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Politician report card · Director of the CIA · Executive

John Ratcliffe

9 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about Ratcliffe personally — not an average of the media that covers them.

Person scores not yet graded — a daily agent scores ideology and claim reliability.

Coverage of them · media avg grade B · media avg lean 31% left (how outlets covering them scored — not Ratcliffe’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

1. Tusk warns Russia escalation advances, next six months decisive for Ukraine and NATO Aug 30, 2026 · Fox News · 85/100
   A-
   Political Lean 25% Right-leaning

   L

   R
2. Russian drone strikes ammunition depot near Kyiv, killing 37 Aug 29, 2026 · ABC News · 92/100
   A-
   Political Lean Centered

   L

   R
3. Ukraine deepens long-range drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and logistics Aug 27, 2026 · FRANCE 24 English · 72/100
   B
   Political Lean 35% Left-leaning

   L

   R
4. Trump tells Al Jazeera he has ‘no timetable’ for Iran talks amid six-month war Aug 26, 2026 · Al Jazeera English · 78/100
   B
   Political Lean 35% Left-leaning

   L

   R
5. Gomez presses Gabbard and Ratcliffe on 2025 Iran nuclear testimony Aug 18, 2026 · Capitol Hill Insight · 75/100
   B
   Political Lean 45% Left-leaning

   L

   R
6. Trump declassifies China election docs; Saudi nuclear deal signed amid proliferation concerns Jul 23, 2026 · MS NOW · 55/100
   C-
   Political Lean 65% Left-leaning

   L

   R
7. Himes cites 2021 declassified ICA on foreign election threats, notes China assessment Jul 20, 2026 · Rep Jim Himes · 85/100
   A-
   Political Lean 25% Left-leaning

   L

   R
8. Trump delivers primetime election integrity address with declassified intel release Jul 17, 2026 · MS NOW · 45/100
   C-
   Political Lean 78% Left-leaning

   L

   R
9. Axios Reports Internal Doubts on Trump-Iran Deal Among Top Officials Jun 16, 2026 · CNN · 85/100
   B+
   Political Lean 25% Left-leaning

   L

   R

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