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NBC Chicago Article Rating

Who Is 'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout? Russian Dealer in Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap Was Being Held at Illinois Facility

Dec 09, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    32% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    12% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. 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.

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

34% : The deliveries occurred despite United Nations sanctions imposed against Bout since 2001 because of his reputation as a notorious illegal arms dealer.

*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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