David Corn

David Corn is Mother Jones’ Washington bureau chief and an on-air analyst for MSNBC. He is the co-author (with Michael Isikoff) of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump. He is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, Showdown, Hubris (with Isikoff), and The Lies of George W. Bush, as well as the e-book, 47 Percent: Uncovering the Romney Video that Rocked the 2012 Election. For more of his stories, click here. He's also on Twitter and Facebook. Featured We Tried to Call the Top Donors to George Santos’ 2020 Campaign. Many Don’t Seem to Exist. Noah Lanard and David Corn dateLatestWe Tried to Call the Top Donors to George Santos’ 2020 Campaign. Many Don’t Seem to Exist. Noah Lanard and David Corn

Biography:  https://www.motherjones.com/author/david-corn/

70%

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

85%

Examples:

  • David Corn refers to Nikki Haley as a 'concerned South Carolina voter'
  • David Corn uses examples from Nikki Haley's past actions and statements to paint her in a negative light

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • David Corn is an on-air analyst for MSNBC
  • David Corn is the co-author (with Michael Isikoff) of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • Nikki Haley has a positive relationship with Donald Trump
  • The SNL sketch portrays Nikki Haley as a victim of Donald Trump's attacks when she was actually responsible for security on January 6th.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • The SNL sketch misrepresents Haley's role in January 6th.

Recent Articles

Nikki Haley Takes on Trump and Biden in SNL Cold Open Interview

Nikki Haley Takes on Trump and Biden in SNL Cold Open Interview

Broke On: Sunday, 04 February 2024 Nikki Haley, a Republican presidential hopeful trailing Donald Trump in polls, appeared on SNL as a surprise guest during the cold open. The sketch featured James Austin Johnson playing Trump and Ayo Edebiri questioning Haley about her views on government, freedom, and trans women participating in sports. During the interview, Haley criticized both Trump and Biden while also denouncing trans women's participation in sports.