👤 Matt Sledge

15 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
15
2026-08-24 – 2026-11-04
Claims per article
72
1,087 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
9,443
characters · 2 tagged analysis
Writes for The Intercept.
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
67%
Crime & Law
20%
Technology
13%
Most-tagged topics
DemocratsCongressDemocraticMichiganRepublicansU.S.FlockIran

Leaning

-0.53 average ± 0.07 · -0.45 median · 13 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.51. 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.
2026-11-03 · The Intercept · Politics
Sharp Left Turn: Democrats Have a Shot to Take Congress on Socialist Momentum
41 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-04 · The Intercept · Technology
Flock Donations to Local Politicians’ Groups Skyrocket as Protests Against AI Cameras Mount
19 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-15 · The Intercept · Politics
Crypto Darling Gillibrand’s 11th-Hour Flip-Flop Helps Block Trump Crypto Bill
9 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-11-04 · The Intercept · Politics
Lesson From Lansing: To Win in Swing Districts, Fight Data Centers
5 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-11-02 · The Intercept · Politics
Abdul El-Sayed Tests the Limits of Islamophobia in Michigan
2 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-30 · The Intercept · Politics
Fetterman Sole Dem Against Investigating His Constituent’s Killer
2 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-08-24 · The Intercept
This Mysterious “Astroturf” Group Popped Up to Defend the Paramount Merger
🔮 The national debate over the mega merger has focused on suspicions that Paramount CEO David Ellison might be willing to tilt coverage at Warner properties like CNN in favor of Donald Trump. assertive
2026-08-26 · The Intercept
Conservative Groups Side With Minneapolis Protesters Against Trump Crackdown
🔮 The defendants filed a motion asking the judge overseeing the case to force the disclosure of even more files, alleging that they will show that the government illegally targeted left-wing protesters for their politics rather than their alleged crimes. assertive
2026-08-31 · The Intercept
Trump Goes After Anonymous Email Provider in Italy. The Real Target Is Free Speech in the U.S.
🔮 In the latest escalation of the Trump administration’s war on the left, the U.S. government’s designation of a popular antifascist webhosting provider as a terror group could shutter a swath of radical websites in the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Wednesday that they were targeting the Italy-based A/I Collective with terror sanctions. assertive
2026-09-04 · The Intercept
Flock Donations to Local Politicians’ Groups Skyrocket as Protests Against AI Cameras Mount
🔮 As fed-up activists target Flock, the AI-powered surveillance camera company is battling back with a massive increase in donations to associations for mayors and other local officials. assertive
2026-09-09 · The Intercept
FAA Investigates Drone Pilot Who Films Animal Abusers
🔮 Now, a new chapter has opened in these drone wars: The FAA has launched an investigation of an animal rights activist whose group’s videos of conditions at California cattle ranches sparked outrage, with the agency simultaneously proposing new rules that could prevent the pilots’ flyovers altogether. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Intercept
Crypto Darling Gillibrand’s 11th-Hour Flip-Flop Helps Block Trump Crypto Bill
🔮 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., a centrist who leads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, privately urged fellow Democrats to support advancing a crypto bill that would have created a regulatory framework for the industry, according to reporting in Politico. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Intercept
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
🔮 There was only one catch: Smith, a mother of four, said she noticed that she would only be supplied with text if she indicated she supported the Flock cameras. assertive
2026-09-19 · The Intercept
Decision on Charging Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s Killers Looms Over Minneapolis DA Race
🔮 Either Frazier or his opponent will likely decide whether to prosecute the federal immigration agents who killed Good and Pretti. assertive
2026-09-30 · The Intercept
Fetterman Sole Dem Against Investigating His Constituent’s Killer
🔮 The measure would have required the State Department to report on whether it is investigating the killings of nine U.S. citizens by Israeli security forces or settlers since 2022. assertive
2026-10-17 · The Intercept
Dems Have an Opportunity to Force an End to the Iran War. Will They Take It?
🔮 Now those votes could help Democrats retake Congress — and they will immediately have opportunities to follow through on their anti-war rhetoric. assertive
2026-10-23 · The Intercept
Giant Crypto Super PAC Funnels Big Money to Former Trump Official’s Firm to Support… Democrats?
🔮 When it was founded a year ago, news reports suggested that Fellowship PAC would concentrate on supporting Republicans. assertive
2026-10-29 · The Intercept
AI Tried to Buy the Midterms — Then the Lobby Learned Everyone Hates AI
🔮 The industry’s avoidance of the contested races that could determine control of the next Congress suggest that the PACs have realized how the public has soured on the tech, campaign finance and industry observers told The Intercept. assertive
2026-11-02 · The Intercept
Abdul El-Sayed Tests the Limits of Islamophobia in Michigan
🔮 And some of El-Sayed’s allies worry that the Muslim and Arab-baiting attacks will work. assertive
2026-11-03 · The Intercept
Sharp Left Turn: Democrats Have a Shot to Take Congress on Socialist Momentum
🔮 Said, who lives in the Arab enclave of Dearborn, Michigan, especially praised El-Sayed’s willingness to buck party leadership and speak out on U.S.–Israel policy. assertive
2026-11-04 · The Intercept
Lesson From Lansing: To Win in Swing Districts, Fight Data Centers
🔮 When progressive Will Lawrence beat two moderates in a Michigan congressional primary earlier this year, some Democrats were worried about his ability to win one of the nation’s most evenly divided districts. assertive
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