NY Times Article Rating

High-Ranking Iranian Cleric Gunned Down by Bank Guard

Apr 26, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    2% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Mohammad Ali Abtahi, a reformist cleric and former vice president of Iran, posted a photo on his Telegram channel on Tuesday showing him in his car without his clerical turban.
44% : In the protests, which rocked Iran from September to January, some young men and women started a campaign known as "turban tossing," in which they would snatch a cleric's turban, toss it to the ground and post a video on social media.
35% : While gun violence is rare in Iran, and the motive of the assailant was not yet clear, targeted harassment and attacks on clerics have been on the rise in the past year.

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