WFAA-TV Channel 8 Article RatingWhite House clarifies Biden's cancer comments; president not announcing new diagnosis
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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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| "" | Negative | -100% Liberal |
| President Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, released a medical report in November 2021 that said "it is well-established that President Biden did spend a good deal of time in the sun in his youth" and noted Biden had "several localized, non-melanoma skin cancers removed with Mohs surgery before he started his presidency." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| President Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, released a medical report in November 2021 that said "it is well-established that President Biden did spend a good deal of time in the sun in his youth" and noted Biden had "several localized, non-melanoma skin cancers removed with Mohs surgery before he started his presidency." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| President Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, released a medical report in November 2021 that said "it is well-established that President Biden did spend a good deal of time in the sun in his youth" and noted Biden had "several localized, non-melanoma skin cancers removed with Mohs surgery before he started his presidency." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| President Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, released a medical report in November 2021 that said "it is well-established that President Biden did spend a good deal of time in the sun in his youth" and noted Biden had "several localized, non-melanoma skin cancers removed with Mohs surgery before he started his presidency." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| Cancer has touched Biden's life in a number of ways. | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| As Vice President in 2016, Biden launched the "Cancer Moonshot" program; in February 2022, he "reignited" the program and set a lofty goal to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| Kessler debunked the claim, pointing out Biden had minor skin cancers removed prior to his presidency, which was noted in a health report released last year. | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| Biden aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50 | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| nnRNC Research, a Twitter account run by the Republican National Committee, quickly posted a video clip, tweeting, "Did Joe Biden just announce he has cancer?" | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| WASHINGTON -- During a speech on the effects of climate change Wednesday, President Joe Biden seemingly indicated that he has cancer, but the White House quickly clarified the president was referring to a previous diagnosis before his presidency. | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| The doctor added Biden had no suspected skin cancers at the time of the report. | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "That's why I -- and so damn many other people I grew up with -- have cancer and why for the longest time Delaware had the highest cancer rate in the nation," Biden said. | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| It's not clear why Biden used the present tense, or if medical experts have linked refinery emissions to skin conditions like cancer. | Negative | -28% Liberal |
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% :*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.