Boston.com Article Rating

Tell us: Do you agree with Biden commuting 37 death row sentences?

  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -15% 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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Overall Sentiment

-47% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : During his first term, Trump carried out 13 federal executions - more than under any president in modern history.
36% : On Monday, President Joe Biden announced he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office.
34% : "Indeed, Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, has called for expanding the federal death penalty, and has a history of using the measure.

*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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