Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer Article RatingAs Texas seizes portion of US-Mexico border, locals seek resolution
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38% Medium Conservative
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40% ReliableFair
- Policy Leaning
20% Somewhat Conservative
- 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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| "The last time lawmakers significantly altered immigration laws was in 1986.Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber, a former Border Patrol agent, said change was badly needed." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "SEE MORE: Biden says he would shut down border if Congress sends him a deal" | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "I heard the news that [former] President Trump wants for the Republicans not to find a solution right now because it helps him with the politics." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "It's demoralizing; we could have a united front, state and federal, working together; we could be doing more with our biggest trading partner, Mexico, said Democratic State Rep. Eddie Morales." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Armed guards and state police occupy the park, which Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says is necessary to enforce the state's own border security program called Operation Lone Star, which has already cost Texas taxpayers billions of dollars." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "SEE MORE: Biden says he would shut down border if Congress sends him a deal" | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "I heard the news that [former] President Trump wants for the Republicans not to find a solution right now because it helps him with the politics." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Morales says Eagle Pass needs federal lawmakers to compromise." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Especially if they talk that much about it and complain that much about it and made it their number one issue, said Morales." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Presidential candidate Donald Trump is badmouthing the deal, even though it delivers things his previous administration asked for, like increased executive authority to shut down a border." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "As for agreement in Washington, the locals Scripps News has spoken with say they've lived with decades of dysfunction, with bipartisan bills failing during George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and now possibly Joe Biden's time in the White House." | Negative | -50% Liberal |
| "As for agreement in Washington, the locals Scripps News has spoken with say they've lived with decades of dysfunction, with bipartisan bills failing during George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and now possibly Joe Biden's time in the White House." | Negative | -50% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
60% : The last time lawmakers significantly altered immigration laws was in 1986.Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber, a former Border Patrol agent, said change was badly needed.46% : SEE MORE: Biden says he would shut down border if Congress sends him a deal
37% : I heard the news that [former] President Trump wants for the Republicans not to find a solution right now because it helps him with the politics.
*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.