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Signals flagged in the original

  • loaded language: 'enabler'
  • loaded language: 'drug messenger'
  • loaded language: 'de facto doctor'
  • framing: headline asserting a conclusion
  • editorializing: acting as the actor's enabler, drug messenger and de facto doctor
  • omitted response: a named/criticized party is given no chance to respond

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Kenneth Iwamasa Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Role in Matthew Perry's Death

Kenneth Iwamasa received a prison sentence of three years and five months for his role in the death of actor Matthew Perry. He was the last person to see Perry alive and found him deceased in a Jacuzzi.

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Our neutral summary

Kenneth Iwamasa received a prison sentence of three years and five months for his role in the death of actor Matthew Perry. He was the last person to see Perry alive and found him deceased in a Jacuzzi.

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Language Analysis

Loaded-language score 65/100
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Inflammatory language 80/100
Sentiment -100/100

Loaded Language Removed

  • ✕ loaded language: 'enabler'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'drug messenger'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'de facto doctor'
  • ✕ framing: headline asserting a conclusion
  • ✕ editorializing: acting as the actor's enabler, drug messenger and de facto doctor
  • ✕ omitted response: a named/criticized party is given no chance to respond

Original vs. Neutral

Original Headline

Matthew Perry's assistant gets 3 years, 5 months in prison for role in deadly ketamine injection

Neutral Headline

Kenneth Iwamasa Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Role in Matthew Perry's Death