Graig Graziosi is a US reporter at The Independent, focusing on US politics, disinformation, crime, and the climate crisis. He previously worked as a city news reporter at The Youngstown Vindicator and has written for VICE and the Columbia Journalism Review. He is a previous first place winner of the Ohio AP's Best Business and Best Enterprise reporting categories . His coverage at The Independent includes months-long reporting on the disappearance of Gabby Petito, the QAnon movement, and various far-right wing media figures. He is based in Washington, DC.