WSYX media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WSYX 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 36 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WSYX biased?
The rating organisations do not give WSYX 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 WSYX left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WSYX 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 WSYX reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WSYX 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 WSYX has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WSYX’s own report linked underneath.
Anonymous sources claimed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was considering resignation after Republican midterm losses, with some suggesting a 2028 presidential run. The State Department and White House have strongly denied these reports, calling them 'fake news'.
WSYX reported it asReport: Rubio rumored to exit Trump administration, possible 2028 White House bid (opens WSYX in a new tab)
The White House has denied reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio might resign. Hegseth faces pressure over the Iran war, while Rubio stated his intention to serve Trump's full term.
WSYX reported it asReport: Rubio rumored to exit Trump administration, possible 2028 White House bid (opens WSYX in a new tab)
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.
WSYX reported it asFox Host Jesse Watters says he doubts Americans will get $5,000 checks (opens WSYX in a new tab)
The office of Republican Senator Susan Collins in Biddeford, Maine, was vandalized with red paint on the sidewalk reading 'Blood on her hands'. This is the second such incident in about a month, occurring just before Election Day.
WSYX reported it as'Blood on her hands' graffiti appears outside Sen. Collins' Biddeford office (opens WSYX in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
WSYX reported it asVoters turn out across the US for the 2026 midterm elections (opens WSYX in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
WSYX reported it asVoters turn out across the US for the 2026 midterm elections (opens WSYX in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
WSYX reported it asVoters turn out across the US for the 2026 midterm elections (opens WSYX in a new tab)
Control of the US Senate is expected to hinge on a handful of closely contested races in the upcoming midterm elections. Key battles in states like Michigan and Texas are drawing particular attention as indicators of broader political trends.
WSYX reported it asElection Day in Ohio: Races and results (opens WSYX in a new tab)
Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, held her first press conference, which was significantly shorter than her predecessor's. She made a verbal gaffe and faced criticism from an unnamed administration official.
WSYX reported it asNew White House press secretary to hold first press conference this week (opens WSYX in a new tab)
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico reappeared at the Austin City Limits festival on Friday, nine days after his last public appearance. His return followed an absence attributed to the flu, which had prompted criticism and speculation from his Republican opponent.
WSYX reported it asSpencer Pratt says he was told Democratic candidate Talarico is in mental health facility (opens WSYX in a new tab)
Newly released police body-camera footage shows the aftermath of a shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, where a six-year-old boy shot his first-grade teacher, Abigail Zwerner. The footage was shown as evidence in a criminal trial and was later unsealed.
WSYX reported it asBODYCAM: 6-year-old admits taking gun after shooting Virginia teacher (opens WSYX in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech in Athens on Western civilization, its history, and current challenges. He spoke at the Pnyx, with the Acropolis in the background, and referred to Greece as a model ally.
WSYX reported it asRubio meets Greek foreign minister in Athens to deepen NATO ties amid regional instability (opens WSYX in a new tab)
A naked, gold-plated statue of Donald Trump, titled 'Orange Plague' or 'King of Injustice', is on display in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, the sculpture depicts Trump on the shoulders of a man, holding a golf club. The exhibition was organised by Danish Left MEP Per Clausen and will remain until Thursday.
WSYX reported it asNaked gold Trump statue dubbed 'The Orange Plague' unveiled at European Parliament (opens WSYX in a new tab)
Bayer will invest $2.2 billion in a new pharmaceutical manufacturing site in New Albany, Ohio, creating approximately 600 high-value jobs and 1,500 construction jobs. The facility is expected to be operational in phases starting in 2031.
WSYX reported it asNew Albany lands Bayer campus with innovative pharmaceutical facility (opens WSYX in a new tab)
A SpaceX rocket carrying two US astronauts, a Canadian astronaut, and a Russian cosmonaut launched from Florida on October 1, 2026. The Crew-13 mission is bound for the International Space Station for a six-month duration.
WSYX reported it asSpaceX launches 4 astronauts on record-fast trip to ISS (opens WSYX 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.
WSYX reported it asTrump, Lutnick to make announcement amid report on South Korea investments (opens WSYX 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.
WSYX reported it asSurging diesel prices add to affordability pressures weeks before midterms (opens WSYX in a new tab)
Converse has removed a social media advertisement featuring K-pop singer Karina after critics said the imagery evoked racist symbols, including those associated with the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, stating they understood why the image was upsetting and had made a mistake.
WSYX reported it asConverse apologizes, pulls ad criticized for KKK, lynching imagery (opens WSYX 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.
WSYX reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WSYX 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.
WSYX reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WSYX 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.
- Ad Fontes MediacenterCheck it
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanRight
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
- Ad Fontes MediaveryHighCheck it
- Media Bias/Fact Checkhigh
Who owns it
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Official site
- abc6onyourside.com
- Seen publishing on
- abc6onyourside.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
- 36
- Reports listed
- 36
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
36 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 8 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WSYX ran the story anyway.
Across the 36 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WSYX’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 27 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as WSYX, also publishing from France, 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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