Washington Post Article Rating

Trump picks former congressman Sean Duffy to lead Transportation Dept.

  • Bias Rating

    -8% Center

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -40% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    13% Positive

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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4% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

92% : "Duffy was an early supporter of Trump, who urged him in 2021 to run for governor of Wisconsin, saying: "He would be fantastic!"
54% : With responsibility for vehicle safety and space launches, the transportation secretary will be a key player in the relationship between the government and tech billionaire Musk, a close ally of Trump who has been tasked with leading a panel to slash the federal government.
52% : On Monday, Trump also pointed to Duffy's work in Congress and said he had worked with Democrats to help the construction of a major bridge.
50% : "He will prioritize Excellence, Competence, Competitiveness and Beauty when rebuilding America's highways, tunnels, bridges and airports," Trump said in a statement.

*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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