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Real Photos of Trump Smiling and Giving Thumbs-Up Over Soldiers' Graves?

Aug 28, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -50% Medium Liberal

  • Reliability

    90% ReliableExcellent

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -8% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : Other people in the photograph did, however, join Trump in smiling and making a thumbs-up in front of the camera.
72% : Two of Gee's family members spoke in support of Trump at the Republican National Convention in July 2024.
50% : Another account's post (archived) showed Trump posing in similar fashion next to the grave of Staff Sgt.
33% : "Photographs in Getty Images' archive show Trump participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the cemetery that same day, alongside retired Marines who were injured during the 2021 Kabul airport bombing.
29% : The images appeared to have been taken when Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 26 to honor U.S. Marines who were killed in a 2021 suicide bombing at the Kabul airport during the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
13% : "The second photograph was shared by Cox, who was also in the picture with Trump, though Cox did not give a thumbs-up.

*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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