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FBI raids NYPD sergeants union Manhattan headquarters
The feds descended on the Manhattan headquarters of the controversial NYPD sergeants union Tuesday, the Daily News has learned.
While the details of the investigation were not revealed, an FBI spokeswoman confirmed to The News that the agency was “carrying out a law enforcement action in connection with an ongoing investigation” into the Sergeants Benevolent Association.
A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment.
The controversial union is headed by Ed Mullins, a fiery leader known for his over-the-top social media attacks on NYPD leadership and Mayor de Blasio. Their offices are on Worth St. in Lower Manhattan.
He came under fire in 2020 when he posted the arrest report of de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara de Blasio, on social media following her arrest during George Floyd protests. Mullins was hit with departmental charges for the violation of NYPD rules.
In another instance during the pandemic, Mullins tweeted that the city’s health commissioner was a “b---h” who had “blood on her hands” after she and the NYPD sparred over half a million hospital-grade face masks.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fbi-sergeants-benevolent-association-raid-investigation-20211005-4mn4i2uf2zh2famn36qyqu6m2i-story.html
While the details of the investigation were not revealed, an FBI spokeswoman confirmed to The News that the agency was “carrying out a law enforcement action in connection with an ongoing investigation” into the Sergeants Benevolent Association.
A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment.
The controversial union is headed by Ed Mullins, a fiery leader known for his over-the-top social media attacks on NYPD leadership and Mayor de Blasio. Their offices are on Worth St. in Lower Manhattan.
He came under fire in 2020 when he posted the arrest report of de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara de Blasio, on social media following her arrest during George Floyd protests. Mullins was hit with departmental charges for the violation of NYPD rules.
In another instance during the pandemic, Mullins tweeted that the city’s health commissioner was a “b---h” who had “blood on her hands” after she and the NYPD sparred over half a million hospital-grade face masks.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fbi-sergeants-benevolent-association-raid-investigation-20211005-4mn4i2uf2zh2famn36qyqu6m2i-story.html
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The Trouble with Police Unions
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Overall, we rate National Affairs Magazine Right-Center biased based on story selection that moderately favors the right and High for factual reporting due to a clean fact check record.
Detailed Report
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 45/180
History
Founded in 2009, National Affairs is a quarterly magazine in the United States about political affairs. Founding editor Yuval Levin and other writers for the magazine are typically conservative. Yuval Levin is the author of 4 books and has served as contributing editor for the right-leaning National Review and has published essays in both the New York Times and Washington Post. According to their about page “National Affairs is a quarterly journal of essays about domestic policy, political economy, society, culture, and political thought.”
Read our profile on United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
The magazine and website are held by National Affairs, Inc based in Washington, DC. Funding appears to primarily be derived from magazine subscriptions.
Analysis / Bias
In review, National Affairs is a well written academic conservative magazine. Most stories favor right-leaning interests and use minimally loaded language in headlines and articles. Example: Lessons in Regulatory Oversight. This article is written for an educated audience and does not use emotional words to sway the reader. It simply presents supporting evidence for the opinion. Since this is a print magazine, hyperlinked sourcing is not used, however, the article does refer to where information is coming from. In general, story selection almost always favors limited government conservative positions.
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Overall, we rate National Affairs Magazine Right-Center biased based on story selection that moderately favors the right and High for factual reporting due to a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 10/23/2018) Updated (6/22/2020)
The Trouble with Police Unions
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National Affairs Magazine
Last updated on June 22nd, 2020 at 06:38 pm
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/national-affairs-magazine/
?w=357&ssl=1
Factual Reporting: High - Credible - Reliable
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
These media sources are slightly to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes) to favor conservative causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information, but may require further investigation. See all Right-Center sources.
Overall, we rate National Affairs Magazine Right-Center biased based on story selection that moderately favors the right and High for factual reporting due to a clean fact check record.
Detailed Report
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
World Press Freedom Rank: USA 45/180
History
Founded in 2009, National Affairs is a quarterly magazine in the United States about political affairs. Founding editor Yuval Levin and other writers for the magazine are typically conservative. Yuval Levin is the author of 4 books and has served as contributing editor for the right-leaning National Review and has published essays in both the New York Times and Washington Post. According to their about page “National Affairs is a quarterly journal of essays about domestic policy, political economy, society, culture, and political thought.”
Read our profile on United States government and media.
Funded by / Ownership
The magazine and website are held by National Affairs, Inc based in Washington, DC. Funding appears to primarily be derived from magazine subscriptions.
Analysis / Bias
In review, National Affairs is a well written academic conservative magazine. Most stories favor right-leaning interests and use minimally loaded language in headlines and articles. Example: Lessons in Regulatory Oversight. This article is written for an educated audience and does not use emotional words to sway the reader. It simply presents supporting evidence for the opinion. Since this is a print magazine, hyperlinked sourcing is not used, however, the article does refer to where information is coming from. In general, story selection almost always favors limited government conservative positions.
Failed Fact Checks
None to date
Overall, we rate National Affairs Magazine Right-Center biased based on story selection that moderately favors the right and High for factual reporting due to a clean fact check record. (D. Van Zandt 10/23/2018) Updated (6/22/2020)
