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bias
A systematic slant in what gets covered, how it is framed, or which sources are trusted. Distinct from an error, and distinct from taking a position openly.
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Bias can appear in story selection, in which experts are quoted, in which claims are treated as needing verification, and in framing choices, all without a single false statement. Labeled opinion writing is not bias; it is disclosed argument. The useful question is not whether a source has a perspective but whether its factual claims survive checking.
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