NBC News Article Rating

R. Kelly sexually assaulted minors and paid witnesses to cover up evidence, prosecutors say as his trial begins

Aug 18, 2022 View Original Article
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    -44% Medium Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    -44% Medium Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -47% Negative

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42% : After Kelly and his associates became aware that a videotape went public, he used his fame to push Jane and her family into not testifying or cooperating with law enforcement, Julien said.
35% : McDavid's attorney joined the objection, arguing that the use of pseudonyms during cross examination will "confuse witnesses" such as law enforcement and may "complicate" the process.

*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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