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It’s more than just a hat

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58% Informative

Ian Proulx , CEO of Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games, wore a hat that read “Make FPS Great Again” to promote his game.

The hat was an obvious reference to Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again slogan.

Gamers and journalists seized on the hat, calling the statement gross and tone deaf.

Today , he posted on X with the simple caption, “No excuses, I'm sorry”.

VR Score

47

Informative language

36

Neutral language

51

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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