How GOP candidates treated Biden and Trump at the first debate

Led Axios's live coverage of the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, providing real-time text updates, fact-checking, and sentiment analysis of candidates' statements. Pre-built a custom Python sentiment analysis model using Hugging Face to track the emotional tone of candidates' responses throughout the debate, allowing readers to see not just what was said, but how it was delivered. The coverage required simultaneously monitoring the debate, verifying claims against established facts with source links, and integrating automated sentiment scoring—all under live deadline pressure. The multi-layered approach gave readers unprecedented insight into both the substance and tone of the contentious Milwaukee debate.