KTBB Article RatingDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin cancels overseas trip following hospitalization
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-10% Center
- Reliability
40% ReliableFair
- Policy Leaning
-34% Medium Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
56% 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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21% Positive
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "And frankly, my first instinct was to keep it private." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "Earlier today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be seen for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "It's just not my way." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "The Deputy Secretary of Defense has assumed the functions and duties." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "At approximately 4:55 pm today, Secretary Austin transferred the functions and duties of the office of the Secretary of Defense to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said in a statement, updating the public early Thursday evening." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Late Sunday night, Austin's doctors at Walter Reed -- Dr. John Maddox and Dr. Gregory Chesnut -- said he had been admitted to the critical care unit." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Austin has said he directly apologized to Biden and told him he was deeply sorry for not letting him know of his diagnosis immediately." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "President Joe Biden has publicly faulted Austin for not informing him earlier of his hospitalization after his cancer procedure, telling reporters in January that he still had confidence in Austin but noted it was a lapse in judgment." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
63% : "And frankly, my first instinct was to keep it private.60% : "Earlier today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be seen for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue.
50% : It's just not my way.
46% : "The Deputy Secretary of Defense has assumed the functions and duties.
41% : "At approximately 4:55 pm today, Secretary Austin transferred the functions and duties of the office of the Secretary of Defense to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks," Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said in a statement, updating the public early Thursday evening.
*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.