State officials speak out on gun control amid aftermath of Texas school shooting

May 25, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    46% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    52% Very Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    32% 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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"Gun safety laws save lives."
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4% Conservative
"Dr. Fred Rivara, a longtime gun researcher and a professor of pediatrics at University of Washington Medicine, echoed a similar sentiment on the effects of stricter gun control."
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0% Conservative
"Rivara believes data shows gun laws have a positive effect on reducing gun violence."
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-14% Liberal
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Gun safety laws save lives."
50% :Dr. Fred Rivara, a longtime gun researcher and a professor of pediatrics at University of Washington Medicine, echoed a similar sentiment on the effects of stricter gun control.
43% : Rivara believes data shows gun laws have a positive effect on reducing gun violence.
39% :Rivara points to the state's requirement of universal background checks and extreme risk protection laws that allow guns to be removed from someone at risk of harming themselves or others.
38% : Since the 2012 Sandy Hook School massacre, many states have reformed gun laws despite severe hesitation on the federal level.

*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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