Washington Post's controversial fact checker exits paper amid anti-woke reboot...and he isn't being replaced
Owner Jeff Bezos and CEO Will Lewis have taken a slew of recent steps to try and help the paper shed its left-wing reputation.
Glenn Kessler, editor and chief writer of The Fact Checker, announced on Monday that he is leaving the Post, reported Fox News.
'After more than 27 years at The Washington Post, including almost 15 as The Fact Checker, I will be leaving on July 31, having taken a buyout,' Kessler said on Facebook.
'Much as I would have liked to keep scrutinizing politicians in Washington, especially in this era, the financial considerations were impossible to dismiss.'
The fact checker said he tried to help the newspaper find his replacement, but was unsuccessful.
'I didn't want The Post to have a gap in fact-checking coverage during this fraught period in U.S. history. But we couldn't work out an agreement,' Kessler said.
'In 2018, when the Fact Checker team was compiling a database of more than 30,000 Trump claims, I told the New York Times that "I have the best job in journalism."
'I still believe that, and I'm sorry to leave without a replacement lined up. But it's the right time for me. I hope The Post finds someone to carry on this important project.'
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