Damon Linker

Damon Linker is an American journalist who serves as editor-in-chief at The Atlantic and was previously the executive editor of Politico Magazine. He has written several books including 'The Coddling of America: How Good Intentions Betray Our Children's Future'. His work often focuses on politics, culture, and social issues.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/books/review/Linker-t.html

66%

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

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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

80%

Examples:

  • Damon Linker is biased towards the Republican Party and their candidates. He consistently uses language that dehumanizes Trump supporters such as calling them 'MAGA loyalists' and suggesting they are unintelligent by saying they would switch to Trump if Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the race.
  • He suggests that Ms Haley is starkly out of step with the evolution of her party over the past decade. This implies a negative view towards her beliefs and ideology.

Conflicts of Interest

65%

Examples:

  • Damon Linker is biased towards the Republican Party and their candidates.
  • He suggests that Ms Haley is starkly out of step with the evolution of her party over the past decade.

Contradictions

80%

Examples:

  • Even if all voters who have told pollsters in recent weeks that they support Mr. DeSantis, Chris Christie and the former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson switched over to Ms. Haley, she would reach only the high 20s, placing her more than 30 points behind Mr. Trump.
  • The shape of today's Republican electorate can be seen most clearly in national polling of Republican voters where Mr. Trump has led by a substantial margin for months.

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • The article implies that if all voters who have said they support other candidates switch over to Haley in New Hampshire, she would only reach high 20s placing her more than 30 points behind Trump. This is not accurate as it does not take into account the fact that many of these voters may still be loyal to their original candidate and will not switch over easily.
  • The article presents Nikki Haley's third-place showing in the Iowa caucuses as a solid enough performance to upend expectations and reshape the dynamic of the race. However, this ignores national polling data which shows Trump leading by a substantial margin for months.

Recent Articles

Trump and Haley Tied in New Hampshire Republican Primary Polls with Days to Go

Trump and Haley Tied in New Hampshire Republican Primary Polls with Days to Go

Broke On: Wednesday, 17 January 2024 Former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley are tied in the polls with less than a week to go before the New Hampshire primary. While Trump won Iowa, Haley beats him two-to-one among moderates and female independents. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis trails in third place with just days left until election day.