NBC News Article RatingRussian operative used U.S. activist groups to spread propaganda, feds say
Jul 30, 2022 View Original Article
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| "Based on the indictment, it appears Ionov was most active in St. Petersburg, where he allegedly tried to stoke racial resentment by having Uhuru members write a petition to the United Nations alleging that the United States had committed genocide against African people that would later be translated and disseminated across Russia." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Pelosi departs today with a group of other U.S. lawmakers on an Asia tour that will include aounced stops in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "The Associated Press reported on Thursday that the Pentagon has prepared plans for escorting Pelosi to Taiwan if she proceeds with her visit, including overlapping rings of protection that would include jet fighters, surveillance aircraft, and surface ships." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "If there's a decision made that Speaker Pelosi or anyone else is going to travel and they asked for military support, we will do what is necessary to ensure a safe conduct of their visit." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Hu's outburst was prompted by reports that Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, reportedly plaed for April but postponed after she contracted the Wuhan coronavirus, could take place this weekend." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Both Republican and Democrat lawmakers have urged Pelosi to visit Taiwan as scheduled, saying China should not dictate the travel plans of American officials." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Last week, he suggested the PLA should force Pelosi's plane down in Chinese territory, abducting the Speaker and other American lawmakers traveling with her." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "If U.S. fighter jets escort Pelosi's plane into Taiwan, it is [an] invasion, Hu argued." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Pelosi previously discussed traveling to Taiwan sometime in August, but a firm date had not been set." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "He also proposed sending PLA warplanes to shadow Pelosi all the way down to the tarmac in Taipei, or shutting down all Taiwanese aviation with a no-fly zone, all of which would be acts of war." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The PLA has the right to forcibly dispel Pelosi's plane and the U.S. fighter jets, including firing warning shots and making tactical movement of obstruction." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Chinese government officials have been somewhat less bloodthirsty than Hu in their public pronouncements, but they have still suggested a military crisis could result if Pelosi visits Taiwan." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "On Thursday, Chinese dictator Xi Jinping told Biden that Chinese public opinion on Taiwan could not be denied, and those who play with fire will perish by it." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "On the other hand, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on Wednesday strongly implied Pelosi should back down, because escalating tensions with China would cause a significant distraction for the Biden administration." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "On the other hand, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on Wednesday strongly implied Pelosi should back down, because escalating tensions with China would cause a significant distraction for the Biden administration." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "On the other hand, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on Wednesday strongly implied Pelosi should back down, because escalating tensions with China would cause a significant distraction for the Biden administration." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "It's a danger to me, Pelosi said when asked by reporters to confirm her itinerary on Wednesday." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "President Joe Biden vaguely stated last week that the U.S. military believes a Pelosi visit to Taiwan would not be a good idea right now." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "President Joe Biden vaguely stated last week that the U.S. military believes a Pelosi visit to Taiwan would not be a good idea right now." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Hu Xijin, former editor of China's state-run Global Times and a top Communist propagandist, took his increasingly belligerent rhetoric against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) rumored visit to Taiwan to its ultimate conclusion on Friday by advising the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to simply shoot Pelosi's plane down, along with her U.S. Air Force escorts." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Hu Xijin, former editor of China's state-run Global Times and a top Communist propagandist, took his increasingly belligerent rhetoric against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) rumored visit to Taiwan to its ultimate conclusion on Friday by advising the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to simply shoot Pelosi's plane down, along with her U.S. Air Force escorts." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
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33% : Based on the indictment, it appears Ionov was most active in St. Petersburg, where he allegedly tried to stoke racial resentment by having Uhuru members write a petition to the United Nations "alleging that the United States had committed genocide against African people" that would later be translated and disseminated across Russia.*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.