FactCheck Article RatingIs the Pandemic 'Over'? Biden Says So, But Scientists Say That's Up for Debate - FactCheck.org
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-46% Moderately Liberal
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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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| "In a surprise moment in a 60 Minutes interview, President Joe Biden said the COVID-19 pandemic is over." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "The president is right, Becerra told Yahoo Finance, saying that Biden was reflecting what so many Americans are thinking and feeling." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "The president is right, Becerra told Yahoo Finance, saying that Biden was reflecting what so many Americans are thinking and feeling." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Biden made his remarks at the Detroit Auto Show in response to CBS' Scott Pelley, who asked whether the pandemic was over after noting it was the first time in three years the auto show was being held." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "We still have a problem with COVID, we're still doing a lot of work on it, but the pandemic is over.If you notice, no one's wearing masks, everybody seems to be in pretty good shape, Biden continued, as the two walked through the convention center." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "The pandemic is over, Biden said in the interview, which aired on Sept. 18." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "The day after Biden's interview aired, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra insisted that the president was right to say the pandemic was over." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "The day after Biden's interview aired, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra insisted that the president was right to say the pandemic was over." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Biden had not plaed to make such a declaration, according to reporting from the Washington Post and Politico." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "But officials have said Biden's statement does not mark a change in national COVID-19 policy, and the administration did not plan to rescind the public health emergency." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
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% :*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.