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In a testy exchange at a convention for Black journalists, former President Donald Trump falsely questioned Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity. We fact-checked his claims about migrants and Black American life.

  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    80% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -14% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : Trump said to Scott, later adding, "I love the Black population of this country.
58% : Trump said, "We have more liquid gold -- gasoline, oil -- under our feet than any other country.
55% : "We rated Trump's campaign promise to ensure funding for HBCUs a Promise Kept after Trump signed the FUTURE Act in 2019.
54% : The U.S. ranks higher internationally in coal reserves (No. 1) and natural gas (No. 4), administration data shows.
51% : Johnson, a skilled legislator from his years in the Senate, deliberately crafted his agenda and pushed it through Congress with personal persuasion, to a far greater degree than Trump, historians say.
42% : Asked whether he agreed with some Republicans characterizing Harris as a "DEI hire," Trump said, "She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage.
41% : "Trump, upon being asked whether he would take a cognitive test: Harris "didn't pass her bar exam.
36% : "When ABC News' Scott asked what he meant by "Black jobs," Trump responded, "A Black job is anybody that has a job, that's what it is.
35% : Trump didn't specify who he meant by "they," but he was answering a question about Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance's comments that people with children should be able to cast votes on their children's behalf.
35% : Trump: "Coming from the border are millions and millions of people that happen to be taking Black jobs.
34% : Trump, when asked whether he would pardon convicted Jan. 6 rioters: "What about the police that are ushering, ushering everybody into the Capitol? 'Go in.
30% : Trump: Of Harris, "She's the border czar.
30% : Trump: "Everybody wanted abortion brought back.
29% : "Trump said: "Historically Black Colleges and Universities were out of money.
29% : Trump: "They're invading.
25% : So, I don't know, is she Indian or is she Black?"The crowd gasped, and Trump went on to make more dubious assertions, some borrowed from his campaign rallies, during the 34-minute interview conducted by ABC News' Rachel Scott, Semafor's Kadia Goba and Fox News' Harris Faulkner.
22% : But 21.5% is about half the lowest figure Trump cited.
20% : When Trump said earlier this year that Biden is letting in "millions" of immigrants from jails and mental institutions we rated it Pants on Fire.
20% : Trump: "Unions are being very badly affected by all of the millions of people that are pouring into our country."Mostly False.
19% : When Trump made a similar comment in January, his campaign did not provide evidence of this scheme.
15% : Trump: "Inflation is the worst it's been, I think, in over 100 years.
2% : After a late start, Trump took umbrage when Scott read a series of statements Trump had made over the years about Black people, including the "birther" conspiracy that Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States and that certain Black journalists are "losers" and ask "stupid" questions.

*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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