[2] The investigative reporting from The Lever has been cited by other news outlets, including the New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, Politico, Al Jazeera, Rolling Stone, and The Baltimore Sun.

[2] Following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023, The Lever reported on the "railroad industry's history of fighting stricter safety regulations.

[1] The Lever's story, "SVB Chief Pressed Lawmakers to Weaken Bank Risk Regs," was cited by The New York Times the day after it was published.

[1][11][12] Journalist David Cay Johnston praised The Lever's reporting on corrupt practices at The Boeing Company, following an incident on January 5 when a door panel blew out mid-flight on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

"[19][20][21] The award was for a four-part series published in August 2022 by Andrew Perez of The Lever in partnership with ProPublica, titled "Inside The Right's Historic Billion-Dollar Dark Money Transfer".