{"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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The records, obtained by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley as part of his investigation, provide further details about Crooks' life and interests."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Crooks' father, Matthew Crooks, told the FBI that his son had been a quiet child from birth and that he struggled to establish a strong father-son bond. He noted that Thomas rarely expressed his emotions and was difficult to understand. The father also stated that his son became increasingly withdrawn over the years and had difficulty speaking with teachers in high school. Crooks was killed by Secret Service snipers shortly after the shooting."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreements in reporting"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on whether Crooks had clearly defined political views. His father told the FBI that his son did not appear to have strong or clearly defined political views, and that he did not identify with a single political party, according to Internewscast. 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