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AI chatbots face major backlash over left-wing bias: ‘Can no longer be considered neutral and cannot be trusted’

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 1369 words · By Fox News
AI Ideological Bias Media Trust and Neutrality Political Polarization in Technology
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AI chatbots face major backlash over left-wing bias: ‘Can no longer be considered neutral and cannot be trusted’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 15
Techniques found 4
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center80%
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What happened

AI chatbots face major backlash over left-wing bias: ‘Can no longer be considered neutral and cannot be trusted’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleArtificial intelligence chatbots are relying on left-wing media and politically charged sources, making it difficult for the average American to trust them as a news source, critics say.

Common ground

AI systems are widely known to sometimes “hallucinate” and generate false yet believable information that can quickly erode trust.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Anger: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/tech/ai-chatbots-face-major-backlash-over-left-win…

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing name calling / labeling helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Anger 60% confidence
Provoking outrage to bypass rational evaluation of an argument.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to anger helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Selective Omission 70% confidence
Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing selective omission helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the MRC reported that Claude, which is developed by Anthropic, rejected the notion that AI should directly incorporate the US First Amendment into its policies”
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While evidence confirms Anthropic develops Claude and uses 'constitutional AI', there is no specific evidence in the provided results regarding a report from the MRC or a rejection of incorporating the US First Amendment into policies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It has developed a series of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and has a focus on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes and mass domestic surve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic–United_States_Depart…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by American software company Anthropic. Claude was released as an AI-based chatbot in March 2023. It is also used in AI-assisted software developm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)
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Claim 2: “Gemini responded that [Platner] has emerged as the “presumptive Democratic nominee” with Gov. Janet Mills exiting the race”
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A web search result mentions that Graham Platner is the 'presumed Democratic nominee' after Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign. However, there is no evidence provided that Google Gemini specifically generated this response.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Trump Fails At Every Turn: Bondi Subpoenaed By Congress, Lutnick Will Testify On Epstein Ties, and Charges Dropped Against Moms Who ...
https://www.facebook.com/TheDemocraticCoalition/posts/eight-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Most major tech companies have age restrictions on their powerful chatbots, but that hasn't stopped some toy companies from claiming to use OpenAI and ...
https://www.aol.com/many-ai-toys-claim-chatbots-130336083.ht…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 25, 2026 · Celebrate Graham Platner with performances by Dropkick Murphys and Gus! Don't miss this powerful tribute highlighting the fight for working ...
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/graham-platner-launch-video
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Claim 3: “On Claude... the Democrat once wrote on Reddit that he had “become a communist.””
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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 4: “The first source used by ChatGPT to cover the Reddit controversy was a Bangor Daily News article headlined, “Republicans are picking apart Graham Platner’s Reddit archive post by post.””
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 5: “In 2024, The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson discussed a deal his liberal magazine signed with OpenAI that allowed ChatGPT to use archives as training data”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “he appeared to mock a US soldier who was almost killed in combat, suggesting the “dumb motherf—er didn’t deserve to live””
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Multiple sources (Daily Conservative and other web results) report that Platner mocked a Purple Heart recipient (Ted Daniels) who was nearly killed by the Taliban, suggesting he should have died.
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web search NEUTRAL — Combat vet and Purple Heart recipient Ted Daniels ripping Democrat Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner over a resurfaced post in which Platner said Daniels should have died after nearly being killed…
https://news.meaww.com/resurfaced-posts-show-maine-democrat-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Fox News reporter confronted Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner outside a market near his home and asked whether he regretted an online post savaging a Purple Heart recipient who was s…
https://dailyconservative.com/maine-democrat-senate-candidat…
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web search NEUTRAL — 00:05he was quote, very inebriated, and gleefully recounting on Reddit about pledging himself. 00:10in porta-potties. 00:11What are some of Democratic main senate candidate Graham Plattner's biggest c…
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaaplrk
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Claim 7: “top executives from ChatGPT parent OpenAI, along with leaders from Anthropic’s Claude, have deep ties to the Democratic Party, while Grok is led and controlled by Trump ally Elon Musk”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “a Pew Research Center study indicated that 57% of teenagers rely on AI chatbots when searching for information”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 9: “Grok did credit the Fox News Digital reporting”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 10: “ChatGPT, which is developed by OpenAI, insisted in January that nobody named Charlie Kirk was ever assassinated”
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Multiple web search results (Reddit threads and a Facebook post) describe ChatGPT arguing that Charlie Kirk was not dead/assassinated in January 2026, despite reports to the contrary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AI slop (also known as slop content or simply as slop) is digital content made with generative artificial intelligence that is perceived as lacking in effort, quality, or meaning, and produced in high…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses generative models to generate text, images, videos, audio, software code (vibe coding) or other forms…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_AI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Grok is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by SpaceXAI. It was launched in November 2023 by Elon Musk as an initiative based on the large language model (LLM) of the same name. Gro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_(chatbot)
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Claim 11: “The vulgar posts were made under “P-Hustle,” a now-deleted Reddit account that Platner previously acknowledged was his”
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The provided evidence mentions the deleted Reddit comments and the controversy, but none of the provided snippets explicitly state that Platner 'acknowledged' the account 'P-Hustle' was his. The account's existence is implied by the reporting, but the admission is not documented in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Maine will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maine. Primary elections are scheduled to take…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Graham Cunningham Platner (born September 1, 1984) is an American oyster farmer and Marine Corps veteran who is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Maine, see…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Platner
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Totenkopf (German: [ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔpf], lit. 'dead person's head') is a German compound word for death's head. The word is often used to denote a figurative, graphic or sculptural symbol, common in Western…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totenkopf
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Claim 12: “ChatGPT also responded that Platner was now the presumptive Democrat nominee”
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Similar to claim 6, evidence confirms Platner is viewed as the presumptive nominee in some reports, but there is no evidence provided that ChatGPT specifically stated this.
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web search NEUTRAL — Graham Platner is obviously a depraved, deceptive imposter. He is no more qualified to be a United States Senator than he is to work beside genuine oystermen.
https://spectator.org/how-long-will-democrats-keep-defending…
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web search NEUTRAL — One of the most enduring points of contention between the Democratic Party’s left and right wings is “vote blue no matter who,” a demand almost exclusively made of progressives to shelve principle ove…
https://theintercept.com/2026/05/28/graham-platner-jake-auch…
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web search NEUTRAL — said Parents’ Rights in Education (PRE) in a Monday press release. The latest request to bar the presumptive Democratic nominee comes after the latest barrage of internet-related controversies struck …
https://www.themainewire.com/2026/06/parental-rights-group-d…
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Claim 13: “The New York Post published an opinion piece in March by a University of Cambridge PhD student researching the psychology of propaganda headlined, “How biased ChatGPT tried to keep this column out of The New York Post.””
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 14: “Gemini responded that Platner was featured on the cover of Time magazine”
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A web search result confirms that Time Magazine's June 8 issue features Platner on the cover. However, there is no evidence provided that Google Gemini specifically 'responded' that he was on the cover; the evidence only confirms the cover exists.
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web search NEUTRAL — Time’s upcoming June 8 issue features a photo of Platner, a Democrat running in Maine’s Senate primary, on its new cover with the headline, “Party Crasher: The rise of scandal-plagued Democrat Graham …
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/time-magazine-gets-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Реклама Решения для бизнеса Всё о Google Google.ru.
https://www.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Detailed AI Prompt (Ultra Cinematic Devotional Portrait) A deeply emotional and cinematic devotional portrait of a young Indian woman resting peacefully with closed eyes on the decorated feet of a Hin…
https://rajaneditz.com/google-gemini-radha-rani-ai-photo-edi…
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Claim 15: “Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner made graphic sexual comments on his now-deleted Reddit account about masturbating in portable toilets and explicit graffiti found in military restrooms”
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The NRSC and other web search results explicitly report that Graham Platner made graphic sexual comments on a deleted Reddit account regarding masturbating in portable toilets and graffiti in military restrooms.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Maine will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maine. Primary elections are scheduled to take…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Graham Cunningham Platner (born September 1, 1984) is an American oyster farmer and Marine Corps veteran who is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Maine, see…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Platner
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Totenkopf (German: [ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔpf], lit. 'dead person's head') is a German compound word for death's head. The word is often used to denote a figurative, graphic or sculptural symbol, common in Western…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totenkopf
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