Idaho Statesman Article Rating

Was Donald Trumps McDonald's Shift 'Staged'?

  • Bias Rating

    32% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -11% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Images from the social media post appear to be the same location where Trump was working.
50% : The Washington Post reported that the restaurant was closed to the public during Trump's visit, and the customers whom Trump served were screened by the Secret Service and positioned before his arrival.
49% : So, if you don't mind, I want to work the French fry counter," Trump said to the owner of the store after he arrived.
35% : Trump, known for his love of fast food, used the opportunity to attack Harris over claims she never worked at a fast food chain during her college years.
31% : "A full shift generally implies 8 to 9 hours of work, yet posts circulating on social media suggest Trump worked there for less.
12% : Trump has repeated his unsubstantiated claim that the Democratic presidential nominee lied about working at McDonald's.

*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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