Paul Bellar, Joe Morrison, and Pete Musico get prison time for assisting in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

Dec 16, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Politician Portrayal

    88% 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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"But defense attorneys argued that the trio had cut ties with Fox before the Whitmer plot came into focus by late summer of 2020; Bellar had moved to South Carolina in July."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Whitmer, a Democrat recently elected to a second term, was never physically harmed."
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-18% Liberal
"They held gun training with Fox in rural Jackson County and shared his disgust for Whitmer, police and public officials, especially after COVID-19 restrictions disrupted the economy and triggered armed Capitol protests and anti-government belligerence."
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-20% Liberal
"Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was never physically harmed by the plot."
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-22% Liberal
"When the plot was foiled, Whitmer blamed then-President Donald Trump, saying he had given comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division."
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2% Conservative
"When the plot was foiled, Whitmer blamed then-President Donald Trump, saying he had given comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division."
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2% Conservative
"In August, after 19 months out of office, Trump said the kidnapping plan was a fake deal."
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