Russ Buettner,

Russ Buettner is an investigative reporter known for his work on Donald Trump's personal finances, tax avoidance schemes, and business dealings. His reporting has been featured in The New York Times and has earned multiple awards, including a Pulitzer Prize and a George Polk Award. Prior to joining The Times, Buettner worked at The New York Daily News and New York Newsday as part of their investigations teams. He has a focus on financial fraud and abuse of power.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/russ-buettner

68%

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

75%

Examples:

  • Russ Buettner has a moderate bias towards revealing the truth about Donald Trump's personal finances and tax avoidance schemes. He has been focused on this topic since 2016, as seen in his NYT articles.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • There is a potential conflict of interest in the fact that Russ Buettner has been reporting on Donald Trump's finances for several years, which could lead to a personal vendetta against Trump.

Contradictions

50%

Examples:

  • The only contradiction found is that the I.R.S. believes Trump violated a law meant to prevent double-dipping on tax-reducing losses, while Trump's team argues otherwise.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • The deceptive practices found in the article include the fact that Trump wrote off the same losses twice, according to the I.R.S., and that he may owe over $100 million in taxes as a result.

Recent Articles

IRS Audit Threatens Former President Trump with Over $100 Million Tax Bill on Chicago Tower

IRS Audit Threatens Former President Trump with Over $100 Million Tax Bill on Chicago Tower

Broke On: Saturday, 11 May 2024 The IRS is auditing former President Trump over potential double dipping of tax losses worth over $100 million from his Chicago tower, which opened during the Great Recession and faced financial struggles. Trump claimed losses in 2008 and later shifted ownership, but the IRS argues this constituted double counting.