US and Venezuela agree to release of 10 Americans - and convict 'Fat Leonard' - in exchange for release of Maduro ally - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

Dec 21, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -16% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -34% Medium Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    60% 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

10% Positive

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"It does my heart good to see that you guys are back here on American soil."
Positive
48% Conservative
"US easing of access to Venezuela's vast oil reserves came as the Russian invasion of Ukraine reduced global oil supplies."
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-16% Liberal
"National security adviser Jake Sullivan and his top deputy, Jon Finer, were involved in months of negotiations starting in May 2023 with the Venezuelan government, leading to what officials cast as a very positive outcome."
Positive
24% Conservative
"Biden was regularly consulted on the discussions and was kept apprised of every step of this process since the direct negotiations with representatives from Venezuela started."
Positive
14% Conservative
"We are ensuring that the Venezuelan regime meets its commitments, Biden wrote."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Hernandez, who thanked President Joe Biden for making the difficult decision to get them home, also stressed he wanted peaceful relations between the US and Venezuela."
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-6% Liberal
"Biden celebrated the deal in a statement Wednesday, saying he was grateful that their ordeal is finally over, and that these families are being made whole once more."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"In a statement, Joseph Schuster, a lawyer for Alex Saab, thanked Biden and Maduro for agreeing to the release, saying it allows an iocent Venezuelan diplomat to return home after serving over three and a half years in custody."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Elliott Abrams, who served as special representative for Venezuela during the Trump administration, said that Maduro has clearly violated the pledges he made about moving toward free elections in 2024.Instead, he has moved backward -- and gets rewarded for doing so, he added, calling the release of Saab disgraceful."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"The thaw comes as the Biden administration contends with a worsening situation at its southern border, driven largely by Venezuelan migrants, that has pushed federal resources to the brink."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"In exchange, Biden made what officials cast as a difficult decision to grant clemency to Alex Saab, an alleged financier to Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro."
Negative
-38% Liberal

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Bias Meter

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : "It does my heart good to see that you guys are back here on American soil.
42% : US easing of access to Venezuela's vast oil reserves came as the Russian invasion of Ukraine reduced global oil supplies.

*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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