Stefanik slams NBC as biased, calls Jan. 6 prisoners 'hostages'

Jan 07, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -26% Medium Liberal

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    N/A

  • Politician Portrayal

    80% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

-7% Negative

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  •   Conservative
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"Welker also pointed out that Trump referred to Jan. 6 in the past as a beautiful day."
Positive
54% Conservative
"It isn't the first time Trump referred to those jailed for storming the Capitol as hostages, also referring to them as such during a rally in Texas in November."
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-20% Liberal
"She also echoed remarks Trump made this weekend during a campaign in Iowa Saturday, where he labeled those who have been jailed for participating in the riot as hostages."
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-38% Liberal
"Welker also pointed out that Trump referred to Jan. 6 in the past as a beautiful day."
Positive
30% Conservative
"During an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker played a video of Stefanik speaking on the evening of Jan. 6, 2021, when she stated that violence in any form is absolutely unacceptable, adding that it is anti-American and must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Positive
0% Conservative
"And I believe that we're seeing the weaponization of the federal government against not just President Trump, but we're seeing it against conservatives."
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-20% Liberal
"It isn't the first time Trump referred to those jailed for storming the Capitol as hostages, also referring to them as such during a rally in Texas in November."
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-10% Liberal
"In response, Stefanik, a key Trump ally, said only one excerpt from her speech was played, which she said is typical for NBC and the biased media."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"She also echoed remarks Trump made this weekend during a campaign in Iowa Saturday, where he labeled those who have been jailed for participating in the riot as hostages."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Sunday blasted biased media and said she was concerned about the treatment of January 6th hostages, echoing former President Trump's remarks on the attack on the Capitol."
Negative
-54% Liberal
"Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Sunday blasted biased media and said she was concerned about the treatment of January 6th hostages, echoing former President Trump's remarks on the attack on the Capitol."
Negative
-54% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : Welker also pointed out that Trump referred to Jan. 6 in the past as a "beautiful day.
40% : It isn't the first time Trump referred to those jailed for storming the Capitol as "hostages," also referring to them as such during a rally in Texas in November.
31% : "She also echoed remarks Trump made this weekend during a campaign in Iowa Saturday, where he labeled those who have been jailed for participating in the riot as "hostages.

*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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