PBS Article RatingDefense Secretary Austin transfers powers to deputy while back in hospital
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10% Center
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45% ReliableFair
- Policy Leaning
-2% Center
- Politician Portrayal
44% Negative
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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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-16% Negative
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| "Austin apologizes for failing to tell White House about his cancer and hospitalizationWhile Austin initially intended to retain the functions and duties of his office, at about 5 p.m. Sunday he transferred those authorities to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Austin did not tell President Joe Biden, Congress or his deputy defense secretary of his December cancer diagnosis or initial hospitalization for weeks." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Dr. John Maddox, the trauma medical director, and Dr. Gregory Chesnut, director of the Center for Prostate Disease Research of the Murtha Cancer Center, said while it was unclear at this time how long Austin will remain hospitalized, the current bladder issue is not expected to change his anticipated full recovery." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
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49% : Austin apologizes for failing to tell White House about his cancer and hospitalizationWhile Austin initially intended to retain the "functions and duties of his office," at about 5 p.m. Sunday he transferred those authorities to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks.*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.