William Barr
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Current U.S. Attorney General
White House Executive Branch
William Barr previously worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and then worked in law. He is currently serving as Attorney General for the second time.
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*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 -50% to 50% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.
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William Barr Politician Portrayal by Media
| News Source | Portrayal |
|---|---|
| ABC News |
19% negative |
| ABC4 Utah |
14% negative |
| ABC4 Utah - Good4Utah |
6% negative |
| Al Jazeera English |
49% negative |
| AlterNet |
2% positive |
| American Military News |
45% negative |
| American Thinker |
48% negative |
| ArcaMax |
7% negative |
| Associated Press |
33% negative |
| Axios |
49% positive |
| Bloomberg Business |
20% negative |
| Boston Herald |
48% positive |
| Breitbart |
47% negative |
| Business Insider |
21% negative |
| BYU Daily Universe |
1% positive |
| CBN.com - The Christian Broadcasting Network |
28% negative |
| CBS News |
36% negative |
| CBS This Morning |
24% negative |
| China Daily |
25% negative |
| CNBC |
33% negative |
| CNN International |
24% negative |
| Conservative News |
26% negative |
| Counter Punch |
50% negative |
| Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse |
46% negative |
| Daily Herald |
4% positive |
| Daily Mail Online |
22% negative |
| Daily Republic |
50% negative |
| Deseret News |
40% negative |
| Detroit Free Press |
50% negative |
| Euronews English |
43% negative |
| Federal News Network |
45% negative |
| Financial Times |
43% negative |
| FiveThirtyEight |
25% negative |
| Forbes |
2% negative |
| Fox News |
39% negative |
| Gephardt Daily |
34% negative |
| Hot Air |
35% negative |
| Houston Chronicle |
22% negative |
| IJR |
34% negative |
| Indystar |
50% negative |
| International Business Times |
45% negative |
| KSL 5 TV |
49% negative |
| KSLTV.com |
47% negative |
| KSTU |
46% negative |
| Las Vegas Review-Journal |
50% negative |
| Las Vegas Sun |
21% negative |
| LifeZette |
48% negative |
| Los Angeles Times |
50% negative |
| MarketWatch |
27% negative |
| Mediaite |
47% negative |
| Middle East Eye |
50% negative |
| MSN International Edition |
38% negative |
| National Interest |
28% positive |
| National Review |
50% negative |
| NBC News |
40% negative |
| New York Post |
50% negative |
| NewsMax |
23% negative |
| Newsweek |
48% negative |
| North Korea Times |
20% negative |
| NPR |
34% positive |
| NYMag |
50% negative |
| Outlook Magazine |
50% negative |
| PBS |
50% negative |
| POLITICO |
35% negative |
| Raw Story |
31% negative |
| Real Clear Politics |
32% negative |
| Reason |
46% negative |
| RedState |
30% positive |
| Reuters |
8% negative |
| RT |
41% negative |
| Rush Limbaugh |
50% negative |
| Salon |
46% negative |
| San Francisco Gate |
40% negative |
| Slate.com |
1% positive |
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
46% negative |
| Stars and Stripes |
50% negative |
| The Advocate |
49% negative |
| The Boston Globe |
35% negative |
| The Chicago Sun-Times |
44% negative |
| The Daily Caller |
24% negative |
| The Daily Wire |
34% negative |
| The Denver Post |
14% negative |
| The Epoch Times |
5% negative |
| The Forward |
3% positive |
| The Guardian |
26% negative |
| The Hill |
49% negative |
| The Independent |
17% negative |
| The Inquisitr |
49% negative |
| The Japan Times |
20% positive |
| The Jewish Press |
48% negative |
| The New York Times |
2% negative |
| The New Yorker |
20% negative |
| the Prince George Citizen |
50% negative |
| The Salt Lake Tribune |
39% negative |
| The Sun |
50% negative |
| The Sydney Morning Herald |
50% negative |
| The Times of India |
50% negative |
| The Wall Street Journal |
5% negative |
| The Western Journal |
47% negative |
| TheBlaze |
50% negative |
| theepochtimes.com |
35% positive |
| Townhall.com |
40% negative |
| USA Today |
37% negative |
| VeteransToday |
3% negative |
| VOA Voice of America |
43% negative |
| Vox |
46% negative |
| Washington Examiner |
43% negative |
| Washington Post |
45% negative |
| Yahoo Finance |
44% negative |
| Yahoo News |
32% negative |
| Yahoo! News |
0% positive |
William Barr Policy Leanings
| Policy | Sentiment | Bias score |
|---|---|---|
Criminal justice |
39% Against |
Extremely Very Moderate-left Moderate Moderate-right Very Extremely -50% 50%
Attorney General William Barr late Wednesday evening announced the Department of Justice will investigate "substantial allegations" of voter fraud before the 2020 presidential election is certified.
*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 -50% to 50% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization. |
Death Penalty |
50% Against |
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Two of them, El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey, were recently brought to the U.S. to face federal terrorism charges after Attorney General William Barr agreed to waive the death penalty to clear the way for the use of evidence obtained by the United Kingdom.
*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 -50% to 50% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization. |
