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Ross Coulthart

Australian NewsNation journalist; first TV interview with Grusch (2023)

2023– · Media · Journalist

Australian investigative journalist working for NewsNation. In June 2023 he conducted the first television interview with David Grusch, and in January 2025 the exclusive on Jake Barber and the alleged retrieval of an egg-shaped craft. In 2024 he wrote a long report on Elizondo; in summer 2026 he instead publicly criticized him, asking him to clarify his past role.

Key claims
  • In an undated interview he said he was convinced that Grusch would make public within a few weeks material possibly photographic or video, specifying that this was his own supposition; it did not happen.
  • In 2026 he said that Elizondo was a counterintelligence officer in the legacy program and that he should be more transparent, calling for an amnesty on nondisclosure agreements for him, Stratton, Davis and Puthoff.
  • According to a NewsNation headline, he called the Wall Street Journal's investigation into Pentagon disinformation “a joke” (2025).
Controversies
  • He attributed the circulation of the police reports on Grusch to an intelligence leak; the author of The Intercept's article replied that they were public records obtained through FOIA requests.
  • The headline of an interview of his for NewsNation claims that Skywatcher “went government”: the claim is not verified.
Today
Active on NewsNation; between June and July 2026 he opened a public controversy with Elizondo over his role in the legacy program.

Documented authority

It measures how documented and verifiable what the person claims is, not their honesty. Each criterion is scored from 0 to 2.

Credentials 2/2
His role as a NewsNation correspondent is documented by multiple sources.
Direct access not applicable
He relays the testimonies of others and anonymous sources; he does not claim direct knowledge of the programs.
Evidence provided 0/2
He has not made public any verifiable evidence for the central claims (retrieval programs, Skywatcher's government role).
Claims track record 1/2
Mixed outcome: the public hearings he predicted were held, but the material expected from Grusch did not come out and the leak theory was disputed.
Conflicts of interest 1/2
The UAP topic is at the center of his television work for NewsNation, a declared professional interest.

Sources

  1. New York Magazine, June 12, 2023 (press)
  2. NewsNation (Ross Coulthart), August 23, 2024: report on Elizondo (press, pro-disclosure)
  3. NewsNation: the exclusive on the alleged retrieval of an egg-shaped craft (press, pro-disclosure)
  4. Reality Check (Ross Coulthart), July 1, 2026: transcript on the dispute with Elizondo (video/audio, pro-disclosure)
  5. NewsNation: Coulthart on what Grusch could make public (date not confirmed) (press, pro-disclosure)
  6. NewsNation, August 9, 2023: Grusch's and Coulthart's reply to The Intercept article (press, pro-disclosure)

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Promises 1

Where the claims come from 1

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