WTVB media bias and reliability
AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check place WTVB in the centre. We have seen it on 572 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WTVB biased?
AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check place WTVB in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WTVB left or right?
AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check place WTVB in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WTVB reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WTVB are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WTVB has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WTVB’s own report linked underneath.
President Donald Trump was photographed on Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLIS[HED]'. The image emerged as the Kennedy Center has been surrounded by fencing and amid a court examination of its controversial closure.
WTVB reported it asTrump declines to say whether he will tear down Kennedy Center (opens WTVB in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump will personally greet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on September 23. This rare airport reception precedes bilateral meetings and a state dinner.
WTVB reported it asTrump plans to greet Xi on arrival in Washington area, officials say (opens WTVB in a new tab)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is scheduled to brief the United Nations Security Council next week. The meeting, part of the annual gathering of world leaders in New York, will focus on artificial intelligence and international security.
WTVB reported it asOpenAI’s Sam Altman to brief UN Security Council next week (opens WTVB in a new tab)
The United States and China are in discussions regarding the potential reduction or elimination of Chinese tariffs on American liquefied natural gas (LNG). These talks are part of a larger energy and agriculture agreement package that may be revealed during Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Washington.
WTVB reported it asUS, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit (opens WTVB in a new tab)
A US federal appeals court has rejected a Trump administration policy that allowed for the rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own. The court ruled that migrants must be given an opportunity to raise safety concerns before such deportations.
WTVB reported it asUS appeals court rejects Trump policy allowing fast third‑country deportations (opens WTVB in a new tab)
A drone struck the cooling tower of a reactor unit at Russia's Kursk Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday, September 17. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the strike, noting the reactor remained operational and no fire was reported.
WTVB reported it asDrone hit cooling tower on Thursday at Russian Kursk nuclear plant, IAEA says (opens WTVB in a new tab)
Russian film director Andrei Zvyagintsev has been designated a 'foreign agent' by the Ministry of Justice. The designation subjects individuals to strict regulations and income limitations. Zvyagintsev's recent film 'Minotaur' won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
WTVB reported it asRussia labels acclaimed filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev a ‘foreign agent’ (opens WTVB in a new tab)
Poland has joined an anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine and other European allies, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced. The coalition aims to develop a common European ballistic missile defense system.
WTVB reported it asPoland joins anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine (opens WTVB in a new tab)
Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers has called for suspending state and federal gas taxes as prices in Michigan average $4.75 per gallon. Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed also supports a pause, though he attributes price spikes to conflict, not taxes.
WTVB reported it asU.S. Senate candidates: Pause gas tax (opens WTVB in a new tab)
Denmark is speeding up and increasing its support package for Ukraine to 1.8 billion Danish kroner, primarily for air defense. The decision follows an incident where a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish helicopter in international waters.
WTVB reported it asDenmark speeds up Ukraine aid package after Russian warship fires flares at helicopter (opens WTVB in a new tab)
The U.S. Treasury Department is developing rules for biopharmaceutical companies investing in China. These regulations are expected to allow most licensing deals for drugs originating in China, with potential restrictions on weaponizable biotechnology or pathogens. The move aims to balance economic interests with national security concerns.
WTVB reported it asExclusive-US weighs allowing most pharma licensing deals with China, sources say (opens WTVB in a new tab)
Russia is increasingly using modified RM48U training missiles as ballistic weapons against Ukraine. These missiles, adapted from air defence systems, accounted for more than half of Russia's ballistic and hypersonic launches in July and early August, according to reports.
WTVB reported it asRussia adapts a training missile to lead its ballistic onslaught of Ukraine (opens WTVB in a new tab)
Poland has joined an anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine and other European allies, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced. The coalition aims to develop a common European ballistic missile defense system.
WTVB reported it asRussia adapts a training missile to lead its ballistic onslaught of Ukraine (opens WTVB in a new tab)
Venezuela's government and opposition are reportedly close to an agreement to transfer approximately $4 billion in gold reserves from the Bank of England to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The gold has been held in London since 2019.
WTVB reported it asVenezuela nears deal to move $4 billion gold reserve to New York, FT says (opens WTVB in a new tab)
The US Department of Defense issued mandatory testosterone deficiency screening guidelines for active-duty and reserve service members aged 30 and older. Men will undergo blood tests, while women will be screened for fatigue and menstrual cycle disruptions. Treatment remains optional.
WTVB reported it asPentagon to proceed with controversial testosterone testing after pause (opens WTVB in a new tab)
On 17 September 2026 a federal judge struck down a Trump‑era rule that required the US Education Department to terminate millions of dollars in diversity, equity and inclusion grants. The decision was first reported by Reuters and was covered by several centre and right outlets.
WTVB reported it asUS judge strikes down Education Department’s anti-DEI grant policy (opens WTVB in a new tab)
Starbucks will pay Florida $1 million and cease race- and sex-based hiring goals companywide to settle a civil rights lawsuit. The agreement, confirmed by Florida's Attorney General, applies to all Starbucks operations and requires annual compliance certifications for four years.
WTVB reported it asStarbucks settles Florida lawsuit claiming diversity policies were illegal (opens WTVB in a new tab)
The U.S. stock market experienced a significant rally, marking its best day in six weeks. This surge was driven by falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market, occurring shortly after the Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point interest rate increase.
WTVB reported it asTrading Day: Lower oil, yields boost stocks (opens WTVB in a new tab)
The Federal Register website used Alibaba's Qwen AI model for a search tool that allowed users to find proposed regulations. The FBI accused Alibaba of "malicious" copying of Anthropic's technology, leading to the tool's removal.
WTVB reported it asUS government website used AI search tool from China that FBI said copied Anthropic (opens WTVB in a new tab)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the 81st session via video link. The decision follows the United States' denial of a visa to Abbas, preventing his in-person attendance in New York.
WTVB reported it asUN allows Palestinian president to again speak via video after US denies visa (opens WTVB 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.
High factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Midwest CommunicationsMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
- Official site
- wtvbam.com
- Seen publishing on
- wtvbam.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
- 572
- Reports listed
- 606
- We could read
- 38
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
568 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 38 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. WTVB is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 571 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than WTVB’s on 24 of them. Overall it filed a median of 14 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 2 September 2026.
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