The Fact Checker

Education: Brown University, B.A. in history; Columbia University, M.A. in international affairs

Glenn Kessler has been editor and chief writer of The Fact Checker since 2011. In a journalism career spanning more than three decades, Kessler has covered foreign policy, economic policy, the White House, Congress, politics, airline safety and Wall Street. He was The Washington Post’s chief State Department reporter for nine years, traveling around the world with three secretaries of state. Before that, he covered tax and budget policy for The Washington Post and also served as the newspaper’s national business editor. Kessler appears frequently on television and has lectured widely on U.S. foreign policy. He joined the Post in 1998 from Newsday, where he was part of two reporting teams that won Pulitzer Prizes in spot reporting.

Honorable Mention, Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting, 2019

Media Literate Media award (for The Fact Checker), National Association for Media Literacy Education, 2015

Premier Award, Aviation/Space Writers Association

Investigative Reporting award, Society of the Silurians Honors & Awards:

Professional Affiliations: member, Council on Foreign Relations; advisory board, International Fact-Checking Network; Board of Editors, Brown Alumni Monthly