WSOC-TV media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WSOC-TV in the centre. We have seen it on 8 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WSOC-TV biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WSOC-TV in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WSOC-TV left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place WSOC-TV in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WSOC-TV reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WSOC-TV 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 WSOC-TV has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WSOC-TV’s own report linked underneath.
A 30-second television advertisement featuring President Donald Trump and anti-communist messaging was paid for by the U.S. government. The $14,000 ad ran on Fox News and Newsmax, prompting questions about its legality and ethics from both Democrats and Republicans.
WSOC-TV reported it asPro-Trump TV ad paid for by US government continues airing with higher spend (opens WSOC-TV in a new tab)
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in North Carolina with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. This event marks Trump's first rally since his midterm convention in Dallas, as Republicans hope his presence will energize voters.
WSOC-TV reported it asPresident Trump rallies for Michael Whatley in North Carolina Senate race (opens WSOC-TV in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
WSOC-TV reported it asFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh announces interest rate hike (opens WSOC-TV in a new tab)
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the U.S. Postal Service not to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail balloting. The order came late Sunday, September 13, 2026, adding an obstacle to the administration's efforts to change election rules as the Supreme Court considers an appeal.
WSOC-TV reported it asThe Latest: 2nd judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with Supreme Court poised to rule (opens WSOC-TV in a new tab)
Germany accused Russia of a drone attack at Leipzig airport on August 4-5. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement, suggesting Germany fabricated evidence to address domestic political issues. Germany closed Russia's consulate and cultural center in Bonn and summoned its ambassador.
WSOC-TV reported it asGermany blames Russia for last month's attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport (opens WSOC-TV in a new tab)
Manolo Betancur, owner of Manolo's Bakery in East Charlotte, confronted former Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino outside his business. Betancur stated that Bovino's previous operation, 'Charlotte's Web,' negatively impacted his bakery, causing financial losses and fear.
WSOC-TV reported it asWhat both sides are saying after encounter between Charlotte bakery owner and former CBP commander (opens WSOC-TV in a new tab)
The family of Iryna Zarutska, who was killed on the Charlotte Area Transit system's Blue Line in August 2025, plans to file a civil lawsuit. A state audit revealed safety and security gaps, including a lack of fare enforcement and physical security.
WSOC-TV reported it asIryna Zarutska’s family attorney files lawsuit against Charlotte, security company (opens WSOC-TV in a new tab)
Hundreds of approved maintenance projects at national parks have been relegated to a low priority list, potentially leaving them undone. Work prioritized by the White House, including repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, has taken precedence.
WSOC-TV reported it asNational park maintenance work sidelined as Trump's Freedom 250 takes precedence (opens WSOC-TV 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
- Cox Media GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- Apollo Global ManagementPrivate Equityparent group
- Cox EnterprisesMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
- Official site
- wsoctv.com
- Seen publishing on
- wsoctv.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 8
- Reports listed
- 8
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 22 August 2026
8 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.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. WSOC-TV is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 8 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WSOC-TV: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 October 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 29 September 2026. Ratings pulled 21 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WSOC-TV, 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.
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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where WSOC-TV 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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