Daily Mail Online Article RatingViktor Bout: Russian 'Merchant of Death' swapped for Brittney Griner
- Bias Rating
98% Extremely Conservative
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- Policy Leaning
36% Moderately Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
78% Negative
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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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| "He began a life on the run in 2002 when law enforcement in Belgium issued an arrest warrant for him." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "This combination of files pictures shows Brittney Griner waiting for the verdict inside a defendants' cage during a hearing in Khimki outside Moscow and Viktor Bout waiting at a detention center of criminal court in Bangkok in 2008" | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "In his storied career, Bout is accused of working with terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda, as well as groups in Pakistan, Iran and Somalia." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Following his arrest, then attorney general Eric Holder referred to him as 'one of the world's most prolific arms dealers.'" | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Biden's authorization to release a Russian felon once nicknamed the Merchant of Death underscored the escalating pressure that his administration faced to get Griner home." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "The same year, Bout was named as an associate of Liberian President Charles Taylor and accused of aiding in war crimes committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "During his career trading weapons Bout became notorious for his willingness to arm almost anyone, from militias in Sierra Leone, to Charles Taylor's brutal Liberian regime, to the Taliban." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
54% : He began a life on the run in 2002 when law enforcement in Belgium issued an arrest warrant for him.46% : This combination of files pictures shows Brittney Griner waiting for the verdict inside a defendants' cage during a hearing in Khimki outside Moscow and Viktor Bout waiting at a detention center of criminal court in Bangkok in 2008
31% : In his storied career, Bout is accused of working with terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda, as well as groups in Pakistan, Iran and Somalia.
*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.