Salvador Rizzo,

Salvador Rizzo is a reporter who covers crime and courts for The Washington Post, based in Alexandria, Virginia. He previously worked as a reporter for The Fact Checker and has co-authored a book about Donald Trump's relationship with the truth. Rizzo has experience covering New Jersey politics and Gov. Chris Christie, having worked at the Star-Ledger, Bergen Record, and New York Observer. He was an intern and copy editor for The Washington Post from 2008 to 2010.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/salvador-rizzo/

84%

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

90%

Examples:

  • Salvador Rizzo has covered crime and courts for The Washington Post, focusing on New Jersey politics and Gov. Chris Christie. He has also been a reporter for The Fact Checker and co-authored a book about Donald Trump's relationship with the truth.

Conflicts of Interest

90%

Examples:

  • There are no clear conflicts of interest identified for Salvador Rizzo in the provided articles.

Contradictions

60%

Examples:

  • In an article about Julian Assange's plea deal, Rizzo contradicted himself by stating that discussions of a plea had been underway since August but top officials in the Justice Department did not act on the idea. He also mentioned that if a deal is not made before a U.K. court's deadline, they would lose all their leverage and possibly their British attorneys.

Deceptions

70%

Examples:

  • In an article about Julian Assange's plea deal, Rizzo used deceptive practices by discussing the urgency of making a deal with Assange's legal team but not mentioning that top officials in the Justice Department did not act on the idea. He also misrepresented the potential consequences of not meeting the U.K. court's deadline.

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