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Ryan Grim

Ryan W. Grim (born March 23, 1978) is an American author and journalist. Grim was Washington, D.C., bureau chief for HuffPost and formerly the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for The Intercept. In July 2024, Grim and The Intercept s co-founder Jeremy Scahill left The Intercept to co-found Drop Site News. He is an author and has published some of his books through Strong Arm Press, an independent progressive publishing house he cofounded. Grim is a current contributor at The American Prospect, an independent online and magazine publication focused on liberal policy analysis. He and conservative journalist Emily Jashinsky were the regular Friday hosts of Rising before they resigned in September 2022 and joined Breaking Points, where they hosted the now defunct show Counterpoints and frequently appear on episodes as hosts.

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Ryan W. Grim (born March 23, 1978) is an American author and journalist. Grim was Washington, D.C., bureau chief for HuffPost and formerly the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for The Intercept. In July 2024, Grim and The Intercept s co-founder Jeremy Scahill left The Intercept to co-found Drop Site News. He is an author and has published some of his books through Strong Arm Press, an independent progressive publishing house he cofounded. Grim is a current contributor at The American Prospect, an independent online and magazine publication focused on liberal policy analysis. He and conservative journalist Emily Jashinsky were the regular Friday hosts of Rising before they resigned in September 2022 and joined Breaking Points, where they hosted the now defunct show Counterpoints and frequently appear on episodes as hosts.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1978-03-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1978-03-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376330193

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.