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Donald Trump’s data purge has begun

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Summary
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75% Informative

The CDC ’s social vulnerability index and environmental justice index — tools that could show whether particular populations might face disproportionate health risks — have both been taken offline within the past week .

The CDC shares data on a wide range of topics, from chronic diseases to traffic injuries, tobacco use, vaccinations, and pregnancies in the US — and it's just one of the agencies in the crosshairs.

Researchers have been archiving government websites for months .

VR Score

69

Informative language

63

Neutral language

44

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

68

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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