WV News media bias and reliability
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place WV News in the centre. We have seen it on 50 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is WV News biased?
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place WV News in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is WV News left or right?
AllSides and Ad Fontes Media place WV News in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is WV News reliable?
The factuality data this site ingests describes WV News as high factuality. It reaches us without a named assessor, so it is an unattributed rating rather than our verdict. It does not guarantee that every report is correct.
What WV News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with WV News’s own report linked underneath.
USPS halts Trump‑linked mail‑voting system, Postmaster General David Steiner says work stopped
Trust 56The United States Postal Service stopped work on a computer system designed to support President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail voting. Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the pause on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's rejection of the related executive order earlier that week.
WV News reported it asThe Latest: Postal chief says work has stopped on system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting (opens WV News in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
WV News reported it asHouse approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump (opens WV News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
WV News reported it asTrump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a 'hostile act' and threatens more tariffs (opens WV News in a new tab)
The Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump's planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Links. Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee have demanded project documents, citing a lack of public announcement.
WV News reported it asPark Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s takeover of East Potomac golf course (opens WV News in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their control over a vital maritime shipping route and pushes them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
WV News reported it asYemen's Houthi rebels seize more key islands in southern Red Sea, tighten grip on shipping routes (opens WV News in a new tab)
Pastor Daimon L. King, a registered sex offender with prior child-related convictions, delivered the opening prayer at a rally for North Carolina GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley. Whatley's campaign stated they did not know King and that the event was not planned by the campaign.
WV News reported it asConvicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina (opens WV News in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
WV News reported it asTrump takes center stage at Republicans’ first midterm convention, in photos (opens WV News in a new tab)
A former volunteer has filed a lawsuit against nonprofits tied to labor leader Cesar Chavez, alleging sexual abuse by him decades ago and that the organizations failed to investigate her complaints. The suit names the Cesar Chavez Foundation and the United Farm Workers Foundation as defendants.
WV News reported it asFormer volunteer sues César Chavez nonprofits over failing to stop union leader from sexual abuse (opens WV News in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance stated the conflict with Iran is not a war and that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is nearly back to normal. President Trump is reportedly considering declaring victory.
WV News reported it asIran claims strike on US ship in Strait of Hormuz as fighting escalates (opens WV News in a new tab)
Robin Morgan, a poet, essayist, editor, and prominent second-wave feminist, has died at age 85. Known for her activism and influential writings, Morgan passed away in New York after a period of health issues.
WV News reported it asRobin Morgan, poet and feminist whose allies included Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem, dies at 85 (opens WV News in a new tab)
Maryland voters will decide in November on a Democratic-backed congressional redistricting amendment after the state's Supreme Court allowed it on the ballot. The court reversed lower rulings that had blocked the measure but ordered the ballot summary to be rewritten.
WV News reported it asMaryland’s top court allows a Democratic-backed congressional districting amendment to appear on the November ballot (opens WV News in a new tab)
Joel Shapiro's 'Blue' sculpture, installed at the Kennedy Center in 2019, was removed on September 2, 2026. The removal was requested by the Kennedy Center and the Joel Shapiro and Phelan Foundation, which will decide its future location. The action occurs amid broader renovation and renaming plans for the venue.
WV News reported it asKennedy Center disassembles 'Blue' sculpture from its grounds (opens WV News in a new tab)
Chevron announced plans to invest over $7 billion in Venezuela, targeting 600,000 barrels per day by 2031. The deal follows a US government push to revive Venezuela’s oil industry, including Pentagon profit-sharing, but analysts question its legal and political durability.
WV News reported it asChevron confirms it will expand operations in Venezuela (opens WV News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the US will respond forcefully to Iranian attacks on American bases in Jordan and the UAE. The exchange of fire follows a US strike on Iran's Larak Island, with both sides issuing threats of further action.
WV News reported it asIran fires on Gulf neighbors after US military strikes Iranian military targets (opens WV News in a new tab)
A United Nations report published on September 2, 2026, states that global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5°C warming threshold within a few years. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal to limit damage.
WV News reported it asGlobal warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone (opens WV News in a new tab)
Dan Koh has won the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District. He will seek to replace Rep. Seth Moulton, who is running for the Senate. Koh, a former Biden White House aide, defeated state Rep. Tram Nguyen in a crowded field.
WV News reported it asStephen Lynch wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District (opens WV News in a new tab)
A federal judge has blocked New York's law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay $75 billion over 25 years for climate change damages. The judge found the state law conflicted with federal authority, particularly the Clean Air Act.
WV News reported it asFederal court strikes down New York climate superfund law challenged by West Virginia (opens WV News in a new tab)
Iran's army claimed to have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates with drones. The strike targeted areas where US forces and helicopters were stationed, according to Iran, which stated it was in response to US strikes on Larak Island. Oil prices rose following the incident.
WV News reported it asUnited Arab Emirates says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters (opens WV News in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump posted on social media that Iran's Kharg Island was being 'blown to smithereens'. This followed a US strike on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran claimed to have launched ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan, which Jordanian air defences intercepted.
WV News reported it asUnited Arab Emirates says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters (opens WV News in a new tab)
Asian share markets declined on Monday as fresh conflict between the United States and Iran escalated, driving oil prices up. Bond yields also remained elevated following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on inflation, increasing the likelihood of a US interest rate hike.
WV News reported it asAsian shares, US futures retreat and oil prices surge after US strike on Iranian rocket launchers (opens WV News 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
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High factuality
The rating above reaches us without a named assessor, and is published as that rather than as anyone’s verdict.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for WV News.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
- Official site
- wvnews.com
- Seen publishing on
- wvnews.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
- 50
- Reports listed
- 50
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
50 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. WV News is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 50 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of WV News: its report arrived a median of 19 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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