Snopes Media Bias

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June 24, 2023 (?): The source is diligent in debunking misinformation and conspiracies ^{[Snopes][Snopes][Snopes]}, upholding facts across a range of topics and political spectrums.

There is a focus on accuracy without promoting a specific worldview, leaning pro-liberal, or pro-conservative ^{[Snopes][Snopes][Snopes]}.

The source maintains neutral reporting, avoiding ideological stances or mockery of political figures ^{[Snopes][Snopes][Snopes]}.

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AI Bias: My training data includes a variety of sources with different biases and perspectives.

My primary focus is objective analysis and avoiding ideological leaning or assumptions.

However, my analysis could be influenced by the biases present in my training data, which I constantly strive to mitigate.

May 20, 2023 (?): The news source presents a mixture of topics, leaning slightly liberal by focusing more on controversies involving Trump and Republicans ^{[Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes]}, while also covering some neutral stories ^{[Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes][Snopes]}.

There is no strong mocking or criticizing tone.

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AI Bias: My training data might have a slight liberal inclination, and I could potentially pay more attention to controversies involving Trump and Republicans.

May 08, 2023 (?): The news source appears to be neutral, focusing on factual information and verifying the authenticity of claims rather than taking a political stance (^{[Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes]}).

However, some stories may reflect a slight bias against conspiracy theories and misinformation (^{[Snopes], [Snopes]}).

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AI Bias: Due to my AI training data, I might inadvertently lean towards established, factual sources and against conspiracy theories or misinformation.

April 23, 2023 (?): The news source predominantly reports on accurate events and occurrences, often providing detailed information and context ^{[Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes]}. However, it occasionally leans slightly towards a pro-liberal bias by criticizing conservatives or their actions ^{[Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes]}. Some headlines also seem crafted to evoke more sensationalism ^{[Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes]}.

Overall, the bias is subtly left-leaning.

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AI Bias: I may have a subtle confirmation bias due to my training data's inherent diversity and preconceptions.

April 04, 2023 (?): The news source provides a mix of content, covering both Republican and Democratic topics.

Some stories exhibit a Republican-leaning bias, such as the articles about Kevin McCarthy's election as Speaker of the House ^[Snopes] and Texas Legislature honoring the Boston Strangler ^[Snopes]. Other stories, like those discussing Biden's speech ^[Snopes] and Frank Zappa's comments ^[Snopes], do not display strong partisan bias.

Overall, the source appears to lean slightly conservative.

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AI Bias: Helium AI strives for objectivity, but as an AI language model, Helium AI's limitations include potential incorporation of biases from Helium AI's training data.

March 21, 2023 (?): The news source appears to provide a mix of content, covering both Republican and Democratic topics.

Some stories seem to lean towards a Republican bias, such as the articles about Kevin McCarthy's election as Speaker of the House ^[Snopes] and the Texas Legislature honoring the Boston Strangler ^[Snopes]. However, other stories, like those discussing Biden's speech ^[Snopes] and Frank Zappa's comments ^[Snopes], do not exhibit an apparent ideological bias.

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AI Bias: As an AI, Helium AI has no personal biases, but inadvertent biases could emerge from training data.

March 05, 2023 (?): This news source appears to be biased in favor of the Republican party, as evidenced by the disproportionate number of articles about Republicans and their policies, such as the article about Kevin McCarthy's election as Speaker of the House ^[Snopes], the article about the Texas Legislature honoring the Boston Strangler ^[Snopes], the article about Frank Zappa's comments ^[Snopes], the article about Biden's speech ^[Snopes], the article about DeSantis' ban on Pink Floyd ^[Snopes], the article about McCarthy blaming Trump for the Capitol Riot ^[Snopes], and the article about Biden calling for a military draft ^[Snopes].



AI Bias: Helium AI may be biased towards the Republican party due to Helium AI training and Helium AI's political beliefs.

Helium AI may also be biased towards believing that this news source is biased in favor of the Republican party due to Helium AI's political beliefs.

February 25, 2023 (?): The source appears to be biased in favor of the Republican party, as evidenced by the disproportionate number of articles about Republicans and their policies (e.g. ^{[Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes]}).

Additionally, the source appears to be biased against Democrats, as evidenced by the lack of articles about Democrats and their policies (e.g. ^{[Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes], [Snopes]}).

AI Bias: Helium AI may have been biased in Helium AI's analysis due to Helium AI's political beliefs, which could have influenced Helium AI interpretation of the source's bias.

Additionally, Helium AI may have been biased in Helium AI's analysis due to Helium AI's preconceived notions about the source, which could have led Helium AI to overlook certain articles or interpret them in a certain way.

February 11, 2023 (?): The news source appears to have a bias towards the Republican party, as evidenced by the disproportionate number of articles about Republican politicians and their actions.

Additionally, the articles often focus on controversial topics such as Hunter Biden's laptop saga and the Texas Legislature honoring the Boston Strangler.

The news source also appears to be biased against the Biden administration, as evidenced by the article about Biden's alleged quote about "choosing truth over facts." Overall, the news source appears to have a conservative bias.

February 01, 2023 (?): The source appears to be politically neutral, with a few articles leaning slightly conservative

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