part of a larger scandal involving over 1,100 lawsuits.
WSLS reported it asEx-youth detention center counselor faces sex assault trial in New Hampshire (opens WSLS 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.
WSLS reported it asTrump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage (opens WSLS in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is visiting his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, for the Irish Open. His trip includes planned meetings with Irish leaders and is met with objections from lawyers and planned protests.
WSLS reported it asTrump is heading to Ireland for the Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf course (opens WSLS in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has invalidated a Trump administration order that compelled the JH Campbell coal plant in Michigan to remain operational beyond its planned retirement. The court found the Energy Department lacked the legal authority to issue such emergency orders.
WSLS reported it asFederal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open (opens WSLS 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.
WSLS reported it asTrump to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon (opens WSLS in a new tab)
Three Hong Kong activists who organized annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday. They face up to 10 years in prison for inciting subversion under the national security law, a case seen as a measure of freedoms in the city.
WSLS reported it asHong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison in national security case (opens WSLS in a new tab)
A federal judge has permitted Missouri's Supreme Court to hold a contempt hearing for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. The hearing concerns a dispute over new congressional districts supported by Donald Trump, with legal battles ongoing.
WSLS reported it asFederal judge allows Missouri’s top court to hold contempt hearing in redistricting dispute (opens WSLS in a new tab)
State coastal officials have approved plans for the United States' largest kelp farm, to be built 6 miles off the Ventura County coast. The project by Ocean Rainforest could produce up to 6,000 tons of kelp annually.
WSLS reported it asCalifornia officials allow plans for the country's biggest kelp farm to move forward (opens WSLS 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Graham Media Groupunknowndirect owner
- Graham HoldingsMedia Conglomerateparent group
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
- 53
- Reports listed
- 54
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
53 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.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. WSLS is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 53 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WSLS’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 8 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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