The Independent Article RatingAn imam was shot dead in a 'senseless' attack. The killer is a mystery
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-50% Moderately Liberal
- Reliability
75% ReliableGood
- Policy Leaning
-66% Very Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
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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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| "I can't think of anything wrong he's done to anyone, and that comes from my heart." | Positive | 42% Conservative |
| "The organisation reports that incidents of anti-Muslin bigotry have increased by more than 170 per cent since the Hamas attack on 7 October that triggered Israel's ongoing military action in Gaza." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "CAIR said it has received 2,171 anti-Muslim and anti-Palestine hate complaints over the last two months to their national headquarters - a 172 per cent increase from the same period in 2022." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "As always, and irrespective of this specific incident, we advise all mosques to keep their doors open but remain cautious, especially given the recent spike in anti-Muslim bigotry, CAIR said." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Over 50 years ago, in 1973, another imam, James Shabazz, of the same mosque, then known as Temple No. 25, was shot and killed in his driveway, the New York Times said." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "The Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, also wrote in a statement reacting to the killing, that he wanted to assure the Muslim community and people of all faiths that we will do everything in our power to keep all residents safe, especially in or near our houses of worship.Muslim community leaders also shared their concerns about the death of the imam.CAIR-NJ, the New Jersey branch of the Council for American Islamic Relations, the country's largest Muslim civil rights organisation, called upon the public to come forward with any information regarding the death of Mr Sharif." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "I am disgusted that a gun has made its way through our community to kill one of us, Mr Baraka said on X.New Jersey Senator Cory Booker tweeted that he was heartbroken over the news of the death." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
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71% : I can't think of anything wrong he's done to anyone, and that comes from my heart".59% : The organisation reports that incidents of anti-Muslin bigotry have increased by more than 170 per cent since the Hamas attack on 7 October that triggered Israel's ongoing military action in Gaza.
59% : CAIR said it has received 2,171 anti-Muslim and anti-Palestine hate complaints over the last two months to their national headquarters - a 172 per cent increase from the same period in 2022.
55% : "As always, and irrespective of this specific incident, we advise all mosques to keep their doors open but remain cautious, especially given the recent spike in anti-Muslim bigotry," CAIR said.
45% : Over 50 years ago, in 1973, another imam, James Shabazz, of the same mosque, then known as Temple No. 25, was shot and killed in his driveway, the New York Times 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.