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Record-breaking border influx: 1,174 migrants, one soldier injured

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    50% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    -58% Medium Left

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Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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-44% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : A festive-season border patrol in Limpopo took a violent turn on 26 December 2025, forcing South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers to respond to an unusually large and tense influx of undocumented migrants.
38% : The incident has once again highlighted the intense pressure faced by border patrol units during peak festive periods, particularly in Limpopo, where illegal crossings often spike at the end of the year.
36% : " Festive Border Patrol Turns Violent: SANDF Arrests 1,174 Undocumented Migrants in Limpopo Rifleman Mokoena received immediate medical attention from SANDF medics, who remain on standby during deployments.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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