Tree of Life synagogue massacre trial begins 4 years after attack

  • Bias Rating

    -50% Moderately Liberal

  • Reliability

    30% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -50% Moderately Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    52% 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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  •   Liberal
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"The families of those killed are divided over whether the government should pursue the death penalty, but most have voiced support for it."
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-16% Liberal
"Mr. Bowers could face the death penalty if he's convicted of some of the 63 counts he faces in the Oct. 27, 2018, attack, which claimed the lives of 11 worshippers from three congregations who shared the building."
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-18% Liberal
"Instead, they focused on the penalty phase and how jurors would decide whether to impose the death penalty in a case of a man charged with hate-motivated killings in a house of worship."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"The death penalty trial is proceeding three years after now-President Joe Biden said during his 2020 campaign that he would work to end capital punishment at the federal level and in states that still use it."
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-66% Liberal
"The trial is taking place in the downtown Pittsburgh courthouse of the U.S. District Court for Western Pesylvania, presided over by Judge Robert Colville, an appointee of former President Donald Trump."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"The death penalty trial is proceeding three years after now-President Joe Biden said during his 2020 campaign that he would work to end capital punishment at the federal level and in states that still use it."
Negative
-32% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : The families of those killed are divided over whether the government should pursue the death penalty, but most have voiced support for it.
41% : Mr. Bowers could face the death penalty if he's convicted of some of the 63 counts he faces in the Oct. 27, 2018, attack, which claimed the lives of 11 worshippers from three congregations who shared the building.
39% : Instead, they focused on the penalty phase and how jurors would decide whether to impose the death penalty in a case of a man charged with hate-motivated killings in a house of worship.
17% : The death penalty trial is proceeding three years after now-President Joe Biden said during his 2020 campaign that he would work to end capital punishment at the federal level and in states that still use it.

*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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