Boston.com Article RatingMaine congressman asks for 'forgiveness' from Lewiston constituents for opposing assault rifle ban
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-14% Somewhat Liberal
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75% ReliableGood
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-22% Somewhat 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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| "She opposed a 2004 expansion of that law, according to the newspaper." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Golden, a Democrat who is from Lewiston, spoke a press conference with other elected officials, including Sen. Susan Collins, on Thursday." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Rep. Jared Golden is asking for his constituents' forgiveness as he pledges to work toward an assault rifle ban in Congress following Wednesday's mass shooting in his hometown of Lewiston, Maine.Eighteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a gunman, who authorities have identified as 40-year-old Robert Card, opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar on Wednesday evening, prompting shelter in place orders and a state-wide manhunt." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
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39% : She opposed a 2004 expansion of that law, according to the newspaper.*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.