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NBC4 Washington Article Rating

President Trump says he will direct agencies to reopen Alcatraz

  • Bias Rating

    34% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -60% 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.

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Overall Sentiment

-15% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

34% : If Trump is serious about doing this, it's just one more step in his dismantling of democracy -- a domestic gulag right in the middle of San Francisco Bay."
28% : Trump cited violent crime and a need to protect the American public for the move and plans to use the notorious island to "house America's most ruthless and violent Offender.
22% : The order comes as Trump has been in a public clash with the courts as his government attempted to send accused gang members to a prison in El Salvador. Alcatraz Island was included as part of the National Park Service unit in 1972 when Congress created the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

*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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