Santos fundraiser charged with impersonating House leadership aide

  • Bias Rating

    -98% Extremely Liberal

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

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  • Politician Portrayal

    98% 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

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"The new development could impact which judge manages Santos's case."
Positive
14% Conservative
"The FEC said it was done for the purpose of soliciting financial contributions to Santos's campaign."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Meyer at the time was chief of staff to then-House Minority Leader McCarthy."
Positive
4% Conservative
"The indictment alleges that Miele had admitted to faking my identity to a big donor in a letter to Santos in September 2022, just weeks before Santos's election."
Positive
0% Conservative
"The indictment alleges that Miele had admitted to faking my identity to a big donor in a letter to Santos in September 2022, just weeks before Santos's election."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Santos is ruing for reelection in 2024."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Samuel Miele, a fundraiser for embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), was indicted on allegations he had impersonated a top aide to a member of House leadership while soliciting donations for Santos's campaign."
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-20% Liberal
"Samuel Miele, a fundraiser for embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), was indicted on allegations he had impersonated a top aide to a member of House leadership while soliciting donations for Santos's campaign."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Reached for comment by The Hill, Santos's office said it has nothing to do with campaign-related matters."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"While the documents do not identify the impersonated aide's name or the lawmaker they work for, a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in February accused Miele of impersonating Dan Meyer, who previously served as chief of staff to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"The Hill reached out to Santos for comment."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Respondents appear to have violated this well-established prohibition, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for Santos's congressional campaign under false pretenses, the complaint reads."
Negative
-30% Liberal
"Santos has faced bipartisan calls to resign and be expelled but the congressman said he has no plans to step down early."
Negative
-30% Liberal
"The indictment is the latest piece of legal trouble surrounding Santos."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"A Democratic lawmaker forced a vote on a resolution to expel Santos from Congress in May, but the chamber ultimately voted to refer the measure to the Ethics Committee -- a move that was seen as largely redundant because the Ethics panel had been investigating Santos for months."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"A Democratic lawmaker forced a vote on a resolution to expel Santos from Congress in May, but the chamber ultimately voted to refer the measure to the Ethics Committee -- a move that was seen as largely redundant because the Ethics panel had been investigating Santos for months."
Negative
-40% Liberal

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