WTMJ media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places WTMJ in the centre. We have seen it on 20 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WTMJ biased?
Ad Fontes Media places WTMJ in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WTMJ left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places WTMJ in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WTMJ reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WTMJ are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WTMJ has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WTMJ’s own report linked underneath.
Democrat David Crowley has won the Wisconsin governor's race, defeating Republican Tom Tiffany. Crowley will be the first Black governor in the state's history. The election took place in a state described as a battleground.
WTMJ reported it asDavid Crowley declares victory in Wisconsin's governor race, Tom Tiffany concedes (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
WTMJ reported it asVoters deliver rebuke to Trump by handing Democrats control of the Senate (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
WTMJ reported it asVoters deliver rebuke to Trump by handing Democrats control of the Senate (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
Sea levels along the West Coast are expected to rise by up to a foot this month due to Kelvin waves. Meanwhile, an AP-NORC poll indicates deep voter dissatisfaction with both major parties and President Trump, despite a Democratic advantage on cost-of-living issues.
WTMJ reported it asVoters favor Democrats on key issues but lack faith in either party to solve problems: AP-NORC poll (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
A woman alleges she was sexually assaulted at a Cornell University fraternity house. The case has prompted renewed criticism of a New York law that makes prosecuting those who take advantage of intoxicated individuals more difficult, leading to calls for legislative reform.
WTMJ reported it asCornell sexual assault case raises questions about campus accountability (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
An immigration judge has ruled that Salah Sarsour, the Palestinian-born leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque, can be deported from the United States on foreign policy or national security grounds. The Trump administration had sought his removal since his arrest in March.
WTMJ reported it asUS can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on foreign policy grounds, judge rules (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance's antifraud task force is removing hundreds of thousands of enrollments from the Affordable Care Act's public exchanges. The action targets 760,000 individual accounts for allegedly unauthorized and fraudulent applications, with an estimated $2.2 billion in taxpayer funds expected to be saved.
WTMJ reported it asTrump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
The juror who prevented a unanimous verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has hired Edward Paltzik, an attorney who previously represented Donald Trump. The juror stated he had no doubts about Clancy's guilt based on the evidence presented.
WTMJ reported it asLindsay Clancy’s attorney asks judge to investigate the lone juror who wanted to convict her (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
A new legal opinion from the Justice Department states that a federal law prohibiting licensed dealers from selling handguns to individuals aged 18-20 is unconstitutional. The opinion suggests federal prosecutors may stop pursuing felony charges against dealers selling to this age group, though it is not legally binding.
WTMJ reported it asUS DOJ declares ban on handgun sales to young adults unenforceable (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
An interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, pulled from ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" due to FCC pressure, has garnered millions of views on YouTube. The move has sparked debate about censorship and the role of the FCC in broadcast content.
WTMJ reported it asJames Talarico’s rise sparks debate over FCC and Texas Senate race (opens WTMJ 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.
WTMJ reported it asWisconsin remembers the 9/11 attacks on 25th anniversary (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
A 27-year-old British researcher, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from Anthropic and the AI industry, citing concerns over the rapid, irresponsible development of self-improving superintelligence. He fears this race poses a significant risk to humanity, with some reports suggesting an existential threat by the end of the decade.
WTMJ reported it asViral AI warning sparks debate over Artificial Intelligence (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
An Anthropic researcher has warned of a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction in the next ten years. The warning follows a colleague's resignation over concerns about reckless AI development.
WTMJ reported it asViral AI warning sparks debate over Artificial Intelligence (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon, a researcher formerly with OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned, stating that leading AI developers are acting irresponsibly and "gambling with our lives." His departure has drawn comparisons to the Skynet scenario from the Terminator film.
WTMJ reported it asViral AI warning sparks debate over Artificial Intelligence (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon has resigned from AI company Anthropic, warning that the rapid development of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. His departure and warnings have been reported across several outlets, highlighting concerns about AI safety and the race for superintelligence.
WTMJ reported it asViral AI warning sparks debate over Artificial Intelligence (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
A federal judge has lifted a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. The Supreme Court ruled a previous challenge was premature, but states have filed a new lawsuit arguing the USPS rule interferes with election administration.
WTMJ reported it asDemocratic States File New Lawsuit Seeking to Block Trump’s Order Limiting Mail Voting in Midterms (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
The US Department of Education issued guidance on 19 August 2026 directing schools to apply discipline policies without regard to race. The move ends policies that treated statistical disparities as civil rights violations and opens investigations into two school districts for alleged race-based discipline.
WTMJ reported it asU.S. Education Department investigates Milwaukee Public Schools over discipline policies (opens WTMJ 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.
WTMJ reported it asWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month’s end (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 10 August 2026 to separate the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three individual shots and reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11. The order advises states with school vaccine mandates to consider updating their laws, though states retain authority over vaccination requirements.
WTMJ reported it asTrump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
A Wisconsin judge ruled the state’s absentee ballot program violates the rights of disabled voters by requiring paper ballots, which they cannot mark privately or independently. The decision does not mandate electronic voting, and a trial is expected after the November election.
WTMJ reported it asWisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people (opens WTMJ in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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
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Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for WTMJ.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- wtmj.com
- Seen publishing on
- wtmj.com
- Access
- Free to read
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
- 20
- Reports listed
- 20
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
20 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. WTMJ is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 20 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WTMJ: its report arrived a median of 23 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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