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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity

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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    30% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

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Bias Score Analysis

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-9% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : To take Goma, which is strategically located close to the Rwanda border, the rebels defeated Congolese government troops who long had been supported by local militias known as Wazalendo as well as U.N. and regional peacekeepers and mercenaries from Europe.
45% : United Nations experts have asserted that some 4,000 Rwandan troops back M23 rebels in North Kivu.

*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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