👤 Guy Benson

12 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
12
2026-09-11 – 2026-10-12
Claims per article
25
300 extracted in total
Hedged claims
8%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,810
characters
Writes for Washington Examiner.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
92%
Entertainment
8%
Most-tagged topics
DemocraticAmericaAmericansRepublicansCaliforniaDemocratsIsraelMichigan

Leaning

+0.35 average ± 0.37 · +0.65 median · 9 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages +0.04. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-11 · Washington Examiner · Politics
Two solemn anniversaries and the cancer of political violence
35 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-21 · Washington Examiner · Entertainment
Ed Sheeran should have never booked Macklemore to begin with
26 outlets covered this event
2026-09-22 · Washington Examiner · Politics
Polls show Republicans are staring down a midterm election reckoning
2 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-12 · Washington Examiner · Politics
Why Abdul el Sayed can’t say Iran is a bigger threat than Israel
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans right
2026-10-09 · Washington Examiner · Politics
Are the polls overestimating Senate Democrats again?
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-08 · Washington Examiner · Politics
How can Democrats call themselves the ‘affordability’ party?
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly right

What they said would happen

2026-09-11 · Washington Examiner
Two solemn anniversaries and the cancer of political violence
🔮 The death toll would have been even higher if not for the remarkable courage of the passengers aboard United 93, who fought back and saved innocent lives. assertive
2026-09-17 · Washington Examiner
Abdul el Sayed’s Hasan Piker problem
🔮 But in what is shaping up to be a blue-tinted year, some very problematic figures may get swept into power if voters decide to deliver a generalized backlash against the party in power. assertive
2026-09-17 · Washington Examiner
Yes, the jihadis really do hate us for our freedoms
🔮 Therefore, the American people are the ones who choose their government by way of their own free will.” assertive
2026-09-21 · Washington Examiner
Ed Sheeran should have never booked Macklemore to begin with
🔮 Owners of some of the stadiums on the tour, including New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, made clear that they would not permit their venues to be used as a platform for Macklemore. assertive
2026-09-22 · Washington Examiner
Polls show Republicans are staring down a midterm election reckoning
🔮 Perhaps it’s a sign of how dire things may be feeling on Team Red that many Republican-aligned strategists would take this outcome in a heartbeat: mixed
2026-09-30 · Washington Examiner
Facts can’t convert the Gaza ‘genocide’ faithful
🔮 I’ll leave you with this — with my gratitude to my colleague Will Cain for giving me the space to communicate these thoughts: Out of curiosity, how will this be blamed on Israel? assertive
2026-10-07 · Washington Examiner
Keith Ellison quiet on alleged Somali gang activity that ruined homecoming in suburban Minnesota
🔮 As he described the composition of November’s electorate, he asked, “Is the base of people who believe in freedom and justice, compassion and mercy, the people, will the people who believe that in the equality of human beings, in the dignity of all human beings, will we show up and vote? mixed
2026-10-08 · Washington Examiner
How can Democrats call themselves the ‘affordability’ party?
🔮 Voters were broadly correct in assessing that blame: The Biden administration, with the backing of Congressional Democrats, shoveled trillions of dollars out the door under the auspices of COVID-19 “relief” — ignoring warnings from some of its own ideologically allied economists that the results would be hugely inflationary. assertive
2026-10-12 · Washington Examiner
Why Abdul el Sayed can’t say Iran is a bigger threat than Israel
🔮 This might have been a compelling answer if he’d invited MacCallum to appear with him on the stump five times in Michigan, which is what el Sayed did with Piker (el Sayed recently lied that he and Piker had only appeared together once on the trail). assertive
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