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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo medical procedure Friday at Walter Reed

  • Bias Rating

    -20% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -20% Somewhat Liberal

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Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : The secretary was back at Walter Reed in February and admitted to a critical unit where he underwent non-surgical procedures to address a bladder problem.
49% : "The secretary has determined he will be temporarily unable to perform his functions and duties during the procedure, so Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks will assume the functions and duties of the secretary of defense and serve as the acting secretary of defense," according to a Friday statement attributed to Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the top Pentagon spokesman.

*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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