{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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She also addressed her departure from the White House and her decision to shield her children's faces online.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T18:05:12.964Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-15T12:10:03.674Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T18:05:12.964Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to named body, but no independent outlets or on-record sources cited.","critic":"Reports quote or give right of reply to those affected, responsible or opposed.","hype":"Headlines promise more than the body delivers, with mild sensationalism."}},"tags":["#KarolineLeavitt","#AgeGapRelationships","#WhiteHouse","#FoxNews","#DonaldTrump","#Motherhood"],"entities":["Karoline Leavitt","Nicholas Riccio","Fox News","Donald Trump"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Karoline Leavitt, 29, shared advice on age-gap relationships via Instagram, stating \"Forget the haters and follow your heart.\"","Leavitt is married to Nicholas Riccio, who is 32 years her senior, and described their marriage as \"the best decision I ever made.\"","She announced she will join Fox News as an on-air contributor starting November 1, after stepping down as White House press secretary in August.","Leavitt explained she conceals her children's faces on social media due to threats and negativity received during her time as press secretary."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 29, shared advice on age-gap relationships through her Instagram Stories on October 14. She advised followers to \"Forget the haters and follow your heart.\" Leavitt is married to Nicholas Riccio, who is 32 years her senior. She stated that marrying him was \"the best decision I ever made\" and called him \"the absolutely best husband and dad in the world.\""},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Leavitt stepped down from her role as White House press secretary in August, stating her desire to focus more on her family. She announced that she will join Fox News as an on-air contributor beginning November 1. Leavitt also explained her decision to conceal her children's faces on social media, citing threats and negativity she experienced while working in her previous position. She added that she wants her children to have the choice to decide if their lives are documented online when they are older."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Leavitt's age"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US Magazine reports Karoline Leavitt is 29 years old. OK! Magazine states she is 32 years old. The New York Ledger, khbrknews, nytimespost.com, democraticaccent.com, and MSNBCTV NEWS also state Leavitt is 29. NewsFinale and dailymail.com report she is 29. The New York Post reports she is 29. WFMD.com and Fox News do not state her age. BollywoodShaadis.com does not state her age. Next News Network does not state her age. RadarOnline.com does not state her age. ТСН.ua does not state her age. VT.co does not state her age."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention Leavitt's explanation for concealing her children's faces on social media. None of the centre-rated digests mention her explanation for concealing her children's faces on social media. 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