 This Simple Graph Blows The ‘Media Has A Liberal Bias’ Myth Completely Out Of The Water (IMAGE)There is a popular belief among Republicans that the mainstream media is in cahoots with liberals. The theory, as they tell it, holds that liberals run the  mainstream  media, and therefore give favorable political coverage to Democrats and demonize conservatives. The belief is so common, in fact, that Fox News, the country s most watched news network is seen by many as restoring the  balance  between the two sides. Republicans have Fox and liberals have everything else   or so the thinking goes.It s a convenient fantasy if you re a Republican. If the media has a  liberal bias  then what they report is inherently suspect. When, say, reporters find that there was absolutely no evidence that Hillary Clinton did anything wrong during Benghazi, conservatives can sleep well knowing that it s just because those reporters are covering for her. If Republican lawmakers then waste millions of dollars and thousands of hours on that particular witchhunt, well that s fair game because the  mainstream  news wouldn t give Americans the full story.A new report done by social media analytics company Crimson Hexagon has taken that conservative narrative and blown it completely out of the water. Running a deep analysis of how much negative vs. positive media coverage each of the still active presidential candidates has received, the team found the exact opposite of what Fox News viewers might expect. Who has been viciously attacked the most during this campaign?Hillary Clinton.Which two candidates received the least amount of positive coverage? Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.Vox turned the data into a simple graph, and the results are startling.Crimson Hexagon looked at hundreds of thousands of online stories published since January of 2015. The data is nothing if not comprehensive. What this means for you and me is that for a year and a half now, we have been more-or-less constantly bombarded with negative stories about Democrats and less so about Republicans. On the flipside, an average American is more likely to hear a positive story about Kasich or Trump than they are about either of the two Democratic options.Trump may complain about how unfairly he is being treated, but from this analysis it s clear that the only ones with legitimate gripes are Sanders and Clinton.This  unfair and unbalanced  coverage of the election may explain why Hillary Clinton is seeing bafflingly high unfavorability polling, even while Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, publicly endorses things like waterboarding, religious-based discrimination, and violence towards protesters. America s a sponge and it s been soaking up the negativity for years.This may come as a shock to Fox News viewers, but their  media has a liberal bias  worldview is built on a lie. How do you convince someone to watch your network and no one else s? Tell them the rest are frauds. Fox has been beating that drum so long that at this point even they can t control the conservative base any more. Chat with a Trump or Cruz supporter and you may soon learn that Fox News is  too liberal  these days. Too. Liberal.In reality, the mainstream media has very few party loyalties. The only idol they worship is that of ratings and the best ratings come when they are drumming up controversy by promoting scandal. If that means going after Donald Trump, they ll do it. But oftentimes it also means going after Clinton and Sanders for reasons that otherwise objective reporters would see almost immediately as manufactured nonsense. Recently, just to take one egregious example, the Washington Post ran a story that claimed nearly 150 FBI agents were looking into Hillary Clinton s emails. A lot of ink was spilled over it over the next 24 hours making Clinton look very bad. And then someone bothered to track down the source: It was a Republican lawmaker. The story was nothing more than a fabricated hit piece started by a GOPer looking to hurt Clinton and used an all-too-eager Washington Post reporter to do it.Reality may have a liberal bias, but news networks sure don t.Featured image via Regine Mahaux/Getty ImagesNews
this simple graph blows the media has a liberal bias myth completely out of the water image there popular belief among republicans mainstream media shoots liberals the theory tell holds liberals run mainstream media therefore give favorable political coverage democrats demonic conservatives the belief common fact fox news country watched news network seen many restoring balance two sides republicans fox liberals everything else thinking convenient fantasy republican if media liberal bias report inherently suspect when say reporters find absolutely evidence hillary clinton anything wrong bengali conservatives sleep well knowing reporters covering if republican lawmakers waste millions dollars thousands hours particular witchhunt well fair game mainstream news give americans full new report done social media analytics company crimson hexagonal taken conservative narrative blown completely water running deep analysis much negative positive media coverage still active presidential candidates received team found exact opposite fox news viewers might expect who variously attacked campaign hillary two candidates received least amount positive coverage hillary clinton bernie turned data simple graph results hexagonal looked hundreds thousands online stories published since january the data nothing comprehensive what means year half constantly bombarded negative stories democrats less republicans on flipside average american likely hear positive story basic trump either two democratic may complain unfairly treated analysis clear ones legitimate grapes sanders unfair unbalanced coverage election may explain hillary clinton seeing bafflingly high unfavorability polling even donald trump republican publicly endorses things like waterboarding discrimination violence towards protesters america sponge socking negativity may come shock fox news viewers media liberal bias worldview built lie how convince someone watch network one else tell rest fraud fox beating drum long point even control conservative base chat trump cruz supporter may soon learn fox news liberal days too reality mainstream media party loyalties the idol worship ratings best ratings come drumming controversy promoting scandal if means going donald trump but oftentimes also means going clinton sanders reasons otherwise objective reporters would see almost immediately manufactured nonsense recently take one egregious example washington post ran story claimed nearly fbi agents looking hillary clinton emails a lot ink spilled next hours making clinton look bad and someone bothered track source it republican lawmaker the story nothing fabricated hit piece started oper looking hurt clinton used washington post reporter may liberal bias news networks sure image via regime imagenes
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT:  This Simple Graph Blows The ‘Media Has A Liberal Bias’ Myth Completely Out Of The Water (IMAGE)There is a popular belief among Republicans that the mainstream media is in cahoots with liberals. The theory, as they tell it, holds that liberals run the  mainstream  media, and therefore give favorable political coverage to Democrats and demonize conservatives. The belief is so common, in fact, that Fox News, the country s most watched news network is seen by many as restoring the  balance  between the two sides. Republicans have Fox and liberals have everything else   or so the thinking goes.It s a convenient fantasy if you re a Republican. If the media has a  liberal bias  then what they report is inherently suspect. When, say, reporters find that there was absolutely no evidence that Hillary Clinton did anything wrong during Benghazi, conservatives can sleep well knowing that it s just because those reporters are covering for her. If Republican lawmakers then waste millions of dollars and thousands of hours on that particular witchhunt, well that s fair game because the  mainstream  news wouldn t give Americans the full story.A new report done by social media analytics company Crimson Hexagon has taken that conservative narrative and blown it completely out of the water. Running a deep analysis of how much negative vs. positive media coverage each of the still active presidential candidates has received, the team found the exact opposite of what Fox News viewers might expect. Who has been viciously attacked the most during this campaign?Hillary Clinton.Which two candidates received the least amount of positive coverage? Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.Vox turned the data into a simple graph, and the results are startling.Crimson Hexagon looked at hundreds of thousands of online stories published since January of 2015. The data is nothing if not comprehensive. What this means for you and me is that for a year and a half now, we have been more-or-less constantly bombarded with negative stories about Democrats and less so about Republicans. On the flipside, an average American is more likely to hear a positive story about Kasich or Trump than they are about either of the two Democratic options.Trump may complain about how unfairly he is being treated, but from this analysis it s clear that the only ones with legitimate gripes are Sanders and Clinton.This  unfair and unbalanced  coverage of the election may explain why Hillary Clinton is seeing bafflingly high unfavorability polling, even while Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, publicly endorses things like waterboarding, religious-based discrimination, and violence towards protesters. America s a sponge and it s been soaking up the negativity for years.This may come as a shock to Fox News viewers, but their  media has a liberal bias  worldview is built on a lie. How do you convince someone to watch your network and no one else s? Tell them the rest are frauds. Fox has been beating that drum so long that at this point even they can t control the conservative base any more. Chat with a Trump or Cruz supporter and you may soon learn that Fox News is  too liberal  these days. Too. Liberal.In reality, the mainstream media has very few party loyalties. The only idol they worship is that of ratings and the best ratings come when they are drumming up controversy by promoting scandal. If that means going after Donald Trump, they ll do it. But oftentimes it also means going after Clinton and Sanders for reasons that otherwise objective reporters would see almost immediately as manufactured nonsense. Recently, just to take one egregious example, the Washington Post ran a story that claimed nearly 150 FBI agents were looking into Hillary Clinton s emails. A lot of ink was spilled over it over the next 24 hours making Clinton look very bad. And then someone bothered to track down the source: It was a Republican lawmaker. The story was nothing more than a fabricated hit piece started by a GOPer looking to hurt Clinton and used an all-too-eager Washington Post reporter to do it.Reality may have a liberal bias, but news networks sure don t.Featured image via Regine Mahaux/Getty ImagesNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: this simple graph blows the media has a liberal bias myth completely out of the water image there popular belief among republicans mainstream media shoots liberals the theory tell holds liberals run mainstream media therefore give favorable political coverage democrats demonic conservatives the belief common fact fox news country watched news network seen many restoring balance two sides republicans fox liberals everything else thinking convenient fantasy republican if media liberal bias report inherently suspect when say reporters find absolutely evidence hillary clinton anything wrong bengali conservatives sleep well knowing reporters covering if republican lawmakers waste millions dollars thousands hours particular witchhunt well fair game mainstream news give americans full new report done social media analytics company crimson hexagonal taken conservative narrative blown completely water running deep analysis much negative positive media coverage still active presidential candidates received team found exact opposite fox news viewers might expect who variously attacked campaign hillary two candidates received least amount positive coverage hillary clinton bernie turned data simple graph results hexagonal looked hundreds thousands online stories published since january the data nothing comprehensive what means year half constantly bombarded negative stories democrats less republicans on flipside average american likely hear positive story basic trump either two democratic may complain unfairly treated analysis clear ones legitimate grapes sanders unfair unbalanced coverage election may explain hillary clinton seeing bafflingly high unfavorability polling even donald trump republican publicly endorses things like waterboarding discrimination violence towards protesters america sponge socking negativity may come shock fox news viewers media liberal bias worldview built lie how convince someone watch network one else tell rest fraud fox beating drum long point even control conservative base chat trump cruz supporter may soon learn fox news liberal days too reality mainstream media party loyalties the idol worship ratings best ratings come drumming controversy promoting scandal if means going donald trump but oftentimes also means going clinton sanders reasons otherwise objective reporters would see almost immediately manufactured nonsense recently take one egregious example washington post ran story claimed nearly fbi agents looking hillary clinton emails a lot ink spilled next hours making clinton look bad and someone bothered track source it republican lawmaker the story nothing fabricated hit piece started oper looking hurt clinton used washington post reporter may liberal bias news networks sure image via regime imagenes