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Matt Viser

News · White House / Biden · @mviser on X

Washington Post national political and White House reporter who covered Joe Biden's campaign and presidency. He previously worked at The Boston Globe.

Previously: The Boston Globe

Slant Score · ranked #129 of 175 from most left to most right
No partisan record found

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The receipts (2)

Broke with own side · served the right · +1.7 R · Apr 29, 2023

WHCA award cited his reporting on James Biden

The White House Correspondents' Association gave Viser its Aldo Beckman Award, citing among other work his stories on the business dealings of the President's brother James Biden.

Source: Fox News →
Broke with own side · served the right · +1.6 R · Mar 30, 2022

Co-led Post analysis verifying Hunter Biden laptop emails

With Craig Timberg and Tom Hamburger, Viser reported that forensic experts verified about 22,000 emails from Hunter Biden's laptop data, including a 2015 Burisma adviser email thanking Hunter for a meeting with 'your father,' which contradicted earlier campaign denials.

Source: Stars and Stripes (Washington Post syndication) →
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