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Trump Bans Travelers from High Terror-Risk Countries in Response to Boulder Firebomb Attack
Why Troubling News:
This article, while stating facts about an event that did occur, is slightly biased and misleading, using biased terminology such as "pro-migrant Democrats are protesting Trump's pro-American policies." It also seems to correlate general immigrants to terror attacks perpretrated by individuals, which could be seen as misleading.
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The article is mainly composed of quotes or links to social media posts, but the few lines that are from the writer do used highly biased framing, such as when they say, “His protective measures …Read MoreThe article is mainly composed of quotes or links to social media posts, but the few lines that are from the writer do used highly biased framing, such as when they say, “His protective measures prompted huge protests from pro-migration groups. But the U.S. Supreme Court agreed in 2018 that he had the legal authority to protect Americans and let his so-called ‘travel Ban’ stand.” This framing, just like in the quoted section from the original report, implies that those who disagree with President Trump’s measures are disagreeing with him having the ‘legal authority to protect Americans.’ Read Less
I agree that the language is very biased. Pro-migrant and pro-American are not antonyms. All American bloodlines were immigrants once.