WTVC media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give WTVC 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 22 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WTVC biased?
The rating organisations do not give WTVC 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 WTVC left or right?
The rating organisations do not give WTVC 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 WTVC reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for WTVC are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What WTVC has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WTVC’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'.
WTVC reported it asReport: Rubio rumored to exit Trump administration, possible 2028 White House bid (opens WTVC 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.
WTVC reported it asReport: Rubio rumored to exit Trump administration, possible 2028 White House bid (opens WTVC in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced that Audi will invest $4.2 billion in its first U.S. factory in Georgia. The plant, planned for Middle Georgia Megasite, is expected to create 4,500 jobs and begin production in the early 2030s.
WTVC reported it asPresident Trump, Audi, announce plans for Macon plant (opens WTVC in a new tab)
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. At least five people were injured. Israel's military stated the men carried firearms. Following the incident, Israel ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
WTVC reported it as2 Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank attack as Netanyahu orders lockdown (opens WTVC in a new tab)
Hassan Kariem, a teacher at Wesley International Academy, died after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Police stated he was ejected from the ride and struck other patrons before falling. Six Flags temporarily closed nine similar roller coasters.
WTVC reported it asSix Flags Over Georgia's Goliath evacuated: 1 visitor dead, officials say (opens WTVC in a new tab)
Donald Trump's motorcade traveled by road between Texas and Oklahoma due to bad weather. A press van reportedly reached 98 mph during the journey, with no injuries reported.
WTVC reported it asTrump's motorcade hit nearly 100 mph going to Oklahoma after storm prevented flight (opens WTVC in a new tab)
President Trump insisted on attending a campaign rally in Oklahoma despite severe weather that grounded his plane and led his Secret Service detail to consider cancellation. He directed them to drive him to the event.
WTVC reported it asTrump's motorcade hit nearly 100 mph going to Oklahoma after storm prevented flight (opens WTVC in a new tab)
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the execution of Christa Gail Pike to proceed in Tennessee, reversing a stay granted by an appeals court. Pike, 50, was scheduled for lethal injection for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer.
WTVC reported it asChrista Pike alive but in critical condition after botched execution, attorneys say (opens WTVC in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a summit at the White House on September 24. The leaders are expected to discuss trade, rare earth supplies, and artificial intelligence. Xi's visit marks the first by a Chinese leader to the US presidential residence in over a decade.
WTVC reported it asTrump takes inaugural flight from White House helipad as networks boycott event coverage (opens WTVC in a new tab)
Donald Trump's remarks at a White House event were broadcast without sound by US television channels. This followed a boycott by major broadcasters in protest against the White House barring several news outlets from access.
WTVC reported it asTrump takes inaugural flight from White House helipad as networks boycott event coverage (opens WTVC in a new tab)
President Donald Trump vetoed CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, impacting audiovisual coverage of his UN trip. In response, CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox halted their joint television coverage of Trump, citing solidarity with the banned outlets.
WTVC reported it asTV networks refuse White House pool coverage after CNN barred from assignment (opens WTVC 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.
WTVC reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WTVC 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.
WTVC reported it asUkraine hits Moscow oil refinery in massive drone and missile attack (opens WTVC 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.
WTVC reported it asLindsay Clancy holdout juror hires former Trump attorney after mistrial (opens WTVC in a new tab)
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the sole holdout against an insanity acquittal, leading to an 11‑1 deadlock and a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Desronvil maintains prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly killed her three children.
WTVC reported it asLindsay Clancy holdout juror hires former Trump attorney after mistrial (opens WTVC in a new tab)
A Georgia judge has halted the scheduled execution of Stacey Humphreys. The stay allows for a hearing under the new Georgia Survivor Justice Act, which permits sentence reconsideration for those who have suffered abuse.
WTVC reported it asGeorgia judge halts execution hours before inmate was set to die (opens WTVC in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance announced that approximately 870,000 borrowers suspected of pandemic-era fraud will be suspended from future federal small-business loans. These individuals are linked to an estimated $39 billion in alleged fraud, with over 80 people charged in connection with $245 million.
WTVC reported it asVance set to announce $39B suspected fraud crackdown before Kansas campaign stop (opens WTVC 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.
WTVC reported it asAmerica remembers 9/11 25 years later at Ground Zero, Pentagon and Flight 93 memorial (opens WTVC in a new tab)
Families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are calling for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to not attend the 25th anniversary memorial ceremony at Ground Zero. A petition to ban him has gathered over 98,000 signatures, and families plan to ignore him if he attends.
WTVC reported it as9/11 victim families; 100,000 other petitioners don't want Mamdani at memorial ceremonies (opens WTVC in a new tab)
Donald Trump published a National Park Service employee’s statement alleging David Hearn violently ripped the Reflecting Pool’s coating. The U.S. Attorney moved to dismiss the case, citing a botched installation. A new sign at the pool blames previous administrations, including Trump’s own term, for clogged water ports.
WTVC reported it asTrump admits 'some contractor error' with Reflecting Pool, maintains vandalism claims (opens WTVC 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
Who owns it
- Sinclair Broadcast GroupMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- newschannel9.com
- Seen publishing on
- newschannel9.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
- 22
- Reports listed
- 22
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
22 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 7 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and WTVC ran the story anyway.
Across the 22 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WTVC: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one 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 WTVC, 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 WTVC 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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