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I realize there is no way to objectively show that something like this is accurate. It's not like you have a model that says,"The temperature will be in the 62 through 65 F range" then you check the temperature to verify and get 63. All I can say is it looks right to me. The "bias meter" displays correspond to my own perceptions. Look at the images and look at where the yellow dot is. That represents the relative degree of bias. Here are some examples from the site; which is at https://mediabiasfactcheck.com :

BREITBART
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FOX NEWS
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
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WASHINGTON POST
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HUFFINGTON POST
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MSNBC
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After looking at such displays for a while to see if the meters looked to be credible and deciding that they do, I looked for relatively unbiased sources. Here are a some interesting displays:

REUTERS
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USA TODAY
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UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
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I think it's a cool tool.
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I enjoy Reuters, which is to say I don't "enjoy" Reuters. I utilize Reuters as I would utilize a dictionary or a screwdriver
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JohnStOnge wrote:BREITBART
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HUFFINGTON POST
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Huff Po is easily as far left as Breitbart is far right. Some credibility loss there.
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89Hen wrote:
JohnStOnge wrote:BREITBART
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HUFFINGTON POST
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Huff Po is easily as far left as Breitbart is far right. Some credibility loss there.
Or your perspective bias. :nutkick:
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kalm wrote:
89Hen wrote: Huff Po is easily as far left as Breitbart is far right. Some credibility loss there.
Or your perspective bias. :nutkick:
The thing that keeps Huffpo away from the far left is because they do lots of neutral stuff like cute movies about kittens
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CID1990 wrote:
kalm wrote:
Or your perspective bias. :nutkick:
The thing that keeps Huffpo away from the far left is because they do lots of neutral stuff like cute movies about kittens
Kittens are for liberals. Puppies are for conservatives. :king:

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89Hen wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
The thing that keeps Huffpo away from the far left is because they do lots of neutral stuff like cute movies about kittens
Kittens are for liberals. Puppies are for conservatives. :king:

http://time.com/8293/its-true-liberals- ... atives-do/
:lol: :lol: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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That's NOT true. I'm about as conservative as it gets, but I'm MUCH more a cat guy than a dog guy...though I DO like seeing the occasional dog....
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SuperHornet wrote:That's NOT true. I'm about as conservative as it gets, but I'm MUCH more a cat guy than a dog guy...though I DO like seeing the occasional dog....
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Ibanez wrote:
89Hen wrote: Kittens are for liberals. Puppies are for conservatives. :king:

http://time.com/8293/its-true-liberals- ... atives-do/
:lol: :lol: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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SuperHornet wrote:I'm MUCH more a cat guy than a dog guy...
Not really a surprise there Horney.
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Didn't see ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN but I'm guessing they line up a bit closer to Huffpo.
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89Hen wrote:
Ibanez wrote: :lol: :lol: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

What if you don't care for either? (Green Party?)
Communist or Nazi
:coffee:

That explains a lot...
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ASUG8 wrote:Didn't see ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN but I'm guessing they line up a bit closer to Huffpo.
Left-Center

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/leftcenter/
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Ranking of select left wing sites in order from least biased to most.

Slate (though they are making a push to move up the rankings)
Huff Po
The Guardian
Think Progress
Salon
Raw Story
Occupy Democrats
Common Dreams
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89Hen wrote:
Ibanez wrote: :lol: :lol: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

What if you don't care for either? (Green Party?)
Communist or Nazi
I have an English Bulldog, a Boxer, and a recently adopted stray cat.

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I call bullshyt on McPaper (USA Today). Its editorial content is solid left-center.
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SuperHornet wrote:That's NOT true. I'm about as conservative as it gets, but I'm MUCH more a cat guy than a dog guy...though I DO like seeing the occasional dog....
So you're a cat chick. There's lots of conservative cat chicks. No news there.
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BDKJMU wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:That's NOT true. I'm about as conservative as it gets, but I'm MUCH more a cat guy than a dog guy...though I DO like seeing the occasional dog....
So you're a cat chick. There's lots of conservative cat chicks. No news there.
Some conservative chicks like BBC. I heard Ann Coulter is now dating JJ from Good Times.

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SuperHornet wrote:That's NOT true. I'm about as conservative as it gets, but I'm MUCH more a cat guy than a dog guy...though I DO like seeing the occasional dog....
I love cats too...thinly sliced, sauted in olive oil with some fresh garlic...then on the grill for two minutes each side...
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We have a cat and dog, love them both.


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Col Hogan wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:That's NOT true. I'm about as conservative as it gets, but I'm MUCH more a cat guy than a dog guy...though I DO like seeing the occasional dog....
I love cats too...thinly sliced, sauted in olive oil with some fresh garlic...then on the grill for two minutes each side...
Interesting, you never looked Chinese in any of the pics I've seen.
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Col Hogan wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:That's NOT true. I'm about as conservative as it gets, but I'm MUCH more a cat guy than a dog guy...though I DO like seeing the occasional dog....
I love cats too...thinly sliced, sauted in olive oil with some fresh garlic...then on the grill for two minutes each side...
Cat would be rather stringy.
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Vidav wrote:
Col Hogan wrote:
I love cats too...thinly sliced, sauted in olive oil with some fresh garlic...then on the grill for two minutes each side...
Cat would be rather stringy.
Nice gif, Vidav! :thumb:

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Col Hogan wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:That's NOT true. I'm about as conservative as it gets, but I'm MUCH more a cat guy than a dog guy...though I DO like seeing the occasional dog....
I love cats too...thinly sliced, sauted in olive oil with some fresh garlic...then on the grill for two minutes each side...
Dogs are great for a Korean BBQ and the local Chinese place that makes it taste like chicken.
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