Jonathan Swan,

Jonathan Swan is a reporter covering politics and Donald Trump's presidential campaign for The New York Times. He has been in journalism since he was 16 and has worked at several newspapers, including The Sydney Morning Herald and The Hill newspaper in Washington. Since 2015, he has covered politics, first at The Hill newspaper in Washington and then at Axios, where he focused on the Trump presidency and Republicans in Congress. During his time at Axios, he won an Emmy Award for his 2020 interview of then-President Trump and the White House Correspondents' Association gave him the Aldo Beckman Award for overall excellence in White House coverage. He joined The Times in January 2023. Swan believes in pursuing the truth, holding powerful people to account, and acknowledging and correcting his mistakes when he makes them. He can be contacted via email or WhatsApp/Signal, and his work can be found on The New York Times website.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-swan

81%

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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

85%

Examples:

  • Jonathan Swan misrepresents Nikki Haley's stance on a political action committee's support for her campaign.
  • Jonathan Swan uses inflammatory language to attack Donald Trump.

Conflicts of Interest

85%

Examples:

  • Jonathan Swan's reporting on Trump's attacks against Kamala Harris may have been influenced by his sources within the Trump campaign.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Nikki Haley downplayed the news that Americans for Prosperity Action suspended its spending on her campaign.
  • Trump expressed his intention to reduce corporate tax rate further, from 21 percent to 20 percent.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • Jonathan Swan misrepresents Nikki Haley's stance on a political action committee's support for her campaign.
  • Jonathan Swan uses inflammatory language to attack Donald Trump.

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