The Mercury News Article Rating- Bias Rating
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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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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "Croft discussed using his grenade launcher and a mounted machine gun to thwart law enforcement response to the scene as a part in the kidnapping plot, jurors heard at trial." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Croft has long been known to law enforcement for his extreme anti-government views." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Barry Croft Jr. has long been known to law enforcement for his extreme anti-government viewsBarry Croft Jr. was part of a plan to kidnap the Democratic governor from her summer home in 2020 and practiced detonating explosives in preparation, prosecutors have said." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
49% : Croft discussed using his grenade launcher and a mounted machine gun to thwart law enforcement response to the scene as a part in the kidnapping plot, jurors heard at trial.42% : Croft has long been known to law enforcement for his extreme anti-government views.
40% : Barry Croft Jr. has long been known to law enforcement for his extreme anti-government viewsBarry Croft Jr. was part of a plan to kidnap the Democratic governor from her summer home in 2020 and practiced detonating explosives in preparation, prosecutors have said.
*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.