The Propaganda FilesThe New York Times
Jonathan Swan
Australian-born political reporter who covered the first Trump administration for Axios and joined The New York Times in 2023. Won an Emmy for his 2020 HBO interview with Trump; co-wrote Regime Change (2026) with Maggie Haberman.
Slant Score · ranked #36 of 175 from most left to most right
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Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.
The receipts (2)
On-record statement · served the left · +1.5 L · Dec 18, 2019
Swan predicts Republicans will ignore debt until a Democrat is president
Posted: "A safe bet: we won’t hear about the debt again from Washington Republicans until there’s a Democrat in the White House."
Source: X (@jonathanvswan) →Correction / walk-back · served the left · +2.1 L · Sep 24, 2018
False report that Rod Rosenstein resigned
Swan reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had resigned; the report proved false. Wikipedia notes no formal correction is documented.
Source: Wikipedia (citing NYT, Nov. 4, 2018) →