Brent D.

Brent Griffiths is a senior politics reporter at Insider. He previously worked at the Washington Post as a researcher on Power Up and the Finance 202. He started his career at Politico where he worked on the web production team and covered breaking news. His passion for covering politics has only grown since he cut his teeth covering the presidential campaign as a student journalist. He's also contributed to the Almanac of American Politics.

Biography:  https://www.businessinsider.com/author/brent-d-griffiths?op=1

65%

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

86%

Examples:

  • Democrats have twice carried Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, most recently in 2020.
  • Donald Trump’s youngest son will join him at this July’s Republican National Convention.
  • Who could make up Trump’s Cabinet? Here are the billionaires and other leaders that could rise to power if he wins a 2nd term. Donald Trump has said he’s learned his lesson from assembling his first government. His second team could be far different.

Conflicts of Interest

62%

Examples:

  • Trump uses an image of a letter from Governor Jim Pillen as evidence for his support when it is not clear if he actually wrote or signed the letter.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Pillen claims that he has supported changing Nebraska’s election laws from the start, but his statement contradicts previous statements made by him and other Republicans who have failed multiple times to change these laws.
  • The article presents the idea that Trump’s push for Nebraska Republicans to change the law will make it harder for Biden to win an Electoral College vote in the state as a fact without providing any evidence of this being true.

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • Pillen claims that he has supported changing Nebraska’s election laws from the start, but his statement contradicts previous statements made by him and other Republicans who have failed multiple times to change these laws.
  • The article presents the idea that Trump’s push for Nebraska Republicans to change the law will make it harder for Biden to win an Electoral College vote in the state as a fact without providing any evidence of this being true.

Recent Articles

Barron Trump Makes Political Debut as Florida Delegate at Republican National Convention

Barron Trump Makes Political Debut as Florida Delegate at Republican National Convention

Broke On: Thursday, 09 May 2024 Former President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, makes his political debut as a Florida delegate at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in July. The 18-year-old high school graduate joins siblings Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Tiffany Trump as Florida's at-large delegates. Barron will graduate from high school before attending the RNC, where the family will officially place Donald Trump's name in nomination for the Republican Party's presidential ticket.
Nebraska's Electoral Votes in Limbo as Trump and Biden Face Off Over Proposed Change to State's Unique System

Nebraska's Electoral Votes in Limbo as Trump and Biden Face Off Over Proposed Change to State's Unique System

Broke On: Friday, 15 March 2024 Nebraska lawmakers are considering a late push to change their electoral vote system after former President Donald Trump and his allies endorsed a proposal that could boost his chances of winning the presidency. The proposed change would bring Nebraska into line with 48 other states, but Democrats are preparing for this possibility by readying procedural bars and a possible filibuster.