Benedict Smith

Benedict Smith is a journalist at The Telegraph, covering US politics and the presidency. He has reported extensively on the Biden administration and its impact on American society and foreign relations. Prior to joining The Telegraph, Benedict worked for several other major news outlets, including The Guardian and BBC News. His work has been recognized with numerous awards for investigative journalism, breaking news reporting, and feature writing.

Biography:  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/b/ba-be/benedict-smith/

72%

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:

  • Democratic official said Mr Biden’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens, who ran his campaigns for office for 40 years, and his long-time friend and confidante, Ted Kaufman, should urge him to ‘walk off on his own’ with ‘dignity’.
  • The goal is to let him walk off. He got rid of Trump; helped prepare America through his legislation for the future; and, under his tenure, a generation of new Democrats have emerged.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Democrats are laying the groundwork for Joe Biden to make a ‘dignified’ exit from the presidential race.
  • However, his family are said to have urged him to stay in the race when they met on Sunday, while expressing frustration with aides who prepared him for the debate.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • However, his family are said to have urged him to stay in the race when they met on Sunday, while expressing frustration with aides who prepared him for the debate.
  • Senior Democrats and friends of Mr. Biden pushed for this conversation to happen over the weekend.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • Democrats are laying the groundwork for Joe Biden to make a ‘dignified’ exit from the presidential race.
  • However, his family are said to have urged him to stay in the race when they met on Sunday, while expressing frustration with aides who prepared him for the debate.
  • One Democrat official said Mr Biden could not be ‘dragged off stage’, and needed relatives and trusted advisers to convince him to ‘walk off’ on his own terms.

Recent Articles

Biden's Family Urges Him to Stay in Race After Disastrous Debate Performance: Camp David Discussions

Biden's Family Urges Him to Stay in Race After Disastrous Debate Performance: Camp David Discussions

Broke On: Monday, 01 July 2024 Amidst calls for him to step down after a disastrous debate performance, Joe Biden's family gathered at Camp David to discuss his political future and encourage him to continue serving as president.