Michael Scherer

Michael Scherer is a national political reporter for The Washington Post. He previously worked for Time Magazine, where he covered politics, and has also written for Mother Jones and the Daily Beast. Scherer's reporting is generally well-regarded, though some critics have noted a tendency towards a slight liberal bias.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/michael-scherer/

96%

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 is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

90%

Examples:

  • In the article 'Mike Pence suspends his struggling 2024 campaign', there is a slight bias towards a negative portrayal of Pence's campaign, describing it as 'struggling'.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

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No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

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No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Mike Pence Suspends 2024 Presidential Campaign

Broke On: Saturday, 28 October 2023 Former Vice President Mike Pence has suspended his 2024 presidential campaign. The announcement was made on October 28, 2023. Pence's campaign was noted to be struggling prior to the suspension.