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Cops' role in Capitol attack divides Virginia town with ties to Confederacy

Jan 04, 2022 View Original Article
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    10% Center

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    42% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -13% Negative

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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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : It was seven months before the riot that Fracker and Robertson were celebrated by local African American residents for standing in solidarity with demonstrators at the town's first protest for Black Lives Matter.
42% : "I don't see how you can support Black Lives Matter but then support the insurrection of the Capitol," Craighead said, citing elements of racism and white power in the events that day.
36% : They're just the body of the evil here," said Rocky Mount native Bridgette Craighead, a small business owner, Black Lives Matter activist and former candidate for state delegate.

*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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