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'My heart is broken': Lawmakers swiftly respond to Monterey Park mass shooting

  • Bias Rating

    -80% Very Liberal

  • Reliability

    70% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -17% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% :Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she is in touch with the FBI and local police on resources needed and asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact law enforcement.
64% : Thank you to our helpers, law enforcement and first responders.
61% : My office is monitoring the situation and has offered our support to local law enforcement as an investigation unfolds.
58% : The families are in my prayers as we seek information by law enforcement.
54% : Our office has been on site with Monterey Park PD, LASD, and our federal law enforcement partners.
48% : "Jill and I are praying for those killed and injured in last night's deadly mass shooting in Monterey Park," Biden said on social media, adding he urges "the community to follow guidance from local officials and law enforcement in the hours ahead."
36% : We are also praying for the safety of law enforcement and community members as the shooter is still at-large."-- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Los Angeles: "Devastated by the news coming out of Monterey Park.

*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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