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Media bias in the United States

Media bias is when a media outlet - like a newspaper, TV station, or website - reports news and information that shows a particular point of view, instead of reporting all the facts. In the United States, different media outlets often have different opinions on topics, so it's possible that you'll hear different versions of the same story based on which media outlet you're watching. For example, one news channel may talk positively about one political party and negatively about another, while a different news channel might do the opposite. This means that it's important to look at multiple sources of news to get an accurate picture.