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D.C. Crash May Have Been Due to Helicopter Pilot's Night Vision Goggles

Jan 30, 2025 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    35% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -57% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "On a clear night, sometimes you can see better without it," Trump said.
41% : The possibility of night vision goggles hindering the pilot's sight is a more tangible explanation for the crash than what Trump has offered so far.
28% : Trump and members of his administration have repeatedly blamed diversity, equity and inclusion policies for causing the collision.
25% : Trump claimed that a Federal Aviation Administration "diversity push" during the Biden administration meant it was "actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities and psychiatric problems."
18% : During a press conference, Trump blamed the helicopter pilot for not spotting the plane.

*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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