More than 1,000 pay tribute to Maine's mass shooting victims on day...

Oct 30, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    2% Center

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    4% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    66% 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.

Sentiments

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"On Sunday at Schemengees Bar & Grille, one of the shooting sites, workers in white hazmat suits could be seen methodically cleaning up a staircase."
Positive
12% Conservative
"State Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said Card believed people were talking about him and there may even have been some voices at play."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Family members of Card told federal investigators that he had recently discussed hearing voices and became more focused on the bowling alley and bar, according to law enforcement officials who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of the investigation."
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-2% Liberal
"Photos of Aaron Young and his father, William Young, are displayed at a vigil for the victims of Wednesday's mass shootings at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine."
Positive
2% Conservative
"(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, speaks with a woman at a vigil for the victims of the mass shootings several days earlier, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, attends a vigil for the victims of the mass shootings several days earlier, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Maine Gov. Janet Mills, front left, and Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King attend a vigil for the victims of mass shootings days earlier, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Maine Gov. Janet Mills, front left, and Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King attend a vigil for the victims of mass shootings days earlier, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Walker's son, Joseph Walker, was killed in a mass shooting while working at Schemengees Bar and Grill, Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine."
Negative
-30% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : On Sunday at Schemengees Bar & Grille, one of the shooting sites, workers in white hazmat suits could be seen methodically cleaning up a staircase.
53% : State Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said Card believed "people were talking about him and there may even have been some voices at play.
49% : "Family members of Card told federal investigators that he had recently discussed hearing voices and became more focused on the bowling alley and bar, according to law enforcement officials who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of the investigation.

*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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