TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Nikolas Cruz is Positive . Having breathlessly reported that  Florida gunman Nikolas Cruz  was a member of a white supremacist group  media outlets across the world failed to issue retractions when it emerged that this story was completely fake news.
The farce began when the Anti-Defamation League and Associated Press reported that a representative of the Republic of Florida Militia  a group that believes in a âwhite ethnostate â told them that  Cruz  was a member of the organization.
However  it quickly emerged that the story had begun as a prank on the notorious 4chan messaging board after members had convinced another individual  Jordan Jereb  to falsely tell the media that  Cruz  was an âaffiliateâ of the white supremacist group.
This was then picked up by the ADL and the Associated Press and reported as fact. In reality   Cruz  was never a member of the group  which is based in Tallahassee  about 430 miles away from where the shooting took place.
Law enforcement officials in Florida subsequently confirmed that they had found no connection between  Cruz  and the white supremacist group.
Almost 24 hours after it was confirmed that the original story about  Cruz  being a member of a white supremacist group was fake news  the AP  the ADL and others have failed to remove tweets and news stories that are completely erroneous.
Jonathan Greenblatt  the CEO of the ADL  still has a tweet at the top of his Twitter page which claims  âSpokesperson for white supremacist group Republic of Florida admitted to ADL that  Nikolas Cruz   alleged perpetrator of deadly Parkland school shooting  was a member & trained with his group  which seeks to create a âwhite ethnostate.â
BREAKING: Spokesperson for white supremacist group Republic of Florida admitted to ADL that  Nikolas Cruz   alleged perpetrator of deadly Parkland school shooting  was a member & trained with his group  which seeks to create a âwhite ethnostate.â More info: [Link] â Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) February 15  2018
Time Magazine still has a headline up which states  What to Know About Republic of Florida  the White Supremacist Militia That  Nikolas Cruz  Attended  except  Cruz  never attended the group at all.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Hillary Clinton is Negative . The trend to this point gives a distinct edge to the Democrats. While roughly the same number of lawmakers in both parties are leaving their seats to run for higher office  just nine House Democrats are retiring outright or have already resigned  compared with 24 Republicans. (House members running for other offices often count as retirements  because itâs usually impractical or illegal to run for multiple positions at the same time.) Including those members who are leaving to run for another office  there will be 17 open House seats vacated by Democrats and 35 for Republicans. Democratic victories last November in gubernatorial and state legislative races in Virginia and New Jersey could spur more retirements among Republicans worried about the national political environment under Trump. And although Democrats must defend far more Senate seats than Republicans in 2018âincluding several in states that Donald Trump wonâall of the partyâs incumbents are currently running for reelection. The retirements of Corker and Flake  along with a Democratic victory in Decemberâs special election in Alabama  give Democrats an outside chance at retaking the Senate majority. In the House  theyâll need to pick up 24 seats  and the more Republicans retire in districts that  Hillary Clinton  carried last year  the more the GOP majority is at risk. Data sources: Each districtâs presidential-election results are from the Daily Kos. House and Senate election results are from the Associated Press.
2012 Senate election: +3.9 Flake He decided to leave after a single term rather than wage what would have been a brutal fight for reelection  first in a primary against a hard-right Trump backer  Kelli Ward  and then  if he won  against a centrist Democrat  Representative Kyrsten Sinema  in the general election. Flake had lost his base in Arizona: His criticism of Trump in his recent book  Conscience of a Conservative  alienated the presidentâs GOP backers  while his conservative voting record put off Democrats. Orrin Hatch  Utah 2016 presidential election: +17.9 Trump over Hillary Clinton; +23.8 Trump over Evan McMullin
2014 Senate election: +10.24 Franken Under pressure from fellow Democrats  Franken announced in December he would resign âin the coming weeksâ after multiple women came forward to accuse him of inappropriate sexual behavior. Most of the allegations involved Franken groping women while taking a photo. His resignation means there will be a special Senate election in 2018 in a state that Hillary Clinton barely carried in 2016. House Republicans Retiring Outright Steve Helber / AP Bob Goodlatte  Virginia 6th district 2016 presidential election: +24.8 Trump
2016 House election: +0.52 Issa Issa in January became one of the most recognizable House Republicans to announce his retirement. A former chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee  he served as the chief congressional inquisitor of the Obama administration for several years. Issa is annually ranked as one of the wealthiest members of Congress  having co-founded the company behind the Viper car alarm (for which he famously provided the voice). But he was in for the fight of his life to win reelection after nearly losing in 2016 in a district that  Hillary Clinton  carried over Donald Trump.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mitt Romney is Positive . The Senate Republican leadership would like to make  Mitt Romney  the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) if elected to the Senate  according to Republican donor sources.
The Atlantic reported last Friday that according to a Republican donor with direct knowledge of the discussions  the Senate Republican leadership expressed interest in making  Romney  the next leader of the NRSC.  Romney  would replace current chair Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO).  The NRSC chairman  plays an influential role in fundraising and recruiting future Senate Republican candidates.
On a call last week Gardner revealed to a donor that he and the Senate GOP leadership âliked  Romney â as a potential candidate for the NRSC chairmanship.
The Atlantic reported that two sources close to Rommeny suggested that Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell told  Romney  that if  he  were to run for the Senate   he  would have more influence than rank-and-file senators.
One source close to  Romney  suggested that McConnell would like to push for  Romney  to become NRSC chair to boost party fundraising.
The  Romney  source  âItâs definitely out there  thereâs no question about that. My guess is McConnellâs pushing  it  because  it  would be good for the party and good for fundraising.â
The former Massachusetts governor and failed presidential candidate is expected to make an announcement on February 15 regarding Utahâs Senate race. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced in January he is retiring and multiple reports suggest  Romney  is eyeing a run.
 Romney  and Trump have had a longtime rivalry over the last couple of years.
âAffirmation of the Paris Agreement is not only about the climate: It is also about America remaining the global leader â  Romney  tweeted last May.
Affirmation of the #ParisAgreement is not only about the climate: It is also about America remaining the global leader. â  Mitt Romney (@MittRomney)  May 31  2017
Reports from Politico last December suggested that President Trump wanted to block  Romney  from running for the Senate.
 Mitt Romney  took to Twitter in January to attack President Donald Trump for allegedly calling Haiti and African countries âshithole countries.â
The poverty of an aspiring immigrantâs nation of origin is as irrelevant as their race. The sentiment attributed to POTUS is inconsistent w/ Americaâs history and antithetical to American values. May our memory of Dr. King buoy our hope for unity  greatness  & âcharity for all.â  â Mitt Romney (@MittRomney)  January 15  2018
President Trump rejected  Romney  to serve as his secretary of state  instead  choosing Rex Tillerson.
Jeb Bush  another former governor and failed presidential governor  backed  Mitt Romney  in a potential bid for the U.S. Senate in 2018.
Bush tweeted on January 15  â Mitt  would make a phenomenal addition to the U.S. Senate. I hope  he  runs.â

SOLUTION:
yes