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NBC News Article Rating

Five years after George Floyd's death, calls to reform qualified immunity mostly fall silent

  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    90% ReliableExcellent

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -54% 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

Overall Sentiment

4% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Ten days later, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, including a number of police reform measures on qualified immunity and other issues.
48% : What minor changes have occurred, via court rulings or state legislative actions, have had little practical impact on a nationwide basis.
46% : The order says the Trump administration will take action to "provide legal resources and indemnification to law enforcement officers who unjustly incur expenses and liabilities" and calls on officials to "strengthen and expand legal protections" for officers. Harrison Fields, a White House spokesman, said Trump's policing plan shows he is "fulfilling his campaign promise to Make America Safe Again."
33% : When Trump signed a pro-law enforcement executive order last month, he stressed the importance of ensuring officers are not held legally accountable for their actions.

*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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