Andrew Kaczynski

Andrew Kaczynski is a senior editor and founding member of CNN's KFILE, the network's investigative unit. Before joining CNN, Kaczynski was a politics reporter for BuzzFeed News, where he was known for his viral posts and scoops. Prior to that, he worked for Politico. His reporting has been cited by major news organizations and has even been used in a question on Jeopardy.

Biography:  https://www.cnn.com/profiles/andrew-kaczynski

86%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

80%

Examples:

  • The article 'Tom Emmer's 2020 election comments could haunt him in House GOP speaker race' shows a slight bias against Emmer, focusing on his past comments and their potential negative impact on his speaker race.

Conflicts of Interest

90%

Examples:

  • The author, Andrew Kaczynski, has previously worked for BuzzFeed and Politico, which could potentially influence his reporting on 'Tom Emmer's 2020 election comments could haunt him in House GOP speaker race'.

Contradictions

90%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

  • The article 'Tom Emmer's 2020 election comments could haunt him in House GOP speaker race' uses a click-bait headline, suggesting that Emmer's past comments could 'haunt' him, which is speculative and sensationalist.

Recent Articles

Rep. Tom Emmer Affirms 2020 Election Legitimacy Amid GOP Division

Broke On: Monday, 23 October 2023 Rep. Tom Emmer stated that he believes the 2020 election was 'legitimate' and that President Joe Biden 'won the election'. Emmer's comments come at a time when the Republican party is divided over the issue of the 2020 election's legitimacy. Emmer is also considered a potential contender for the position of House GOP Speaker.