Shannon Osaka
Washington, D.C. Climate zeitgeist reporter Education: Princeton University, BA in environmental science and environmental studies; University of Oxford, MPhil in geography Shannon Osaka is a climate reporter covering policy, culture, and science for The Washington Post. She came to The Post after two and a half years at the nonprofit environment journalism outlet Grist, where she analyzed federal climate policy, the energy transition and ideas about climate change. Before becoming a journalist, she received a master’s degree in human geography and published academic papers on climate change perception and modeling.
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The Daily's Verdict
This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.
Bias
100%
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No current examples available.
Conflicts of Interest
100%
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No current examples available.
Contradictions
50%
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- The article contains a significant contradiction as it falsely claims that people are swallowing hundreds of thousands of microplastics when drinking bottled water.
Deceptions
80%
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- The article is deceptive as it misleads the readers about the amount of microplastics in bottled water.
Recent Articles
Bottled Water Contains Thousands of Nanoplastics, Study Raises Health Concerns
Broke On: Monday, 08 January 2024Bottled water contains thousands of nanoplastics that can potentially harm human cells and key systems. An average liter of bottled water has about 240,000 plastic particles from seven types, with nanoplastics making up nearly a quarter million fragments.