{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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His mother has stated he is dangerous and should not possess weapons.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T17:05:12.681Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-11T15:40:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-11T17:05:12.681Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to NYT, with direct quotes and emails from the subject.","critic":"Reporting is clear and holds together, with quotes from the subject's mother and ex-wife.","hype":"Headline uses loaded language like 'thug' and 'fast-tracked' but is mostly supported by the article."}},"tags":["#ICE","#MaineShooting","#Immigration","#RacialBias","#PoliceMisconduct"],"entities":["David Brouillette","Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero","Immigration and Customs Enforcement","Maine","Susan Bedard"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["ICE officer David Brouillette fatally shot a Colombian migrant in Maine on July 13.","Emails sent by Brouillette in 2021 expressed anti-immigrant hostility, specifically targeting Colombians.","Brouillette's mother described him as dangerous and unfit to have weapons.","The shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero remains under investigation."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer David Brouillette fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian migrant, in Maine on July 13. The shooting is currently under investigation. Reports indicate that Brouillette sent emails in 2021 expressing anti-immigrant hostility, with a particular focus on Colombians. His mother, Susan Bedard, has stated that her son is dangerous and should not be allowed to possess weapons."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on email content"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The New York Times, as reported by Joe.My.God., stated that Brouillette's emails included sentiments such as \"He can takes his non citizen ass back to his country and enjoy his third world luxuries\" and that a Colombian man did not \"emulate what it means to be an American.\" Other reports, including digests from Lewiston Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, and Central Maine News, state that Brouillette reportedly sent a series of racist emails regarding a Colombian man in 2021, without detailing the specific content."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports printed below mention the specific details of David Brouillette's work history beyond his alleged anti-immigrant sentiments, nor do they detail past complaints of domestic violence and abuse or mental health issues that were mentioned in the full report by Joe.My.God. No right-rated outlet ran this story at all."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Bangor Daily News","url":"https://bangordailynews.com/2026/11/11/york/york-police-courts/david-brouillette-anti-immigrant-hostility","headline":"NYT: ICE agent who fatally shot Biddeford man had record of anti-immigrant hostility","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T15:40:27.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Here, Read This","url":"https://herereadthis.blog/2026/11/11/ice-officer-involved-in-maine-shooting-expressed-anti-immigrant-hatred-the-new-york-times","headline":"ICE Officer Involved in Maine Shooting Expressed Anti-Immigrant Hatred – The New York Times","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T15:04:15.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Joe.My.God.","url":"https://joemygod.com/2026/11/nyt-ice-thug-in-fatal-maine-shooting-has-racist-past","headline":"NYT: ICE Thug In Fatal Maine Shooting Has Racist Past","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T15:00:02.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Raw Story","url":"https://rawstory.com/ice-shooting-2678368218","headline":"'Loose cannon': ICE officer behind fatal shooting fast-tracked to duty despite red flags","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T14:36:08.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Lewiston Sun Journal","url":"https://sunjournal.com/2026/11/11/family-of-ice-agent-in-biddeford-shooting-accuses-him-of-immigrant-bias-new-york-times-reports","headline":"Family of ICE agent in Biddeford shooting accuses him of immigrant bias, New York Times reports","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T14:33:10.068Z"},{"sourceName":"Political Wire","url":"https://politicalwire.com/2026/11/11/ice-officer-expressed-anti-immigrant-hatred","headline":"ICE Officer Expressed Anti-Immigrant Hatred","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T14:10:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Portland Press Herald","url":"https://pressherald.com/2026/11/11/family-of-ice-agent-in-biddeford-shooting-accuses-him-of-immigrant-bias-new-york-times-reports","headline":"Family of ICE agent in Biddeford shooting accuses him of immigrant bias, New York Times reports","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T13:51:36.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Central Maine News","url":"https://centralmaine.com/2026/11/11/family-of-ice-agent-in-biddeford-shooting-accuses-him-of-immigrant-bias-new-york-times-reports","headline":"Family of ICE agent in Biddeford shooting accuses him of immigrant bias, New York Times reports","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T13:51:36.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":43,"centre":57,"right":0},"count":{"left":3,"centre":4,"right":0},"totalSources":8,"untracked":1,"rated":7,"observedAt":"2026-11-11T17:00:20.540264+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-11-11T17:30:22.776Z","closedAt":null,"checks":2,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":["Left-rated reports focused on the anti-immigrant hostility and alleged racism of ICE officer David Brouillette. Joe.My.God., which published the full New York Times report, highlighted Brouillette's \"troubling work history, past complaints of domestic violence and abuse, as well as mental health issues,\" alongside his \"deep-seated anti-immigrant hostility, especially against Colombians.\" The report included direct quotes from Brouillette's 2021 emails, such as \"He can takes his non citizen ass back to his country and enjoy his third world luxuries\" and that a Colombian man did not \"emulate what it means to be an American.\" The headline from Joe.My.God. labelled Brouillette an \"ICE Thug.\" Bangor Daily News and Raw Story also reported on Brouillette's history of anti-immigrant hostility, with Raw Story's headline stating he was \"fast-tracked to duty despite red flags.\""],"centre":["Centre-rated reports highlighted the accusations of immigrant bias against ICE officer David Brouillette, as reported by The New York Times. Lewiston Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, and Central Maine News all used similar headlines stating that the \"Family of ICE agent in Biddeford shooting accuses him of immigrant bias, New York Times reports,\" and noted that Brouillette reportedly sent racist emails regarding a Colombian man in 2021. Political Wire's report focused on the New York Times' assertion that Brouillette \"has a troubling work history, past complaints of domestic violence and abuse, as well as mental health issues,\" and \"a record of deep-seated anti-immigrant hostility, especially against Colombians.\""],"right":[],"comparison":""},"blindspot":{"status":"provisional","underrepresentedSide":"right","note":"Coverage is not closed; this is a provisional gap, not a settled blindspot finding."},"sourceFactualityDistribution":{"high":3,"unknown":2,"veryHigh":3},"ownershipDistribution":{"independent":4,"other":1},"firstDatedReport":{"sourceName":"Portland Press Herald","url":"https://pressherald.com/2026/11/11/family-of-ice-agent-in-biddeford-shooting-accuses-him-of-immigrant-bias-new-york-times-reports","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T13:51:36.000Z"},"countries":[{"country":"South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States","count":1},{"country":"Maine, United States","count":1},{"country":"New York, New 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