Other media outlets have supported Abramson's analyses. "The Chronicle of Higher Education" notes that Abramson often "feuds with anti-Trump conspiracy theorists whom he sees linking to dubious sources and making claims without evidence." Virginia Heffernan writes in "Politico" that Abramson's "theory-testing" is "urgently important." "Der Spiegel" calls Abramson "a quintessential American figure: an underdog who became an involuntary hero." "The New York Observer" writes that "events like Trump's 2013 trip to Russia for Miss Universe were covered extensively on Abramson's feed prior to the mainstream media catching on, a fact that has given him a reputation for being early to connect events within the broader Russia story."