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Colorado couple found guilty over cross burning meant to draw sympathy for Black candidate

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73% Informative

Ashley Blackcloud and Derrick Bernard burned a cross to generate sympathy for a Black mayoral candidate.

The cross burning happened in 2023 during the run-up to the mayoral election in Colorado Springs .

Images and video of the episode were emailed to local news outlets to boost the campaign of Yemi Mobolade , who is now the city's first Black mayor.

Prosecutors argued that even though Blackcloud ’s intention was to help the candidate, he perceived the actions as a threat.

VR Score

73

Informative language

68

Neutral language

73

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

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short-lived

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